Star Trek's Rachel Nichols' Ab Workout

I'm not much of a "Trekkie" but for some reason I am very excited to go see Star Trek. I think it looks like a pretty cool movie to go see in a theater. There is one character in particular I am interested in. The green alien who prances around in her underwear.

The actress is Rachel Nichols and her trainer just so happens to be my friend and celebrity trainer Valerie Waters. New to the big blockbuster scene, Nichols may be recognized by teens from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 movie. Well she grows up a bit in this movie and gets to be painted green! It took apparently 2 hours to get ready and then once she was ready she only got to wear her undies and then had to a love scene. How nerve wracking for your first large role!?

Anyway, she has a killer body and I was lucky enough to have Valerie Waters show me the move that Rachel felt really helped her abs get in tip top shape for the role. It's called the "Painful Push Away."

In order to do it, yes you need the Valslides which I think are totally worth it if you've give up your gym membership for the warm months but you can use paper plates on hard wood floors or something like that. http://bit.ly/19pswL
Start in plank position, or pushup position with your hands on top of the Val Slides. Slide your hands forward away from your shoulders and when you reach that point where your back sorta starts hurt, inch your feet forward a few inches until your hands are back underneath your shoulders. Repeat 10-15 times, rest, repeat 2x.