We no longer do sit ups this way, because of the stress on your back with the legs straight.
Instead, put your feet under the couch or a chair, bend your knees and come up. If you want to come all the way up you can, but it isn't necessary. Come up at your normal speed, and then come down twice as slow, this will put increased stress on them and make them stronger faster. Do as many as you can, and then go from there, you won't be able to do 50!
2006-06-07 22:05:18
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answered by trainer53 6
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Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)
2006-06-08 03:46:06
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answered by Anonymous
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there are tons of different variations of sit ups. holding your feet up is actuially better for your abs. i recomend buying a core dvd. 50 should be one set a day. and you should do like 2 a day for a toned tummy,
2006-06-07 22:03:16
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answered by Shelbzz 3
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