Progression ladder for the Ab Roller

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Ab Roller

These are the substitutes for the Ab Roller, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Suspended Abdominal Fallout

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  2. Decline Sit-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  3. Exercise Ball Pull-in

    Exercise Ball Pull-in

    • Intermediate
    • Stability-ball
    • Abs
  4. Leg Pull-in

    Leg Pull-in

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  5. Barbell Rollerout From Bench

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Abs
  6. Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees

    Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Abs

Where you are now

Ab Roller

Ab Roller

  • Advanced
  • Other
  • Abs

Harder steps (6)

  1. Hanging Leg Raise

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  2. Hanging Straight Leg Raise

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  3. Barbell Rollout From Bench

    Barbell Rollout From Bench

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Abs
  4. Vertical Leg Raise (On Parallel Bars)

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  5. Weighted Hanging Leg-hip Raise

    • Advanced
    • Weighted
    • Abs
  6. Barbell Standing Ab Rollerout

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Abs

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