What are you currently doing for your abs? A few finishing sets at the end of your workout? One or two exercises twice a week? The occasional high-rep set? That’s cute. There’s a reason Ryan Terry looks better in boardshorts than you. Part of it is the ruthless, high-volume routine he has adopted to develop the cover-worthy abs you see here.

“I train them twice a week but dedicate my whole hour’s session to my abs,” he says. Let that sink in for a minute. In a world gone Tabata, Ryan Terry spends a full freakin’ hour training his middle…twice a week.

Ryan Terry working out in the gym doing a bodyweight exercise forearm side plank exercise

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“In the early days, I used to train my abs every single day but quickly learned, with a bit more education, that this was a little excessive and in fact was counteractive, as it meant that I was not giving the muscle tissue enough time to repair between each session,” Terry says.

“Twice a week means that I give my abs enough time for muscle recovery, but hitting them hard during those sessions ensures I maintain that 3-D look.”

For abs like Terry’s, try the following workout, supersetting exercises labeled A and B.*

Ryan Terry’s Six-Pack Workout

Exercise Sets Reps
1A. Hanging Leg Raise 4 To failure
1B. Plank 4 1 min.
2A. Cable Crunch With Rope 4 18-20
2B. Decline Bench Leg Raise 4 18-20
3A. Dumbbell Oblique Twist 4 10 per side
3B. GHD Situp 4 18-20
4A. Suspension Trainer Ab Crunch 4 20
4B. Knee Raise 4 15-18

*Terry performs this workout while fasted. He rests no more than 60 seconds between supersets.

Ryan Terry performing hanging leg raise

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