I have heard that you are not supposed to do crunches everyday because your stomache muscles need time to rest...is this true? I have been doin them mon-fri
2007-06-28 01:02:26 · 6 answers · asked by justme 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
yes every muscle is like that, do sit ups 4 times a week
2007-06-28 01:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by Andre S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did them every day too, for a while. Now I've backed off to every other day and I feel like they're more effective that way. Also, make sure you're stretching those muscles after doing your crunches. That seems to help a lot. There are Yoga exercises you can do to stretch those muscles. And anything you do that involves twisting through the waist is excellent. Good luck to you!
2007-06-28 08:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by leslie b 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say every other day. That's a lot of stress on your muscles if you're doing them everyday.
2007-06-28 08:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by renamed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, your ab muscles need to rest just like all muscles do, but they recover faster so you should be able to work them every other day. if you're using weights however, i wouldn't do more than twice a week.
2007-06-28 08:22:18 · answer #4 · answered by ol' t-bone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every other day would be better yes, your muscles need time to repair themselves from heavy training. monday & friday is good.
2007-06-28 08:06:43 · answer #5 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a beginner do it every other day. later you can do them every day.
2007-06-28 08:07:38 · answer #6 · answered by docdodds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