push ups and sit ups/crunches
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IntonationLost
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Sit ups and crunches - I don't really worry so much about how many, more about how my abs feel. I'd rather do 20 good ones than 50 mediocre ones.
Push ups - I couldn't do them until a couple months ago. I could do 5 when I started, and now I can do 10 or 12.
Instead of seeing how many you can do at once, break it up reps of smaller increments. So instead of trying to do 60 crunches, do 3 reps of 20. That way your muscles have a chance to rest in between.
Push ups - I couldn't do them until a couple months ago. I could do 5 when I started, and now I can do 10 or 12.
Instead of seeing how many you can do at once, break it up reps of smaller increments. So instead of trying to do 60 crunches, do 3 reps of 20. That way your muscles have a chance to rest in between.
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froggerfrag
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When I started all this, I could barely do 10 push ups, I'd usually do 5 at a time. Overtime I kept doing them almost daily and worked my way to 20 at a time, then 40 at a time. Now my maximum is 64 at a time and I do push ups 6 days a week.
Sit ups and crunches were easier for me, I started off doing 20 at a time. I'm not saying they're easier, after you do so many you're going to feel the pain a lot more than push ups.
My push up & sit up goal are 75 in 2min.
Start small, and work your way up, push yourself further each time. You'll know when you did things right when you're doing those last few push ups and rather than bringing your chest to the floor for another, you drop limp to the floor.
I quit doing pushups for about a year and did nothing but go cycling. When I started back maybe a month ago, it hurt bad to do 20, and was all I could do to do 25, which made me totally exhausted and sore for 3 days. I'm already up to being able to do 45 straight, the proper way, with no soreness. My arms feel mushy for a minute or so but then I'm totally fine and feel great after that.
Here's a tip: add one push-up per day. Figure out how many you can do at the most. The next day, no matter how bad it hurts, no matter if you have to pause for 20 seconds at the end... do that many plus one more. Before long this will greatly increase the amount that you can do non-stop. Without a set goal and constantly adding the number that you're doing, it's way too easy to just stop when it starts to hurt, which hinders your progress greatly.
Here's a tip: add one push-up per day. Figure out how many you can do at the most. The next day, no matter how bad it hurts, no matter if you have to pause for 20 seconds at the end... do that many plus one more. Before long this will greatly increase the amount that you can do non-stop. Without a set goal and constantly adding the number that you're doing, it's way too easy to just stop when it starts to hurt, which hinders your progress greatly.
Once you've gotten as high as you are, it would be more beneficial to start concentrating on Hindu push-ups. Even if you got to this goal, I bet 10 Hindu pushups would hurt pretty bad, and you'd be lucky if you could complete 20 if you do them the right way. Normal pushups are pretty narrow in the muscles that they work... Hindu pushups work all of the supporting muscles in your shoulders and even other areas like your abs, they really tear you up if you do them right.
Becca15
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A couple of years back I wanted to see how many sit-ups I could do without stopping. I got to 300 and could have carried on a little more but got bored! Since then a diet of no breakfast, crisps/chocolate/muffins for break and lunch, basically no fresh fruit or veg, ready meals every night for dinner and no exercise has let my fitness down! Plus I had a phase of smoking for 8 months which even thought it was never more than 3 a day has had quite an affect on my chest and I now get worn out much quicker (I have managed to give up now though). I'm lucky if I make it to 50 now which is absolutely terrible as I am 15 years old! The thought that I could once do 300 seems so out of reach now!
I don't do push ups but last time I did them, a few months ago I think I did 10.
I don't do push ups but last time I did them, a few months ago I think I did 10.
Corporate Betty
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A year ago I could only do 8 in a minute ... I was 250lbs. Now im down 77lbs and I work out 6 days a week. 2 of those days I focus on my core area. In 30 minutes I do 400 crunches, 36 Leg Lifts laying down which works the lower abdominal muscles. 36 Crunches off the ball, and I do the rotary twist .... thats quite a difference from 8 in a minute.
You Can Do it!!!!!!!!!!!
You Can Do it!!!!!!!!!!!
RubenRubicon
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Heres a guarenteed way to increase your pushups, US Army Style. Find you max you can do in one set, lets say your max is 20. Do 15, then drop to your knees and do (sorry ladies) girl pushups, but keep going until you fail. Thats one set. Rinse and repeat for 3.
After a week, doing this every other day, go for max again, drop 5 off the number, and keep up with the same program. After 8 weeks your should be pushing your house to china.
After a week, doing this every other day, go for max again, drop 5 off the number, and keep up with the same program. After 8 weeks your should be pushing your house to china.
DragonLord1
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Hi Peoples
Hi there...i do 30 situps and 30 pushups every 4 hrs untill i'm asleep and the only thing that has changed is my arms they'v got a little bit bigger and the pushups are gettin really easy anyways the only thing that hasn't changed for me is my ab's
i do as much situps as my pushups and theres no change in my abbs and it dosn't even feel like they are gettin different can someone help me out here?
Hi there...i do 30 situps and 30 pushups every 4 hrs untill i'm asleep and the only thing that has changed is my arms they'v got a little bit bigger and the pushups are gettin really easy anyways the only thing that hasn't changed for me is my ab's
i do as much situps as my pushups and theres no change in my abbs and it dosn't even feel like they are gettin different can someone help me out here?At the beginning, I could only do 10 situps. (and that was it). Could probably do more but the hard floor hurts the spine of my back. Even tried thick padding on the floor and my back still hurt too much afterwards. Then, I tried something different.
