I'm 14 and very athletic.I do tons of crunches everyday and still my abs aren't really toned. Can anyone HELP!

Question

i do like 100 crunches a day and run every day. I'm 5' 4'' and 110 pounds. I'm a girl if that helps. Can anyone give me help that doesn't recquire any equiptment? THANKS!

Answer 1

You are what you eat sweetie. People who have the "Six Pack" exercise like you do as well as consume very little food that contains fat.

Answer 2

Impressive....but I don't think your doing correct crunches! 25 correct crunches is a good work-out.

1. Lie with your legs bent and your thighs together on the floor. Cross your arms firmly across your chest. This will cause your shoulders to round forward, and your head should nod forward. Lock into this position, keep hugging your chest tightly and begin the movement by drawing your chest toward your hips. Do not lead the movement with your head. Use your abs to create the movement.

2. Be sure to exhale as you perform the positive rep. Draw your shoulders forward as far back into the floor. As long as you are driving your lower back into the floor, you will not be able to take the movement too high. Reach peak contraction. Your head does not nod during the movement. Breathe in during the negative phase of the rep, going as far back as possible while maintaining continuous tension.

Allot of people do not do it correctly. I have to correct this almost 100 times a day, and I have to ensure my fitness trainers also do it correctly.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

your a young girl i wouldn't worry about it too much. But if your really want to know. Your thin and i'm sure there is muscle underneath your stomach. However,if you have too much body fat(different from body weight) you can do a million crunches a day and still not have abs. The fat around your stomach is covering the muscle. You need to reduce your body fat. It's easily for some than others. But it's the most hard for women. You can reduce your body fat by spacing your meals out, do some weight training(muscle burns fat), cut back on your carbs intake(if your active). If you follow these ideas eventually you will see results.

Answer 4

Doing crunches the wrong way wont get you what you want. You dont have to sit all the way up but to come partially up and hold that for a moment. Your breathing technique and the way you pull your abs in makes a differance. For a reference...check out Windsor Pilates. Highly recommended

Answer 5

are you doing your crunches right? are you monitoring your food intake? you're 14, let your body develop a lil more... maybe you're just about to lose the baby weight. Don't worry about it, just keep on doing your exercises and eat healthy, and your abs would eventually be toned... or you can increase the number of your crunches.

Answer 6

mix it up, maybe you are focusing on only one particular muscle
by doing crunches. Try other stomach exercises. Unless of course, you're stomach fat is getting in the way of showing off
your toned stomach. But I assume you are lean. You need
to go to a gym and explore a more expanded stomach exercise
regimen.

Answer 7

Do crunches and situps instead of just crunches. Also hold in your stomache a lot. It sounds stupid, but it will make your stomache look flat, and its exercising your stomache muscles at the same time.

Answer 8

u said no equipment, but i have an ab-roller, 20$ at wal-mart. less strain on the neck and back and i do 200-300 crunches a day

Answer 9

do HIPERS. do u kow what those are? lay flat on ur stomache and put ur hands out (like superman) go up and then down (But dont let ur hands or legs touch the ground. also try bicycle crunches. i am around ur age and VERY athletic and my abs arent toned. so who knows what the heck is wrong with us..lol. good luck! ♥

Answer 10

Try Pilates