Can 500 crunches a day be harmful?

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ive been doing 500 crunches a day since a week ago my routine everyday is 20-45 minutes eliptical trainer then plank lift for 1 minute then 100 crunches i repeat the plank lifts and crunches 5 times...my parents were worried its not healthy for some reason i was wandering....at first my abdominal area hurted when i started doing this a week ago but now its used to it and i dont feel a pain the next day... Is This Harmful?

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Its not harmfull, but its in no way productive.

You need to add more resistance if you want to get stronger.

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A possibly related question might be... why aren't you doing 500 biceps curls, 500 triceps curls etc - the abdominals are a muscle group like any other and can be trained in the same way. You'd probably be better served with a full body weight workout and take off the majority of the crunches.
 
well im doing this to build abs cause i figured their harder to build than arm muscles i may be wrong my plan is to get abs and then build my biceps muscles etc
 
hmmm...you seem to be suffering from "overtraining-itice" Very common in people who don't READ around this forum :p

(maybe I shouldn't be talking with how much overtraining I do at wrestling :rolleyes:)

Beach muscle is cool, but you want to gain it all in a certain time instead of certain muscle groups month by month? Start working your WHOLE body. 500 crunches is too many, if you feel that they are too easy and your not getting results, try variations (weighted crunches ... regular sets, not 500, russian twists, leg raises, etc. there are tons that work better than simple crunches) Do cardio to reveal ab muscle, and eat correctly.

Trust me, chicks don't dig dudes that are b!tches except for abs. Have nice solid pecs, tris, bis, abs, back, etc. Just my opinion :rolleyes:
 
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Find a trainer to help you with technique. In my experience if you can do 100 reps straight through you are not contracting the muscle properly.

When training abs tech. is of utmost importance to get the results that you want. If you are doing the exercise properly 20 reps will be the most you can do with proper tech. If you can do more it is time to progress to a more challenging exercise.
 
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