Popsugar Health & Fitness Workouts Weighted Ab Exercises Strengthen Your Core and Start Sculpting That 6-Pack With These 18 Weighted Ab Exercises 11 January 2019 by Tamara Pridgett View On One Page Photo 6 of 18 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 6 Side Bends Get into starting position by standing with your feet hip-width apart holding a pair of five to 10-pound dumbbells or plates by your sides. Begin the movement by bending sideways to your right. Squeeze your obliques as you bend. Return to starting position. Then bend to the left side. This completes one rep. Previous Next Start Slideshow Dumbbell ExercisesTrainer TipsCore ExercisesStrength TrainingWorkoutsAb Exercises