Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

On the fifth floor of a Neo-Gothic tower in New York, where large picture windows and free-weight stations overlook the city’s Nomad neighborhood, Cindy Bruna is bouncing eagerly from toe to toe. The 21-year-old French model has just arrived at trainer David Kirsch’s Madison Square Club for one last workout before the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and is busy warming up her toned midsection for the supercharged hour ahead.

It’s those famous abs and her blinding smile that have earned Bruna a spot on the VS runway for the third year running. “Usually, I train a few times a week—but I’ve been training every day for one to two hours,” she says of the intensive last-minute lead-up to the big event. Gesturing to the medicine and stability balls lying around her, the Paris-based model explains that the circuit training she does regularly at Le Klay in the city’s Second Arrondissement is similar to Kirsch’s protocol, though a bit less intense.

“When training any of the Victoria’s Secret girls, it’s key to focus on the parts that need fine-tuning or sculpting,” explains Kirsch, who has worked with former Angels Heidi Klum and Karolina Kurkova, among others. “You’ve got perfection there, so how do you make it that much better?” The answer? A straightforward yet challenging series that targets the lower abs and obliques to create a rock-solid, VS-worthy core. And best of all, with a set of basic gym equipment—medicine and stability balls, gliding discs, a mat—these moves are easily repeated at home. “My body’s already better!” Bruna says with a laugh of the five-move regimen created by Kirsch and captured in this series of ultimate ab-sculpting GIFs. Need we say more?

 

Glider Scissors to Pikes

 



- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

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- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

Take a plank position, making sure your hands are directly beneath your shoulders, then place each foot on a gliding disc. Slide your legs out horizontally and back in using controlled movements, then push your hips high into a pike position before slowly returning to the starting position. Keep your feet flexed, back straight, and abs activated. Perform 15 reps.

 

Medicine Ball Jackknife Sit-Ups

 



- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

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- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

Lie on your back with your arms stretched overhead. Hold a 4-pound medicine ball in your hands and place your legs on either side of a stability ball. Raise your arms and legs into a jackknife shape in unison, reaching from your shoulders and holding at the top for a moment. Return to the starting position, allowing your arms and legs to hover just above the floor without actually touching it before repeating the movement. Keep your eyes up and neck relaxed at all times. Perform 15 reps without resting.

 

Stability Ball Knee Tucks

 



- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

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- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

Begin by kneeling in front of the ball, then balance your legs on top before walking your hands forward until you reach a plank position. Pull your knees forward toward your midsection and slightly to the left in an oblique crunch, then return to a plank. Repeat the movement to your right side, then raise your hips straight up into a pike position. Repeat the sequence for 15 reps.

 

Stability Ball Plank Rotations

 



- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

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- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

Place a stability ball on the floor in front of you. Take the plank position with your forearms anchored firmly on the ball, then move your arms counterclockwise for 15 reps, using your abs for control and support. Perform the movement clockwise for an additional 15 reps.

 

Side Plank Oblique Crunches

 



- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

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- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

- Working Out With Victoria’s Secret Model Cindy Bruna: The 5-Step Guide to Flat Abs

Place your right forearm on the ground and take a side plank position with your left arm held behind your head. Begin by twisting at the waist, aiming your left elbow toward the floor and tucking it beneath your body in an oblique crunch, then return to your starting position. Keep your body straight, feet flexed, and hips high throughout. Perform 15 reps, then switch sides and repeat.

 

David Kirsch’s Ultimate Family Wellness book, out December 1, is currently available for preorder at davidkirschwellness.com.

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