Waist Exercises

• Barbell
  • Push Crunch
  • Push Sit-up
• Cable
  • Lying Crunch on ball
  • Lying Leg-Hip Raise
    • on bench
    • Straight Leg
  • Kneeling Crunch
  • Seated Crunch
    • Overhead
    • plate loaded
  • Standing Crunch
    • Overhead (rope)
    • Overhead (multi Bar)
• Dumbbell
  • Push Crunch
  • Push Sit-up
• Lever (plate loaded)
  • Lying Crunch
  • Lying Leg Raise Crunch
  • Seated Leg Raise Crunch
  • Vertical Leg-Hip Raise
• Lever (selectorized)
  • Lying Crunch
  • Lying Leg-Hip Raise
  • Push Crunch
  • Seated Crunch
    • Arm Bar
    • Arm Pad
    • Chest Pad
  • Seated Leg Raise Crunch
  • Side Lying Leg-Hip Raise
• Sled
  • Leg Hip Raise (Ab Coaster)
• Weighted
  • Crunch
    • Crunch
      • arms crossed
    • on ball
      • Overhead
    • Incline Crunch
      • arms crossed
  • Sit-ups
    • Incline Sit-up
      • arms crossed
    • Medicine Ball Overhead Throw Sit-up (machine)
      • Chest Throw Sit-up
    • Sit-up
      • arms crossed
  • Leg-Hip Raises
    • Hanging Leg-Hip Raise
    • Incline Leg-Hip Raise
    • Lying Leg-Hip Raise
    • Vertical Leg-Hip Raise
      • Bosu support
      • on parallel bars

  • V-up

Also see Oblique exercises below:

• Cable
  • Standing Twisting Crunch
• Lever (plate loaded)
  • Seated Twisting Leg Raise Crunch
• Weighted
  • Twisting Crunches
    • Incline Twisting Crunch
    • Side Crunch
      • on ball
    • Twisting Crunch
      • on ball
  • Twisting Sit-ups
    • Incline Twisting Sit-up
      • arms crossed
    • Twisting Sit-up
      • arms crossed

Also see Barbell and Dumbbell Turkish Get-up.

• Body Weight
  • Crunch
    • arms crossed
    • arms down
    • Crunch up
    • Incline Crunch
      • arms down
    • on ball
      • arms crossed
  • Jack-knife Sit-up
  • Leg-Hip Raises
    • Hanging Leg Hip Raise
      • with ab straps
      • Straight Leg
    • Incline Leg Hip Raise
    • Lying Leg Hip Raise
      • on ball
    • Vertical Leg Hip Raise
      • on parallel bars
        • Straight Leg
      • Bosu support
  • Sit-ups
    • Incline Situp
      • arms crossed
    • Inverted Sit-up
    • Sit-up
      • arms crossed
      • arms down
  • V-up
• Suspended
  • Jack-knife
  • Jack-knife Pike
  • Pull Through Modified
  • Kneeling Rollout
  • Standing New!
  • Hanging Leg Hip Raise New!
• Plyometric
  • Medicine Ball Sit-up
• Isometric
  • Front Plank
  • Stability Ball Rollout

'Weighted' exercise to left can also be performed without additional weight. Also see bilateral Hip Flexor Exercises which isometrically involve Rectus Abdominis.

• Stretch
  • Kneeling
  • Lying (Prone)
  • Lying (Supine)
  • Standing

• Abdominal Vacuum

• Cable
  • Kneeling Twisting Crunch
  • Russian Twist (on ball)
  • Side Bend
  • Side Crunch
  • Seated Twist
    • Cross Arm
  • Standing Twisting Crunch
    • Single Side
  • Twist
    • Down Up
    • Up Down
• Dumbbell
  • 45° Side Bend
  • Russian Twist (on ball)
  • Side Bend
• Lever (plate loaded)
  • Barbell Machine Side Bend
  • Seated Twisting Leg Raise Crunch
  • Seated Side Leg Raise Crunch
• Lever (selectorized)
  • Kneeling Twist
  • Lying Twist
  • Seated Side Bend
  • Seated Twist
    • lower body
    • arms up
    • gripless
  • Side Crunch
  • Standing Side Bend
• Sled
  • Side Leg Hip Raise (Ab Coaster)
• Weighted
  • Lying Twist
    • Bent-knee
  • Russian Twists
    • Russian Twist
    • Russian Twist (on ball)
  • Side Bends
    • 45° Side Bend
    • Side Bend on ball
  • Twisting Crunches
    • Incline Twisting Crunch
    • Side Crunch
      • on ball
    • Twisting Crunch
      • on ball
  • Twisting Sit-ups
    • Incline Twisting Sit-up
      • arms crossed
    • Twisting Sit-up
      • arms crossed

