A recent Instagram post from the acclaimed entertainer shows elite trainer Anna Kaiser putting Shakira through the oblique workout of death: The singer-songwriter targets her side abs by keeping her back flatter than she would for a normal side crunch and, with her hips twisted to one side, she pulsates up and down with her belly button tucked in and a finger on her abdominals to ensure she’s activating them to the fullest.
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If you think you can follow that act, try her wall sit routine. She’s posted against a wall squeezing a med ball between her legs and holding weights in each hand; the wall sit works the quads and hamstrings, the med ball squeeze lights up the inner thighs, and the isometric 90-degree hold fires up the biceps for a full-body twist on a gym class classic. If you’re already against a mirror, try the banded wall squat, which adds hip mobility and lowers your chance of injury when it’s time to hit the real squat rack.
(Ready to achieve a legendary six-pack? Sculpt your core with the Men's Health Anarchy Abs workout.)
Targeting all sides of your torso is a must for developing a serious six-pack, and Shakira demonstrates that with her deceptively difficult ab routine. For more tips on torching all 360 degrees of your core, try the 25 best exercises for your obliques, a Men’s Health-curated routine with dynamic variations on the abs exercises you already know that’ll keep your muscles guessing and burning.
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