How many sit ups.......... REP POINTS TO BE EARNT

[Kelly]

Hey All,

Just wondered if anyone could tell me roughly how many sit ups I should be doing a day and how long until i will notice any change? I haven't started yet, thought I'd ask for advise first. :D:

[bunce1986]

it depends what you want out of it really???? buldging ABS or just a flat toned tuim, i would say for a toned tum, around 3 set's of 15 in the morning and the same when you get back from work/school etc..and give it about 6 weeks and you will notice a big difference..:)

[bunce1986]

it depends what you want out of it really???? buldging ABS or just a flat toned tuim, i would say for a toned tum, around 3 set's of 15 in the morning and the same when you get back from work/school etc..and give it about 6 weeks and you will notice a big difference..:)
oh yeah for bulging abs, double the set's...

[bunce1986]

just realised your bday is the same as mine..lol

[Kelly]

if i could give you double rep for the advice and having the same bday as me i would!!! thanks for the advice, i think i'll go for a nice flat tum, girls dont look nice with big bulging abs lol

[AdamW]

Prefer women with something to grab onto......not the sort of bird to benchpress you

[Kelly]

Prefer women with something to grab onto......not the sort of bird to benchpress you

and why not??? i have a bit of a belly to tackle so i have to do it and the fact that if i put music on it wont seem like hard work

[bunce1986]

if i could give you double rep for the advice and having the same bday as me i would!!! thanks for the advice, i think i'll go for a nice flat tum, girls dont look nice with big bulging abs lol
true flat tum, a bird with bigger abs than me, could be quite sacry....lol...how old are you on you bday then?..

[bunce1986]

and why not??? i have a bit of a belly to tackle so i have to do it and the fact that if i put music on it wont seem like hard work
music helps, get a rythem goin girl...

[AdamW]

I said I prefer a women with something to grab onto.........dont take offence

[Ry_B]

Don't do too many and give your abs recovery time.

Your abs are no different than other muscles. Training them every day won't give them time to recover. Also situps aren't the best exercise for abs.

[Kelly]

Don't do too many and give your abs recovery time.

Your abs are no different than other muscles. Training them every day won't give them time to recover. Also situps aren't the best exercise for abs.

can you tell me what else i can do then?

[Kelly]

true flat tum, a bird with bigger abs than me, could be quite sacry....lol...how old are you on you bday then?..

i will be 20 (god it seems scary!!!)

[bunce1986]

i will be 20 (god it seems scary!!!)
same ere man...scary ennit...lol...big 20...

[Imfromwales]

oh yeah for bulging abs, double the set's...

6 sets - 90 situps day and night....
that wont do it i wouldnt have thought, i do 100 day and night and thats with the bar from argos, that makes it easier to do them but works the abs more so i dont know how 90 would do it....

posibly like...

[bullit]

whatever you do dont train them everday, for the people that do they are not not training them hard enough. they need time to recover so every other day is fine. thers loads of exersises to do that you want to mix up to keep your body guessing. for the amounts, just do them till you stomach is hurting, quick rest and then a few more. next time just aim for more. dont do situps either you wanna be doing crunches as your keeping the tension on them then. voila :)

[WestyVTR]

Kelly if you PM me ill write you a rough programme & answer all your questions!

Sits ups are not ur answer to a flat stomach, although they should be incorperated in an abdominal workout. as should low back exercises!

there are many abdonimal muscles, Rectus abdominus ( 6pack muscle) Transversus Abdomnis ( weight belt muscle ) internal & external obliques (rotational motion muscles - mainly)

there are many exercises for all these muscles!! the problem is getting them to work instead of you hip flexor muscles.... technique is key & the right exercises....

im awaiting your PM
:hug: :A:

[ne_jam]

u can write me a rough work out paln

[MaKaVeLi]

Don't do them everyday, you will overtrain.

Do them like on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and for each day do about 4 or 5 sets of 10.

[WestyVTR]

u can write me a rough work out paln

Its not as simple as that squire unfortunitly - if you read teh top stickys in this forum youll get an idea of what is required for general fitness.

:thumbup:

[S34MER]

3 set's of 15
oh yeah for bulging abs, double the set's...

how the hell did you get this (below) from this (above)

6 sets - 90 situps day and night.... that wont do it i wouldnt have thought.

bunce said double the SET'S that makes 6 sets of 15

come see me and i'll give you some maths lessons!!!:D:

[Leo]

Common problem faced mainly by girls is the worry of a massive 6 pack popping out of no where, don't worry that won't happen

There is so much more to building a ripped 6 pac than sit ups, for a start you need to target lower, middle and bottom abs. Sit ups do help but its mainly lifting (squats, deadlifts) that really build abs. Id say go for failure, example if u can push out 20, have a min rest then do 15, then 10 , then 5.