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Abs Exercise 27:Cable cross-knee pull-down
Lie faceup with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Relax arms by your sides, palms facing down. Contract abdominals, pulling your navel toward your spine. Inhale; then exhale as you lift your tailbone. Lift your back until only your shoulder blades touch the floor, your body forming a straight line from shoulders to knees. Hold for 30 seconds [A].
Maintaining the bridge position, extend your left leg in front of you at hip height [B]. Hold. Return foot to floor; then repeat with your right leg, keeping hips elevated throughout. Continue alternating legs for all reps without letting your hips or torso drop. Do 8 alternating leg extensions (4 with each leg); gradually build to 16 (8 with each leg).Targets rectus abdominis, obliques and erector spinae (lower back muscles).