Also see:

• Cable
  • Push Pull
  • One Arm Row
  • One Arm High Row
• Dumbbell
  • One Arm Straight Leg Deadlift
• Lever (plate loaded)
  • One Arm Jam
  • Power Twist
  • Push Pull

Also see Rectus Abdominis exercises above or Trunk Rotation Plyometric exercises.

• Body Weight
  • Angled Side Bridge
  • Lying Twist
    • Bent Knee
  • Plank Twist on ball
  • Side Bend on ball
  • Side Bridge
    • Bent Knee
  • Twisting Leg Raises
    • Hanging
    • Vertical
      • on dip bar
  • Twisting Sit-ups
    • Incline Twisting Sit-up
      • arms crossed
    • Twisting Sit-up
      • arms crossed
  • Twisting Crunches
    • Incline Twisting Crunch
      • arms crossed
    • Side Crunch
      • on ball
    • Twisting Crunch
      • arms crossed
      • on ball
  • Hanging Windshield Wiper 
• Suspended
  • Pendulum New!
  • Side Bend
  • Side Bridge
  • Twist
  • Twisting Jack-knife
• Plyometric
  • Broomstick Twist
  • Medicine Ball Twist
    • Seated
      • apparatus
    • Standing
      • apparatus
• Isometric
  • Side Plank
    • Bent Knee

'Weighted' exercise to left can also be performed without additional weight.

• Stretch
  • Lying Bent Leg
  • Lying Crossover
  • Pretzel
  • Seated Bent Leg

• See most Oblique Exercises above

• Barbell
  • Hyperextension
    • Back Extension
  • Hyperextension (45°)
    • Back Extension (45°)
  • Bent Knee Good-morning
  • Deadlift
    • Block Pull
    • Deficit Deadlift
    • Rack Pull
    • Sumo Deadlift
      • Sumo Block Pull
    • Stiff-leg Deadlift
    • Straight-leg Deadlift
    • Trap Bar Deadlift
  • Trap Bar Stiff-leg Deadlift
  • Trap Bar Straight-leg Deadlift
• Cable
  • Stiff-leg Deadlift
  • Straight-leg Deadlift
• Dumbbell
  • Straight-leg Deadlift
    • One Arm
• Lever (plate loaded)
  • Deadlift
  • Stiff-leg Deadlift
  • Straight-leg Deadlift
• Lever (selectorized)
  • Back Extension
    • on older machine
    • on rehab machine
  • Kneeling Back Extension
  • Pull Back Extension
• Smith
  • Bent Knee Good-morning
  • Deadlift
  • Stiff-leg Deadlift
  • Straight-leg Deadlift
• Weighted
  • Hyperextension
    • Back Extension
      • on ball
  • Hyperextension (45°)
    • Back Extension (45°)

See Hamstrings for similar exercises.

Also see General Back exercises below:

• Cable
  • Seated Row
    • Wide Grip

See Splenius for exercises for Erector Spinae, Cervicis & Capitis fibers.

See Lower Back Exercises and Recuperation.

• Bodyweight
  • Back Extension on ball
    • arms crossed
    • arms up
  • Bird Dog
    • Alternating
  • Bird Dog on ball
    • Alternating
  • Hanging Hyperextension
  • Hyperextension
    • arms crossed
    • hands on head
  • Hyperextension (45°)
    • arms crossed
    • hands behind neck

    • arms up

• Superman
  • Contralateral
• Suspended
  • Hyperextension
  • Pull Through
• Isometric
  • Rear Bridge
  • Decline Rear Bridge
    • Single Leg
  • Incline Rear Bridge

'Weighted' exercise on apparatuses (to left) can also be performed without additional weight.

• Stretch
  • Cat
    • Movement
  • Bent-over Cat
  • Lever
  • Lying
  • Seated
  • Seated Bent-over (Chair or Bench)
  • Squatting
  • Plow

Also see certain Hamstrings stretches.