Doing a sit up.

LadyEmeraude

LadyEmeraude

Northwest Washington State, USA
Full Sit-up.

The other types of sit ups I’m not compatible with and so I chose not to do them.
  • Full Sit-Up: The standard movement, lying on your back with knees bent and lifting your entire torso to your knees.
I only can manage about 15 sit ups weekly.
And not all at once.

How about you?

Fun topic..
 
HoneyNut said:
Right here on my computer table I have small hand weights and a couple resistance bands, but sadly proximity isn't enough it seems I need to actually use them.

Most of my exercise (other than walking) is doing a bit of PT type exercises for lumbar stenosis and for hip pain.
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that is excellent ...
 
I don’t do a sit-up because of my back pain. I do other types of exercises to tighten my abs, but I’m really not concerned with looking like a gym lizard. Instead, I do low impact exercises that allows me to save my back, yet tighten my abs. I learned the exercises going to PT after my back surgery. They are also available on the ‘net and YouTube.

I also work on tightening my core strength, which is “supposed” to aid in relieving some of the back pain.
I’m still waiting for that to happen.
 
LadyEmeraude said:
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Fun topic..
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That's debatable. ;)

Sit-ups were a regular part of my daily exercise routine for more years than I can count. Last time they were, I did them lying on my back with knees bent and my feet under the couch. There was just enough space under it to get all my toes in.

Before then, I did them while hanging by my knees from a chin-bar, hanging head-down on my inversion table, and up off the floor with my legs sandwiched between the upper and lower mattresses of my bed. Just showing off, really.
 
Murrmurr said:
That's debatable. ;)

Sit-ups were a regular part of my daily exercise routine for more years than I can count. Last time they were, I did them lying on my back with knees bent and my feet under the couch. There was just enough space under it to get all my toes in.

Before then, I did them while hanging by my knees from a chin-bar, hanging head-down on my inversion table, and up off the floor with my legs sandwiched between the upper and lower mattresses of my bed. Just showing off, really.
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oops, don't know why this posted lol
 
Murrmurr said:
That's debatable. ;)

Sit-ups were a regular part of my daily exercise routine for more years than I can count. Last time they were, I did them lying on my back with knees bent and my feet under the couch. There was just enough space under it to get all my toes in.

Before then, I did them while hanging by my knees from a chin-bar, hanging head-down on my inversion table, and up off the floor with my legs sandwiched between the upper and lower mattresses of my bed. Just showing off, really.
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It's always fun to show off a little bit ;)
 
911 said:
I also work on tightening my core strength, which is “supposed” to aid in relieving some of the back pain.
I’m still waiting for that to happen.
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The core-strengthening exercises therapists recommend for back pain are at least 30 years old, were designed for disc herniation, specifically sagittal herniation, and they're only minimally helpful because the old studies they're based on were too limited. Core exercises are even less effective for posterior hernias and actually agitate anterior ones. They can worsen those.

Point is, if your back problem isn't just a mild sagittal disc herniation at L3 or 4 that will eventually resolve on its own, the exercises therapists recommend are useless.

What's needed is a new study. More research. We need to look beyond the common disc herniation a person can get from lifting too much at work or whatever. It's utterly ridiculous to have people do the same old exercise for the same old issue when we now know, 30yrs on, that any one of a dozen other things could be causing horrible pain in your spine.

This just irks me so muuuch!
 
outlander said:
Not to brag, but well over 100 in a short time.
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Hum...how do you manage that.
I would be dead if I did that many sit ups at one time!

I have always disliked sit ups. Even in gym class as a child.

I prefer stretching, seated chair exercises, dancing.
I also have two sets of stairs at my house that sometimes gives me some exercise.
 
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@Coconut

You gave me the opportunity to brag again:ROFLMAO:

I still have a six pack.

I do exercises, lift free weights, run or ride my bicycle everyday.

If I put a bag over my face and nobody saw me struggle to get through my daily routine or knew I don't feel the best a lot of times, I could easily pass for decades younger.

It's kind of sad really, I look Iike I'm in fantastic shape, but definitely don't always feel that way:(
 
outlander said:
@Coconut

You gave me the opportunity to brag again:ROFLMAO:

I still have a six pack.

I do exercises, lift free weights, run or ride my bicycle everyday.

If I put a bag over my face and nobody saw me struggle to get through my daily routine or knew I don't feel the best a lot of times, I could easily pass for decades younger.

It's kind of sad really, I look Iike I'm in fantastic shape, but definitely don't always feel that way:(
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I know exactly what you mean.
When I am around other people I am healthy and in a great mood.
As soon as they leave, I shut the door, I am relieved and wonder how did I get through all that!
:LOL:
 
outlander said:
@Coconut

You gave me the opportunity to brag again:ROFLMAO:

I still have a six pack.

I do exercises, lift free weights, run or ride my bicycle everyday.

If I put a bag over my face and nobody saw me struggle to get through my daily routine or knew I don't feel the best a lot of times, I could easily pass for decades younger.

It's kind of sad really, I look Iike I'm in fantastic shape, but definitely don't always feel that way:(
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I'm the same, body doesn't match the wrinkles.

I do sit ups or ab crunches in some form just about everyday, but usually in sets of 15 to 20. No idea how many I could do in a row, I'd rather focus on good form than hitting a number.

If you want to have some fun (not) try doing the Bring Sally Up, Bring Sally Down sit up challenge. It's only 3 1/2 minutes, how bad could it be?
 
My back is in pretty good shape with some age-related arthritis and disc degeneration. Despite that, I'm still quite limber and spry.

Despite it having been many years since doing a sit-up, after reading this thread I got down on the floor and knocked out five pretty quickly. I quit at five because I don't want to wake up tomorrow with a sore back from overusing a sleepy muscle.

Every day I do five minutes of high intensity stair climbing, a thirty minute online balance and strengthening class, and numerous stand-to-sit and sit-to-stand position changes without using my hands or arms for balance or strength.

I also do ten reps of another exercise: I cross my hands over my chest while lowering myself to the floor, then extend my legs fully in front of me. With my arms still crossed, I stand back up using only my lower body strength. I do five reps mainly using my left leg muscles, then five reps using my right. It's great for building and maintaining core and lower body strength.

I'm working on recovering my ability to stand up without using hands or knees, but am not there yet.
 
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