ABS

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Crunch: Begin by lying face up on the floor with your feet planted firmly on the floor. Keep your thighs perpendicular to the ground and your hands folded across your chest. Slowly raise your shoulders up and forward, toward the chest, shortening the distance of your trunk. Feel a contraction in your abdominal muscles and then slowly reverse direction, returning to the start position.
Bench Reverse Curl: Begin by lying back on the floor. Keeping your arms at your sides, curl your knees into your stomach and raise your butt as high as possible while keeping your upper back pressed to the bench. Contract your abs and then reverse direction, returning to the starting position.
Side Jackknife: Lie on your left side with your feet together. Make a fist with your right hand and keep it pressed to your right ear. Simultaneously raise your right leg and torso toward each other as far as possible. Contract your oblique muscles and then slowly reverse direction and return to the start position.

After performing your individual reps as described, repeat process on the left.

To tailor the ab exercises to your body type, try:

Mesomorph Routine: Reps: Use lower reps, (8 to 10) for muscle building. If toning is your goal use higher reps (15 to 20). Goal: Since mesomorphs tend to have the "athletic type" body already, the goal should focus on building muscle mass or toning.
Ectomorph Routine: Reps: 8 to 10 Rest: 90 seconds between sets Sets: Three for each exercise Goal: To add some muscle mass.
Endomorph Routine: Reps: 15 to 20 Rest: Perform all three abs in succession with no rest. Rest for 30 seconds and perform all three abs again without stopping. Rest for 30 seconds and do one final set. Goal: To get lean muscle tone and achieve fat loss.

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