1000 sit ups challenge!

dave 27

rite, i havent done sit ups for a while so im going to get the sit up board and do 1000 sit ups! obviously not at the same time, usually do 25, 20 sec break, 30 followed by small break, so any advice? i just had my dinner about 40 mins ago so im going to wait awhile more

mloc

dave 27 wrote: »

so any advice?

Not to be smart, but maybe think about doing some more useful exercises than 1000 sit ups.

podge57

Wouldnt recommend doing that. Chances of injuring yourself are high, and you aren't going to get anything out of it

dave 27

mloc wrote: »

Not to be smart, but maybe think about doing some more useful exercises than 1000 sit ups.

i go to the gym regularly, but never seem to manage to do situps that much so im thinking of doing at least as much as i can so maybe friday night i can get a good start again after a jog

rubadub

I would get a chin up bar first and foremost. I would not ever bother getting a situp board, you can do knee raises, leg raises on the bar which would be better than endless situps.

Time would be better spent on more productive bodyweight exercises, like lunges, squats, pushups.

dave 27

rubadub wrote: »

I would get a chin up bar first and foremost. I would not ever bother getting a situp board, you can do knee raises, leg raises on the bar which would be better than endless situps.

Time would be better spent on more productive bodyweight exercises, like lunges, squats, pushups.

im only using the board because i bought it years ago when i was a novice to the gym, so what would ye recommend someone do to get toned abs (bearing in mind in only starting to get back to jogging after i stubbed my toe on a table!)

mloc

dave 27 wrote: »

what would ye recommend someone do to get toned abs

Lose body fat. Unless you have sub 12% bf, don't bother doing anything else yet.

Heavy squats, deadlifts and bench will keep the muscles going while you are losing that fat.

d'Oracle

1000 situps sounds like a terrible idea OP.

But if you re-apply that enthusiasm to a group of more useful exercises you could get some great results.

Like the ones Rubadub said.

Or 100 Burpees.

bubbleking

d'Oracle wrote: »

Or 100 Burpees.

:eek: possible???

d'Oracle

bubbleking wrote: »

:eek: possible???

Sure.

Feckin hard I'd say.
The crossfit lot do it now and again for time.

bubbleking

d'Oracle wrote: »

Sure.

Feckin hard I'd say.
The crossfit lot do it now and again.

what counts as 1 burpee though? I find i could do 25-30 but then my technique would go to sh!t and i might only be jumping a couple of inches off the ground and not throwing my legs back far enough - is there a standard??

d'Oracle

bubbleking wrote: »

what counts as 1 burpee though? I find i could do 25-30 but then my technique would go to sh!t and i might only be jumping a couple of inches off the ground and not throwing my legs back far enough - is there a standard??

Yep.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcpBaYgAWpM&feature=player_embedded

Chest touch against the ground.
Full extension.
Leave the ground.

I have seen people insist that you jump from an ATG squat, but thats psychotic.

Barry.Oglesby

My fren,
Make doing the 100 pull ups challenge,
Then you be man,
Fitness forum respec you.

Don't sit ups.

Transform

bubbleking wrote: »

:eek: possible???

no problem - most will do it well under 5-8mins at a good level and farrrrrrr more productive than 1000 bloody sit ups - what a waste of time!

Ask yourself if you only had 15mins to train what would you do - ala Dan John

bubbleking

Transform wrote: »

no problem - most will do it well under 5-8mins at a good level and farrrrrrr more productive than 1000 bloody sit ups - what a waste of time!

Ask yourself if you only had 15mins to train what would you do - ala Dan John

cool i might give that a try tonight just for something different to do...Burpees are evil though

dave 27

bubbleking wrote: »

cool i might give that a try tonight just for something different to do...Burpees are evil though

cool i forgot about burpies, used to do them in rugby training.