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The One Move That Will Unleash Hell On Your Core

Combine your quest for summer abs and functional strength with the gladiator get-up.
  • 10 Oct 2019
The One Move That Will Unleash Hell On Your Core

Everyone a six pack for the summer and, thankfully, there are more cutting-edge ways of achieving it than doing endless reps of overfamiliar moves.

 

The gladiator get-up will deliver the washboard you want without eating into the time required to hone total-body strength. It’s an evolution of the Turkish get-up, in which you stand from a lying position with a weight overhead. Here, however, you shift into a straight-arm side plank, then lift your top leg.

“You’re building abs that look great, but you’re building lateral stability, too,” says PT Andy Speer.

This will make you stronger for all the major lifts. Pause at each step to increase your time under tension. Set an alarm for 10 minutes and alternate sides until the time is up – a 10kg dumbbell should do it. Done regularly, this move will reward you with lifelong functional strength and a killer six-pack. To paraphrase Maximus: what we do in the gym echoes in eternity.

1. PRESS TO START

Lying on the floor, lift a dumbbell with your left hand over your chest and bend your left leg. Now, press the weight upwards while propping up your torso on your right elbow

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2. SIT UP STRAIGHT

Next, lift yourself higher, straightening your right arm, with your right palm flat on the ground. Try to keep your eyes fixed on the weight throughout.

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3. ENGAGE THRUSTERS

Lift your hips off the ground, squeezing your glutes. Push up through your right arm and keep it perpendicular to the floor. Drive the weight high, then rotate your hips and torso until you’re in a right-side plank.

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4. STAR MAN

Your arms should be in line with each other, perpendicular to the floor. Slowly lift your left leg. Hold for 10 seconds and feel your core light up. Reverse the movement and switch sides.

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