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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:08 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:10 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:59 pm
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Wow! 20 push-ups. Great arm strenght you have, awesome!
Sit-ups don't really work the abs once you're past a certain portion which is why crunches got popular.
One thing I like to do is jog in place for 3 minutes, get down on the floor and do a 10 rep set of standard crunches, bicycle crunches, and reverse crunches. Then repeat the jogging part and the crunches and so on until you've done that or at least 10 minutes. It's a quick thing I can do any where. Remember the slower you do crunches the more you work the muscle.
I've talked to many trained professional people that say you should reach temporary muscle fatigue around 30 reps (even for fit people) or you're not really engaging the deep abs muscles (the transverse abdominals).
Walking in front of the tv instead of sitting on the couch (be prepared for siblings to laugh at you).
Those arm circle things are totally working your arms, which makes them stronger. Every movement counts! In Tae Kwon Do we had a warm up routine: swing arms side to side across the body tiny arm circles clockwise big arm circles clockwise tiny arm circles counterclockwise big arm circles counterclockwise one arm down over your should try and grasp your other hand coming up under the shoulder (both sides) tighten abs and twist from side to side nod head back and forth nod head side to side (apparently the head circle we did back in the day have been ruled "not good body mechanics" tight hip circles (where you end up looking kinda dumbXD) feet apart, reach your left hand to your right toe right hand to left toe crouch on your right foot, stretch left leg out and stretch crouch on left foot, stretch right leg out and stretch.
Then we would run around the room or do a bunch of kicks and punches to finish our warmup.
I used to be in the habit of doing that routine every single morning and doing a set of kicks and punches. I really feel it helped me wake-up, improve flexibility, and increase strength.
The tai bo punchy things from side to side is a great dynamic ab exercise. I love Wii Sports boxing soley for the fact that I spend the entire game with my abs in a tuck bobbing and weaving from side to side. Feel the burn. xd
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:33 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:04 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:09 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:07 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:49 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:21 am
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