Working My Abs

United States
January 21, 2007 6:08pm CST
I'm weak and crunches kill me. What can I do to work my abs other than crunches? I can barely do those and I want to work my way up.
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• United States
23 Jan 07
i'll send you an email of a workout. it's hard to explain so it's easier if i just send you the demo thing that they sent to me. it's supposed to flatten your tummy. havent tried it yet though.. i'll send you a private message with my email address on it.
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@darckj (885)
• Philippines
23 Jan 07
hi pebbles_cubbie, can i have that too..? im not working on my abs but maybe those which you are going to share can convince me to do some workouts! :)
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@kishchun (497)
• Oman
9 Feb 07
hey, pebbles, can i have that too? thanks
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@sherinek (3320)
• United States
15 Mar 07
I read this in an Indian Book for keep fit (sorry now i cant remember the name of this boom) which is very easy. Fill your tub with lukewarm water. Sit on it with your back rested against the wall. Your abdominal area must be in water up to your naval. Your feet must be outside of water preferably kept on a small stool or something. Now you will be sitting like this Head . . .... feet ..... Is this clear? I hope so. Now relax for 2 minutes. Then start rubbing your tummy with a soft washcloth from right to left under your naval. At start do this for about 2 minutes a day preferably before breakfast, gradually increasing the time up to 20 minutes. This is effective in my experience plus very relaxing. Have a great day.
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@sherinek (3320)
• United States
15 Mar 07
Oops, my diagram has not come out properly. I hope you understand the way I explained. Just think about a curve with both corners up. Wish you luck.
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@minerc (1373)
• United States
12 Mar 07
I use my body by jake. It's about 10 years old. I also like using the richard simmons video with the tension cord. It works for me as well. They have the new ab machine it looks like a chair my sister has it, I don't use it much but what I have it makes my abs sore the next day. Good Luck
@omy247 (193)
12 Mar 07
well like Ronita says, if you do a little each day you'll eventually get stronger. Or if your arm strength is better, then stay in the push up position for as long as you can. (meaning not actually doing the push up but being in that pose). Or you could sit in a v position (v-sit up pose) for as long as you can. And lastly if you have a chin up (pull up bar) do one and stay up with your chin above the bar. So you are basicaly hanging. Then lift you legs to 90 degrees or as close as you can get it, and keep doing this as many times as you can. Tihs may not seem like it could help but try it and you will see for your self. Hope this helps in any way. Let me know if any of it does..Good Luck
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@omy247 (193)
12 Mar 07
well like i've read before, do a little each day and you'll eventually get stronger. Or if your arm strength is better stay in the pushup possition, meaning not actually do them but in the pose that you would, for as long as you can. Or you could sit in a v possition (v-sit up pose) and stay like that for as long as you can. And lastly if you have a chin up (pull up bar) then do one and stay with your chin above the bar ang hang. then lift your legs to as close to 90 degrees as you can, or if you can do that then do that, and keep doing that as many times as you can. They might not seem like much reading this, but try them and you'll see for your self. Hope this help. And incase your wondering, yes i do, do all of which i have mentioned.
15 Mar 07
Hi Im Toya I do quite a lot of keep fit and dance a few exercises thats good to work your stomach - and I know these sound strange are jumping jacks, when you jump out to the side and throw your arms parallel when you jump out and in when you jump in,(you keep your stomach muscles in and try and jump using your stomach not only your feet and legs) side twists - when you swing both arms round to the side, the idea is to be able to twist so you can look round to the other side without moving your hips so the top half of your body is twisted round and the bottom half stays straight, lunges when you stand one leg out infront of you about a hip width apart, both feet straight and bend from the knee as far as you can go - the idea is you have to keep your back straight and dont bend forward or back, plus keep your stomach muscles pulled in, it might be easier to hold on to a chair at the beginning, or keep your hands on your hips or out to the side to balance, then you only go down as far as you can because it works your thighs and buttocks aswell - and then when you come up lift up using your stomach and your behind to pull up, you dont pull from the thighs - you work your way up in this exercise by doing more repetitions but thats the basic one. if youre still reading your post write back if you used the exercises let me know what you think..the other things i can think of is using a skipping rope and swimming ...
@ronita34 (3922)
• Canada
9 Feb 07
I think that the best thing to do is to just do a few everyday and you will get stronger as the days go by. If you do this and keep at it you will soon be able to fly through 20 like nothing. Just start off slow and you will notice the difference in about a month!
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
22 Jan 07
Sorry, I cant help you. I really have no idea. Just wanted to let you know that I did read your discussion. Sorry
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@Makoy1983 (1084)
• Philippines
12 Mar 07
lose those abdominal fats. people naturally have 6 packs, but its not just visible because of the unwanted stored fats. cardio activities like jogging, biking and the like would really help a lot since it burns a lot of calories during the activity. plus sit-ups and crunches helps in toning the muscles. it not necessary to tired yourslef during crunches, its the consistency that counts, not the quantity
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
15 May 08
Start with 1. 1 crunch in each direction. I had an operation through my abs. Doing any killed me. I was cut through the muscles. When my Doctor told me I could exercise again, I found a videotape that said to start with one if you've had an operation. So for a week, I did 1. Then when that seemed like nothing, I did 2. Then when that seemed easy, I did 3. By the end of a few months, I could do 50.