Do you want ripped abs? The three easy plank tweaks for a sculpted body, according to PT Celebrity Who Helped Naomi Campbell, Mel C and Adele

He is the personal trainer who has helped the likes of Adele, Naomi Campbell and Ellie Goulding.

But now Matt Roberts wants to help you.

The famous PT shares his ab workout that can give you a chiseled midsection and huge core.

All three of his exercises are extended versions of the “plank”—the same boring move that bores gym-goers the world over.

Model Naomi Campbell pictured (left) on CNN Heroes in New York December was coached by Matt Roberts. Singer Adele (right) at the 2022 Brit Awards has lost almost 7 stone in just two years

But Mr. Roberts says these challenging plank variations are his favorite moves for a strong core.

One will make you tremble as it strengthens your shoulders and abs, another will challenge your balance and upper body strength, while the third will give you the core you’ve always craved.

Just grab a mat and an exercise ball if you have one and follow these three steps.

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The side plank is a great core exercise.

It helps strengthen your shoulders, obliques (the sides of your abs), legs from heel to hip, and your back.

The side plank, as shown by Matt Roberts, helps strengthen your shoulders, obliques (the sides of your abs) and legs from heel to hip. With this move, be sure to tighten your obliques and pull your abs in with each lift for best results

How you do it

Lie on your side, place your top foot in front of your bottom foot and lift your body off the floor with your weight on one elbow.

Keep your pelvis forward at all times.

From here you can hold this position for 30-60 seconds, or lift your body sideways up and down, lowering your hips to the floor each time.

Be sure to tighten your obliques and pull your stomach in with each lift.

You can do this move for 30-60 seconds on each side while holding the side plank.

You can also do hip raises for 15-30 seconds on each side and repeat 3-5 sets.

Extensive ball storage

This movement not only strengthens your abs and upper body, but also strengthens your spine.

The extended ball board also tests your balance as you move past the stability ball.

The extended ball board is not only great for strengthening your abs and upper body, it also helps strengthen your spine, which will do wonders for your posture.

This is how you get tight abs with an exercise ball. He recommends keeping your stomach tucked in and stretching forward until you feel more work on your stomach, then returning to the starting position before repeating the exercise

How you do it

This move is best completed with a stability ball if you have one.

Use the ball to get into a plank position with your elbows and forearms on the ball and your feet on the floor.

Make sure your feet are shoulder distance apart.

Now push/roll the ball away from you by extending your arms forward at the shoulders.

Keep your stomach pulled in.

Reach forward until you feel more work on your abs, then return to the starting position before repeating the exercise.

You can do this exercise for 10-20 repetitions and then repeat for 3-5 sets.

If you don’t have an exercise ball handy, you can do the same exercise by sliding on a towel on a wooden or ceramic floor, says Roberts.

But he warns it’s much more difficult than using a ball.

plank and reach

Plank and reach is another great plank variation that will strengthen your abs.

This will help build strength in your abdominal and back muscles.

This plank position helps build strength in your abs. Plank and reach is another great plank variation that will strengthen your abs.

This movement requires you to keep your pelvis still and your body straight while raising one arm and extending it in front of you

How you do it

Come back into the plank position.

For this movement, keep your pelvis still and your body straight as you raise one arm and extend it in front of you.

Do not try to rotate your pelvis or lift your buttocks.

Do this in an alternating pattern for 20-40 repetitions.

Then repeat each set 3-5 times.