Hooked my feet / toes under my sofa, put a large ball under my bum and with arms at my side to "stablize my balance", I do situps. Last night, I did 50 "full" situps. From vertical back position to reverse back arch postion - so my head gently touches the floor. For a simular movement, surf:
Note: My situp is from vertical back to reverse back arch to allow head to touch the floor. Afterwards, my back feels great (re: no more pain) and my stomach muscles are rock solid. And, my body learned new balance skills as well.
To ensure my core muscles are balance, I also do the reverse postion on the large soft ball as well. re:
Hope this helps as well..
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Hooked my feet / toes under my sofa, put a large ball under my bum and with arms at my side to "stablize my balance", I do situps. Last night, I did 50 "full" situps. From vertical back position to reverse back arch postion - so my head gently touches the floor. For a simular movement, surf:
Note: My situp is from vertical back to reverse back arch to allow head to touch the floor. Afterwards, my back feels great (re: no more pain) and my stomach muscles are rock solid. And, my body learned new balance skills as well.
To ensure my core muscles are balance, I also do the reverse postion on the large soft ball as well. re:
Hope this helps as well..
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erose77
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In Junior high we were required to do a fitness test every year, and the girls were suppose to be able to do 10-20 pushups, 10 resulting in a grade C and 20 resulting in a grade A...then we were suppose to do at least 40 crunches in a minute...then 20 sit ups, and then climb the rope...then at the age of 15(junior high went until 9th grade) i was able to do all of that and then some, always getting an A for that fitness test...
now at the age of 19..i can barely do 5 pushups...i can still do alot of crunches..cant do many sit ups though...but i dont do enough strength training...i have been doing about 4 strength training sessions a week, but only for 15 min or so..i need to step it up...
now at the age of 19..i can barely do 5 pushups...i can still do alot of crunches..cant do many sit ups though...but i dont do enough strength training...i have been doing about 4 strength training sessions a week, but only for 15 min or so..i need to step it up...
DragonLord1
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that didn't really help me that much soz...they way i do my situps so i don't hurt my back is i tie a rope around my feet and hang ova the edge of my bed as i can go from fully virtical to horazontal and go further for the full situp and then some:and i don't mid sayin that it really burns arfter the first 2 and arfter i finish them i my abbs feel like jelly coz there that sore arfter doing 30 of em...i do the same with my pushups coz i keep slipping when i'm on the floor so i lean over the edge of my bed with most of my body weight and do a full pushup why really burns arfter the first 10..try it i think there better then the other way on the floor but thats just me i weigh 85 kg's and with the way i do my pushups you put about 85-90% of ur body weight on you if u do it right that is much better than haveing about 10% of ur body weight on you with doing it the triditional way
but thats just me i weigh 85 kg's and with the way i do my pushups you put about 85-90% of ur body weight on you if u do it right that is much better than haveing about 10% of ur body weight on you with doing it the triditional way
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Hi there...i do 30 situps and 30 pushups every 4 hrs untill i'm asleep and the only thing that has changed is my arms they'v got a little bit bigger and the pushups are gettin really easy anyways the only thing that hasn't changed for me is my ab's
If there's a layer of fat on your abs - one million sit ups a day won't help that.
Work on nutrition and getting rid of the fat
DragonLord1
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lol..i don't have exceses fat just a normal block.i only have lunch as a meal and thats all i have every day and its healthy food...eg: salad + fish = good once a day meal its all i'v eva really needed to eat in my life.....weather u belive me or not is ur choice i can't make u do something u don't wanna do you'v got to make ur own mind up..........and no i'm not starveing my self one meal a day is all i need and i'm full till the next day and i'm 70% musscle
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I'm not entirely sure what you just said.. I don't speak myspace...
But again, if you want to see muscle definition on your abs - you need to get rid of the fat that's on them -the fat doesn't turn into muscle -muscle is muscle -and fat is fat.. and the fat will sit on top of the muscle.
But again, if you want to see muscle definition on your abs - you need to get rid of the fat that's on them -the fat doesn't turn into muscle -muscle is muscle -and fat is fat.. and the fat will sit on top of the muscle.
erose77
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LOL @ first part....last part very true...
Mista_Tee
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As Said you wont see abs untill you are lean, a pain i know all too well lol.
But still keep at it, i used to think of crunches as a waste of time as i didnt "see" results, and i could do about 6 and my stomach was in a right spazm attack.
But 6 months in im now doing 20 raised leg cruches, 20 regular crunches, 20 negative sit-ups, and 20 side crunches for my obliques within my workout, its helped me no end with correct form on upper body excercises, as before i had no core strength, and my back is getting stronger as a result too.
With push ups try Bench push ups, or only go down halfway for a start, i've still a long way to go with working my arms shoulders etc, but i can comforably do 10 regular push ups now, whereas before it just wasnt happening at all!
Cant wait for my chin up bar etc to arrive so i can really start adding some power to my arms
But still keep at it, i used to think of crunches as a waste of time as i didnt "see" results, and i could do about 6 and my stomach was in a right spazm attack.
But 6 months in im now doing 20 raised leg cruches, 20 regular crunches, 20 negative sit-ups, and 20 side crunches for my obliques within my workout, its helped me no end with correct form on upper body excercises, as before i had no core strength, and my back is getting stronger as a result too.
With push ups try Bench push ups, or only go down halfway for a start, i've still a long way to go with working my arms shoulders etc, but i can comforably do 10 regular push ups now, whereas before it just wasnt happening at all!
Cant wait for my chin up bar etc to arrive so i can really start adding some power to my arms