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ChickenLegz · 05-24-2002, 03:01 PM

I was wondering becasue I have been doing these one excerises and they dont seem to be working that well. If you do,please tell me how to do them. I know this was a dumb post but hey- I need some help with this! LOL

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 05-24-2002, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by ChickenLegz
I was wondering becasue I have been doing these one excerises and they dont seem to be working that well. If you do,please tell me how to do them. I know this was a dumb post but hey- I need some help with this! LOL

OH OH!! GOOD QUESTION!! DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT WORK IN LESS THAN A WEEK!?!??!? *cough8thgradedancedresscough*

Kay Scarpetta · 05-24-2002, 04:25 PM

*coughconcert,vacation,swimmingingym,cough*

I need some.

ChickenLegz · 05-24-2002, 05:49 PM

I Don- they arent wroking thast why I posted this! LOL I have to go to a wedding in two weeks and by the end of this week Im going to Ocean City! So i need em.
-ChickenLegz

Swimfan85 · 05-24-2002, 08:45 PM

get an ab slide!

Kay Scarpetta · 05-24-2002, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by hockeybabe528
get an ab slide!

Do those really work, though?

TJL · 05-24-2002, 08:54 PM

I've tried a few of the more popular devices, but you can achieve the same results just by doing crunches.
Crunches, and more crunches.

InspectorExstead · 05-24-2002, 09:00 PM

i tired that ab machine thing i gave up after a day. lol...it worked on my friend though. i used to do 100 crunches a night and it started working...then i got lazy and stopped.....

ks · 05-25-2002, 01:22 PM

Yeah, old fashion crunches and sit ups are the most effective thing, but I doubt you'll get the results you want in just a week or two. It takes time and repetition. You have to do more than just fifty a day everyday. If you're just starting doing them prepared to be sore. OUCH-painful stuff!

ks

vienna waits · 05-25-2002, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by hockeybabe528
get an ab slide!

my sister has one of those.. you can really feel the burn when you're doing them. lol

Swimfan85 · 05-25-2002, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by tootieismyfav

my sister has one of those.. you can really feel the burn when you're doing them. lol

yah i know, my friend has one and i was fooling around at the christmas party and started using it...lol, but it my other friend has one and she said that it worked

ChickenLegz · 05-25-2002, 04:02 PM

I have tried crunshes and sit ups but they didnt work, One of my friends told me that if your back isnt in the right postion they wont wrok. Do you have to diet to make them work?
-ChickenLegz

Kitt · 05-25-2002, 05:16 PM

Strong abs won't make the fat go away. For that you need to - guess what - eat right and exercise aerobically. But having strong abs will contribute to your general health and make exercising an overall better experience. My daughter is a dancer and I'm a runner, both of which require strong abs, so I learned some methods for achieving that. Rather than doing crunches, do this similar, but better exercise. Slowly do a crunch only instead of doing more and more reps hold the crunch position for ten seconds, slowly return to the floor then repeat. Do that ten times Then rest, then repeat the ten reps two more times. That's after you build up to being able to do that. These are much more effective than customary crunches. Add a knees pulled SLOWLY to chest exercise (Knees bent - feet on floor - bring knees to chest return SLOWLY to floor.) I do 40 of those and that seems to be enough. Vary your amount and build over time. None of this will do any good if not sustained on a regular basis, as I believe Ks said. It's important to learn and use proper form for these and all exercises. It would be best to find a good book on the subject because It'd be difficult to explain proper form in this post and I wouldn't know if you got it right anyway. Good luck.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 05-25-2002, 07:26 PM

I bought a Yoga Abs video...lol

Babes_Cat · 05-25-2002, 08:23 PM

*shrugs* I got a personal trainer so I use the machines...

05-24-2002, 03:01 PM	#1
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05-24-2002, 04:25 PM	#3
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05-24-2002, 05:49 PM	#4
ChickenLegz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Sitcoms Online Message Boards Posts: 489	I Don- they arent wroking thast why I posted this! LOL I have to go to a wedding in two weeks and by the end of this week Im going to Ocean City! So i need em. -ChickenLegz

05-25-2002, 01:22 PM	#9
ks Certifiably Insane Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 21, 2000 Location: I live in my hole... Posts: 5,501	Yeah, old fashion crunches and sit ups are the most effective thing, but I doubt you'll get the results you want in just a week or two. It takes time and repetition. You have to do more than just fifty a day everyday. If you're just starting doing them prepared to be sore. OUCH-painful stuff! ks
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05-25-2002, 04:02 PM	#12
ChickenLegz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Sitcoms Online Message Boards Posts: 489	I have tried crunshes and sit ups but they didnt work, One of my friends told me that if your back isnt in the right postion they wont wrok. Do you have to diet to make them work? -ChickenLegz

05-25-2002, 05:16 PM	#13
Kitt James Dean Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 16, 2001 Location: California Dreamin' Posts: 6,115	Strong abs won't make the fat go away. For that you need to - guess what - eat right and exercise aerobically. But having strong abs will contribute to your general health and make exercising an overall better experience. My daughter is a dancer and I'm a runner, both of which require strong abs, so I learned some methods for achieving that. Rather than doing crunches, do this similar, but better exercise. Slowly do a crunch only instead of doing more and more reps hold the crunch position for ten seconds, slowly return to the floor then repeat. Do that ten times Then rest, then repeat the ten reps two more times. That's after you build up to being able to do that. These are much more effective than customary crunches. Add a knees pulled SLOWLY to chest exercise (Knees bent - feet on floor - bring knees to chest return SLOWLY to floor.) I do 40 of those and that seems to be enough. Vary your amount and build over time. None of this will do any good if not sustained on a regular basis, as I believe Ks said. It's important to learn and use proper form for these and all exercises. It would be best to find a good book on the subject because It'd be difficult to explain proper form in this post and I wouldn't know if you got it right anyway. Good luck.

05-25-2002, 07:26 PM	#14
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	I bought a Yoga Abs video...lol

05-25-2002, 08:23 PM	#15
Babes_Cat Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Oct 11, 2001 Location: massachusetts Posts: 34,145	shrugs I got a personal trainer so I use the machines...