Crunches
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There was a massive poster of me down my road, right outside the chip shop. I was about to go in, but then I saw it and changed my mind. Me coming out with a bag of chips, while I'm up there doing crunches on the poster... well, it would not look good.
Crunches are much more effective than regular sit-ups because they specifically target your upper abdominal muscles rather than your hip muscles. If you're not used to them, they can cause soreness a day or two later, but it's a 'cool' soreness. A badge of honor.
I did about 50 pull-ups and 1,000 crunches a day. Crazy.
I do abs every day: regular, weighted crunches and sit-ups every other day, then my obliques and my sides on the alternating day. So I'm working my core every day.
As always, all of this public-facing excitement tends to be deflated when someone crunches the hard numbers concerning casting and production.
Do 25 crunches with the soles of your feet together and knees extended out to the sides in a butterfly position.