Top 3 effective ab exercises:

      The six-packs are a crucial thing that determines the aesthetic look of your body.  Not every one of us has a perfect pack of abs.  But, if you are genetically gifted with the best ab muscles then you must really make use of it.  Yes, the fact is that your abs mostly depends on your genetics.  And you cannot change your genetics towards your muscle or abs growth.  

     As you know you must maintain your body fat percentage low to reveal your six-packs.  But, this is not possible in all cases.  Yes, if you are undergoing a caloric deficit and drop your body fat percentage around 12 - 14% and your abs are not visible then, it implies that your abs are underdeveloped!  You can grow and develop your ab muscles by performing ab exercises.  Ab exercises do not reveal your abs but your body fat percentage does it.  But, to attain well-developed ab muscles you must perform ab exercises.  Let us look into the top 3 effective ab exercises.

• Hanging leg raises:

     Hanging leg raises is one of the most effective ab exercises.  This exercise targets your whole ab muscles i.e., your upper, middle, and lower abs and your obliques too.  All of us cannot perform hanging leg raises at first.  But practicing lying leg raises can show you make progress in hanging leg raises.  This exercise requires maximum core strength.  Hanging leg raises are performed using a pull-up bar or a wall-mounted bar to hang.  You must hang from the band and lift your legs up to hip height.  The knees must be kept straight.  This exercise allows you to activate all muscles of your abs.  This could be the most effective exercise to train your abs.   

• Weighted cable crunches:

     Weighted cable crunches are an ab exercise that targets the upper abs specifically.  Performing this exercise allows you to deepen your ab muscles and add details to your upper abs.  This exercise can be an alternative to weighted decline crunches because this is easier than that.  Weighted cable crunches are performed by standing next to the cable fitted with a rod.  You must bend your hip to contract your abs as much as possible.  

• Hanging oblique knee raises:

     This ab exercise targets the obliques of your ab muscles.  The obliques give you the 'V' tapered look to your body.  This exercise is done by hanging from a bar.  You must twist your body and raise your knees upwards.  Like the same, you must do in the opposite direction to target the opposite side.  This is the most effective ab exercise that targets the obliques.  

     These are the 3 effective ab exercises that can target all of your ab muscles.  You can add them to your workout routine and build amazing six-packs.  This allows you to attain an aesthetic look to your body.