When you watch enough late night television, you are bound to see some information on workout equipment. And if you are a human being, you likely also want your abs to be better than they are. While some of this equipment is helpful towards improving the look and strength of your abs, there are several abdominal workouts you can do without any equipment whatsoever.

Abdominal Workouts

All you need to do is give yourself a comfortable location to lay down so that you do not hurt your back. Once you have found that location, you can do any one of these three abdomen workouts:

1) Standard Crunch

The standard crunch is the type of abdominal workout you learned back in elementary school gym. You sit with your back towards the comfortable surface. Your feet should be flat on the floor with your knees bent and vertical, while your fingers are latched behind the back of your head.

You should also do this crunch (and all crunches) in sets. When you are first starting you should start it repetitions of 10. Use your abdomen to lift your head up at a 45 degree angle (try not to use your arms to pull yourself up) and then slowly take yourself back down.

The extra strength involved in slowly bringing your head back with your abdominal muscles is the reason you should not let yourself simply drop down if you are hoping for a full workout. Slow provides far more resistance.

2) Bicycle Crunch

The bicycle crunch is not only a type of abdominal workout that you can do without equipment, it is also considered the single most effective abdominal workout, able to hit all 3 groups of muscles in and around your abdomen with a lot of energy. If you do the bicycle crunch regularly, there is a good chance you will see some very impressive results.

To do the bicycle crunch, lay down as you did in the standard crunch. Lift your legs into the air and start slowly peddling them as if you were peddling a bike. As you pedal, when one knee comes close to your head, try to touch it with the opposite elbow.

3) Plank Exercise

The plank exercise is a unique type of abdominal workout and perfect for anyone that does not enjoy the act of crunching. While not as effective as the bicycle crunch, the position is easy to implement and still fairly effective for abdominal exercising.

To do the plank exercise, imagine as though you were doing a pushup, but instead of placing your hands on the ground, you place your entire forearm against the ground with your face pointing down (relaxed). All you need to do is hold that position for 3 repetitions of 10 seconds and increase that amount over time.

All three of those exercises are effective abdominal workouts that do not require any additional equipment. Any of those exercises when repeated regularly are going to give you stronger and more defined abdominal muscles.