Jennifer Aniston's Ab Workout
Get Stronger Abs With This 6-Move Workout Straight From Jennifer Aniston's Trainer
If you want to run faster, get stronger, prevent injuries, and improve your posture, you've got to focus on your core strength. Unfortunately, crunches aren't going to cut it. To help you get your strongest core yet, we tapped Jennifer Aniston's trainer, Leyon Azubuike, AFAA-certified trainer, founder of Gloveworx a boutique boxing studio.
"Every session at Gloveworx has a core training component as core strength and stability are the foundation of good movement," Leyon told POPSUGAR. In order to get core stability and strength, you've got to incorporate, stability, anti-rotational, and rotational movements into your ab workouts.
"Good core stability is using the right muscles in the trunk for the right job," Leyon said. Movements like the plank and side plank will help keep your spine straight and improve your posture. The anti-rotational movements, bird dog and the renegade row, will also help with stability as your core is being challenged through movement, he explained. Rotational exercises, like medicine ball slams, will allow your body to move properly as you perform explosive movements.
If you're ready to strengthen and stabilize your core, check out the workout ahead.
Jennifer Aniston's Ab Workout
Before getting started, grab a pair of dumbbells: five to 10 pounds is a good starting point. You'll also need a soft medicine ball: six to 10 pounds is a good starting point. Feel free to go up or down in weight.
This workout should be performed as a circuit taking little to no rest in between each exercise. After you've completed one round, rest for 45 to 60 seconds. Complete three rounds of circuit one before advancing to the second circuit. You'll also complete three rounds of circuit two.
Circuit 1:
- Plank: 30 seconds to two minutes
- Bird dog: 10 reps on each side
- Rotational ball slam with lunge: eight reps on each side
Complete three rounds.
Circuit 2:
- Side elbow plank: 15 seconds to one minute on each side
- Renegade row: 10 reps on each side
- Medicine ball rotational punch: eight reps on each side
Complete three rounds.
1 Circuit 1, Exercise 1: Elbow Plank
2 Circuit 1, Exercise 2: Bird Dog
3 Circuit 1, Exercise 3: Rotational Ball Slam With Lunge
4 Circuit 2, Exercise 1: Side Elbow Plank
5 Circuit 2, Exercise 2: Renegade Row
