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[Squishee]

I have been starting to do crunches, they are affective, but I would like to know more that I can do. Anyone have good suggestions?
Oh and sit-ups is a little hard for me to do, I can try them while someone holding my feet, but by myself is a big task heehee

[Melchoire]

Try using those crunch machines at the gym where you sit up and push on the lever in front of you; if you can find the time to do so. Otherwise something you can do to increase endurance is put your elbows on the ground and straighten your back and make your legs parallel just like a push up. Now just stay in the position until you can't possibly any longer or you'll risk a hernia. So just do this every time you work out and you can keep track of how much endurance your abs are getting. I think it's mainly used just to test endurance, I don't think it's meant as an actual exercise. If you want to spring for the money and aren't self conscious buy the hip hop abs DVD or download it and just dance your abs into shape <- effective.

Good luck, I'm looking forward to my weight training class next semester. For now I have a job to keep in shape with =P

Edited by FlashGM, 16 September 2007 - 10:05 PM.

[Noitidart]

Im not a big fan of machines. Continue those crunches, twists, all the variations. Then get on a decline bench to do it, this adds resistance. Then for further resitance hold discs. I do it its pretty good Im just moving into the disc stage cuz im low on muscle

[Rush]

Do push ups and run around (better if you run in water). Everyone has abs, you just have to remove the fat on it.

[Hlaw]

what are some good workouts for the upper body especially arms, without having to use machines?

[phalkon]

being in the army we have all these seemingly stupid exercises that actually help.

for the abs, in addition to what's been said, you could try flutter kicks. lay down, put your hands under your butt/lower back for support. keep your legs straight and keep them about 6 inches off the ground. then flutter them up and down (like your walking, but without bending your knees). do that about 50 times. you'll get tired if you do them right.

as for the arms? do you mean like biceps and forearms, or shoulders too? a good shoulder/arm exercise is the over-head arm clap and the forward clapper.

put your arms straight out to your side and just clap them directly above your head (like you're doing a jumping jack, but without the jumping and the jacking), after getting to about 50 claps, switch and clap your hands directly in front of you and do another 50 claps. (make sure you keep your arms straight this whole time!!)

also, for more pain (pain=good), between switching from above your head and in front of you, do a few small circles with your arms forwards and backwards (like 5 times each, then switch)

believe me, you'll have beefier arms in like a week.



well, they'll also be pretty sore, but whatever....


...pansy

[Squishee]

Thank you everyone, I will try them out.

[phalkon]

no problem... if you ever need any more, believe me. i'm chock full of different workouts

[koolgrl512]

If you don't have access to any equipment, crunches can work miracles... if you do them correctly I'd read up on it.

Also, if you can get your hands on one, get an ab lounge. You get an amazing workout for ALL your abs. Highly reccomended.

[Hlaw]

being in the army we have all these seemingly stupid exercises that actually help.

for the abs, in addition to what's been said, you could try flutter kicks. lay down, put your hands under your butt/lower back for support. keep your legs straight and keep them about 6 inches off the ground. then flutter them up and down (like your walking, but without bending your knees). do that about 50 times. you'll get tired if you do them right.

as for the arms? do you mean like biceps and forearms, or shoulders too? a good shoulder/arm exercise is the over-head arm clap and the forward clapper.

put your arms straight out to your side and just clap them directly above your head (like you're doing a jumping jack, but without the jumping and the jacking), after getting to about 50 claps, switch and clap your hands directly in front of you and do another 50 claps. (make sure you keep your arms straight this whole time!!)

also, for more pain (pain=good), between switching from above your head and in front of you, do a few small circles with your arms forwards and backwards (like 5 times each, then switch)

believe me, you'll have beefier arms in like a week.
well, they'll also be pretty sore, but whatever....
...pansy

ah i tried the arm claps, they cause the same amount of pain as push ups but somehow seem easier to get through. thanks for that

[phalkon]

ah i tried the arm claps, they cause the same amount of pain as push ups but somehow seem easier to get through. thanks for that

hey no problem.

we also have this other arm workout called "the military press"

basically, hold your arms out and angled (90 degrees) like you're holding a big stick over your head (actually, if you can find a big stick, use it, but don't hurt yourself)

and all you do is stretch your arms up like your pushing something to the sky, and bring it back down to 90 degrees.

a good medium pace is good. it's just something to throw in with the arm claps to kinda change it up.

and if you *really* want to, you can use weights. we had to do this in basic training while holding our rifles. gets *really* tiring when they yell at you to keep it steady and above your head after like 100+

x_x

[Bryn AKA Interhacker]

am lurking your advise all over, even printed it off, am just over 6ft but i only weight like 9.5 stone and have not enough mussle, i have got a lot of work to do. lol