Stand tall with a barbell or dumbbells hanging at your waist, hands shoulder-width apart, thumbs facing away from each other.

You'll need more than just crunches to build a strong, functional core. Try these moves to upgrade your workouts.

FROM THE MOMENT that many guys pick up a weight for the first time, their primary goal is to build our own set of action-hero arms like Rambo or the Terminator—so the first instinct is to do curls, ...