🏋️ 8 lower ab exercises for your new year's six-pack

Pro tip: Your gym will be more crowded at the start of 2023. Just accept it, take a deep breath, and remember to B.Y.O.B. (Bring your own bench.)

Is getting a six-pack on your list of New Year's resolutions? If you're willing to work for it, these eight lower ab exercises could turn that wish into a reality.

There were a lot of outstanding moments in powerlifting throughout 2022, but we limited our year-end list to the five best. See which ones made the cut.

In news that will have huge ramifications in 2023, Tia-Clair Toomey announced that she is pregnant with her first child and will miss the upcoming CrossFit Games season.

Exercise Tips

Bolster Your Core

There's a smorgasbord of information out there about how to optimize your ab workouts. But that also means it can be hard to sort through the clutter and not waste your time with ineffectual exercises that stunt your development.

Luckily, hitting your lower abs properly doesn't have to be a puzzle; you just need the right movements in your toolkit to get the job done. With a little creativity and consistency, you can build an impressive set of abs from the bottom up — and these eight moves will help you get there.

Powerlifting 

The Year in Strength

The sport of powerlifting saw plenty of jaw-dropping feats in 2022. First, there was Danial Zamani, who hit a raw bench press of 365 kilograms (804.7 pounds) while training back in February. Then in September, Jamal Browner set a new raw world record by totaling 1,052.5 kilograms (2,320 pounds) in competition, including a 455-kilogram (1,003-pound) deadlift.

And those are just a taste of the best lifts of 2022. If you haven't kept up with the sport — or just want to relive these massive accomplishments — we've compiled a list of the top five powerlifting moments from throughout the year. If you like watching incredibly strong people lift exceptionally heavy objects, you'll get your fill below.

CrossFit

Well, This Changes Everything...

Christmas came early for six-time CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey and her husband and coach Share Orr. On Christmas Eve, Toomey posted this message on her Instagram page: "There has been a slight change of events for this 2023 season. From our growing family to yours, we are extremely excited to share — WE'RE PREGNANT."

And if there was any doubt about the upcoming season, the couple then posted a video to their YouTube channel simply titled "I Will Not Be Competing at the 2023 CrossFit Games."

You'd have to go back to 2016 to find the last time Toomey wasn't crowned Fittest Woman on Earth®, so this development definitely turns the entire 2023 CrossFit season upside down.

Everything Else

Licis Lifts the Gold

• The 2019 World's Strongest Man, Martins Licis, recently turned heads by rowing the 330-pound Golden Dumbbell at Gold's Gym for five reps.

• Speaking of CrossFit, we now know the locations and dates of the seven Individual and Team Semifinals for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games season.

• Use the renegade row to build stronger abs and boost high-level endurance. Here's how to do this move the right way.