If you do alot of crunches is your back suppose to hurt?

Question

i did these crunches 5 minutes for the first three days (like first time) and i got this pain in my back and in my upper abdomen and im a little worried

is this suppose to hurt? am i suppose to stop doing crunches?

Answer 1

No it shouldn't hurt. You are probably doing it on a tough surface. The key to do a successful crunch is keeping the small of your back pressed into the floor. You only need to get your shoulders an inch or two off the ground as well. Anything more and it becomes a sit-up. Also, do not hold your hands behind your neck, as you are likely pulling on it. Keep your hands on your abs or over your ears.

The upper pain in your abs is probably your abs being worked. Give yourself a day or two off and it'll probably take care of itself. If you think it is more serious, then see a doctor.

Remember, that crunches are a good ab exercise, but they won't give you a six pack unless your diet is in order. They are also fairly worthless for removing blubber or helping you lose weight. For that you'll need to burn more calories you eat (i.e. fix up your diet).

Here is a site with an alternative list of ab exercises.

Answer 2

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 :)

Answer 3

its cuz ur bak isnt used to the crunches maybe u shuld stretch b4 u do crunches thats wat my fitness teacher says like stretch every joint and ur bak