Advanced core workouts utilizing a garage gym setup combine a variety of challenging exercises targeted to strengthen and stabilize the torso.
Equipment such as barbells, dumbbells, benches, pull-up bars, and squat racks provide a versatile and compact environment for performing these specific routines.
These exercises, tailored for individuals with more than four years of weightlifting experience, often involve high-rep and varying weight protocols.
The primary focus remains on stabilizing the core—encompassing the abdominal and lower back muscles—through movements like planks, sit-ups, and resistance-based routines.
Such workouts aim to enhance stabilization and overall functional performance efficiently.
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The Exercise Ball Crunch is a challenging version of the standard Crunch that includes a medicine ball for added weight. It's perfect for beginners who want to strengthen their core muscles while using a stability ball.
The Exercise Ball Crunch is a challenging version of the standard Crunch that includes a medicine ball for added weight. It's perfect for beginners who want to strengthen their core muscles while using a stability ball.
Hanging Leg Raise is a core exercise that strengthens your abs and hip flexors. You perform it by hanging from a bar and lifting your legs, which makes it a bit harder than similar exercises.
Hanging Leg Raise is a core exercise that strengthens your abs and hip flexors. You perform it by hanging from a bar and lifting your legs, which makes it a bit harder than similar exercises.
The Stiff-Legged Barbell Good Morning exercise targets the hamstrings and lower back. It uses a barbell for added resistance and helps maintain a straight back while hinging at the hips.
The Stiff-Legged Barbell Good Morning exercise targets the hamstrings and lower back. It uses a barbell for added resistance and helps maintain a straight back while hinging at the hips.
The Barbell Ab Rollout is an advanced exercise that helps strengthen your core muscles. You start on your knees, roll the barbell forward while keeping your back straight, and then pull it back to your starting position. This exercise effectively works your abs, shoulders, and back, so it's important to maintain good form.
The Barbell Ab Rollout is an advanced exercise that helps strengthen your core muscles. You start on your knees, roll the barbell forward while keeping your back straight, and then pull it back to your starting position. This exercise effectively works your abs, shoulders, and back, so it's important to maintain good form.
Cable Russian Twists are a core exercise that strengthen your obliques using a cable machine and a stability ball. This move challenges your balance and engages your entire core for better strength and stability.
Cable Russian Twists are a core exercise that strengthen your obliques using a cable machine and a stability ball. This move challenges your balance and engages your entire core for better strength and stability.
The Exercise Ball Pull In is a core-strengthening move that focuses on the lower abdominals. You’ll pull your knees towards your chest while balancing on an exercise ball, making it a fun and challenging alternative to traditional ab workouts.
The Exercise Ball Pull In is a core-strengthening move that focuses on the lower abdominals. You’ll pull your knees towards your chest while balancing on an exercise ball, making it a fun and challenging alternative to traditional ab workouts.
The Hanging Knee Raise is a core exercise done by hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your knees to your chest. This movement challenges your core stability while increasing the difficulty compared to a regular sit-up.
The Hanging Knee Raise is a core exercise done by hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your knees to your chest. This movement challenges your core stability while increasing the difficulty compared to a regular sit-up.
Toes to Bar is an advanced exercise that involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your toes to touch the bar, working your core, hip flexors, and shoulders. This exercise helps improve strength and flexibility, often used in gymnastics and fitness training.
Toes to Bar is an advanced exercise that involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your toes to touch the bar, working your core, hip flexors, and shoulders. This exercise helps improve strength and flexibility, often used in gymnastics and fitness training.
The Stability Ball Oblique Crunch strengthens your side abs, also known as obliques. By performing this exercise on a stability ball, you add an extra challenge that helps develop better core stability and strength.
The Stability Ball Oblique Crunch strengthens your side abs, also known as obliques. By performing this exercise on a stability ball, you add an extra challenge that helps develop better core stability and strength.
Stability Ball Roll Outs strengthen your core, focusing on your abs and obliques. You start on your knees and roll forward on the ball while extending your arms, engaging your core to keep your back flat. It's a challenging exercise that enhances your overall stability and strength.
Stability Ball Roll Outs strengthen your core, focusing on your abs and obliques. You start on your knees and roll forward on the ball while extending your arms, engaging your core to keep your back flat. It's a challenging exercise that enhances your overall stability and strength.
The Stability Ball Pike is a core exercise that strengthens your abs while improving flexibility. In this move, you'll lift your hips towards the ceiling with your feet on a stability ball, challenging your balance and strength.
The Stability Ball Pike is a core exercise that strengthens your abs while improving flexibility. In this move, you'll lift your hips towards the ceiling with your feet on a stability ball, challenging your balance and strength.
The Dumbbell Superman exercise strengthens your back, glutes, and hamstrings using dumbbells for added resistance. This variation is effective for building strength in your lower back and improving overall stability.
The Dumbbell Superman exercise strengthens your back, glutes, and hamstrings using dumbbells for added resistance. This variation is effective for building strength in your lower back and improving overall stability.
The Stability Ball Back Extension strengthens your lower back and core using a stability ball for an added challenge. This exercise helps improve overall stability and posture.
The Stability Ball Back Extension strengthens your lower back and core using a stability ball for an added challenge. This exercise helps improve overall stability and posture.
The Plank With Dumbbell Pull Through is a core-strengthening exercise that combines a plank position with a dumbbell pull. It works your core, shoulders, and back, while also improving your balance and stability.
The Plank With Dumbbell Pull Through is a core-strengthening exercise that combines a plank position with a dumbbell pull. It works your core, shoulders, and back, while also improving your balance and stability.
The Forward Stability Ball Plank is an exercise that builds strength in your core, shoulders, and arms while improving balance. By using a stability ball, you’ll engage more muscles and enhance your body control.
The Forward Stability Ball Plank is an exercise that builds strength in your core, shoulders, and arms while improving balance. By using a stability ball, you’ll engage more muscles and enhance your body control.