I've been trying to loss fat and tighten/tone my stomach by doing 600 sit ups every night. My husband thinks it would be more effective to do the sit ups every other day or every couple days. Which is more effective.?
2007-04-25 17:56:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
best to always do different types of exercise/training on an alternating schedule. this allows the muscles to rest in between work outs. this way you have less of a chance of getting severely sore muscles. you could also add some pilates or yoga. sit ups alone are not going to tone your stomach. honestly 600 a night is a bit much and you could be over working your abs and possibly doing more harm than good. your best bet is to talk to a local trainer. you can find some at local YMCA's and they will be able to help you pick out a great work out to achieve your ultimate goal.
good luck
2007-04-25 18:10:10 · answer #1 · answered by witchway915 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every other day. It gives your muscles time to rebuild themselves so you gain muscle tone faster. 600 sit ups is very impressive. It won't make you lose weight directly from your stomach, but improving muscle tone will boost your metabolism. It would be most beneficial to improve muscle tone all over, such as with a weight training program, as well as a cardiovascular work out to burn calories- and of course eat healthy food.
2007-04-25 18:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by hermanius_bosch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Youre husband is right. When you do any form of strength training, your muscles tear. This is normal, but in order to actually make them stronger, they need time to repair themselves. I'd recommend doing your ab routine 2-3 times a week, not on consecutive days.
2007-04-26 08:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your objective is to lose weight or burn calories, doing sit-ups every night would be the way to go.
If you want to increase strength or endurance, a day of recovery can help you make better gains.
2007-04-25 18:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by Grant G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are only gona make your belly look bigger by doing sit ups. they build muscle underneath the layer of fat which is not gona go anywhere without cardio (4-6 times a week for 30-50min).
do crunches twice a week -20 reps 3 sets and make sure you breath wright, keep your abs tight and do it slow.
2007-04-25 18:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will hear different answers.
here is mine: do abdominal every day. you stomach works 24/7 and this is normal for your stomach muscles.
2007-04-25 18:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do them every other day, you need to let your muscles relax a day or 2..you'll get better results if you do it that way
2007-04-25 18:01:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