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"Hey! Do you want to try out some ab exercises that totally rock? No, I mean--like actually rock?\nDrummers Kirsten Potenza and Cristina Peerenboom created POUND with rock &amp;#39;n&amp;#39; roll in mind. Specifically: that the moves you do when hitting a drum kit are stability-challenging motions similar to the ones performed in Pilates. Only, you know, more rockstar.\nSo the duo came up with these ab-centric exercises for us here on Vitamin G to do three times a week in order to get our bellies ready for 2013. We just add &amp;#39;em in to our usual workout routines. Take a look!\nBass Kick Twist\nNamed after the Kick drum, this move engages the entire midsection and scorches the lower abs and obliques.\nStarting in a contraction, lift your right leg. At the same time, twist to your right side, keeping your elbows close to your torso.\nStrike the ground near your right hip with your hands, light weights, or Ripstix (specially weighted drumsticks).\nSwitch to your left side and do 3 sets of 20 strikes to each side.\nAdd an extra challenge by striking harder, striking more than once on each side or increasing the speed of your twist.\nPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookDouble Leg Snare\nInspired by a Snare Drum!\nBegin with both legs bent and squeezed together; both feet lightly planted on your mat.\nPlace your left Ripstick (you can use your own hand or a light weight, too) across your lap.\nOpen your right shoulder up to the right and twist, simultaneously extending both legs. You may drag the legs on the ground to modify.\nReturn to center and bring the knees back to your chest, striking your Ripstix (or hands) together.\nRepeat 15 times to the right in a row, 15 times to the left, and then do 2 more complete sets.\nPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookTNT Press\nKirsten and Cristina say the key to a narrow waist is working the back, sides and abs evenly. This move targets the lower back, deep muscles of the lower abdominals and as a bonus, lifts the butt.\nBegin in a pelvic bridge position on your back with your legs hip width apart.\nOn the lifting stage of the movement, strike your weights, Ripstix or hands together above your chest, like a chest press, focusing on drawing your knees closer together at the top.\nAs you lower your butt and back down to the mat, roll onto the outsides of your feet and open your knees.\nFocus on using your outer thighs to open the legs wider and open your arms into a press position, perpendicular to the trunk of your body.\nRepeat 30 times slow and 30 times double-touch.\nPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookPOUND Teaser\nKirsten and Cristina say this is the &amp;quot;loud version&amp;quot; of the Pilates Teaser.\nBegin seated upright with the legs squeezing tightly together.\nSink into a &amp;quot;contracted&amp;quot; position, carving your waist into the narrowest contraction possible. Your midsection and back should look like a letter &amp;quot;C&amp;quot; with the head tipping downward slightly.\nOnce you feel strong and secure in this position, lift legs off the ground. You may choose to bend your knees and place your feet on the ground as a modification.\nBegin drumming on your mat with your hands, light weights or Ripstix right next to your hips, and increase the speed and volume of your strikes as you fully extend your legs into a &amp;quot;V&amp;quot; position with your torso.\nHold for 20 seconds and do 5 sets. Experiment with different beats and strike patterns for extra benefits!\nPinterestFacebookPinterestFacebookI love this! Are you going to try it? Oh, and you can find POUND classes all over the country, but if there&amp;#39;s not one near you, good news: POUND will soon be launching online classes.\nMore on fab abs:\n\nBlast belly fat during Christmas cookie season\n\n\n4 moves supermodels really, truly do\n\n\nNix the muffin top with this workout\n\nPhotos: POUND"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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