30 Day Shred AND diastisis recti, modified ab work?

mmmnc4
mmmnc4 Posts: 9
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm 10 days into the 30 day shred and just remembered I have a 2 finger wide diastisis recti! WHOOPS! For my last day of level 1 I manually stinted my abs with a band while doing any of the ab work crunches. In 10 days I already feel stronger and have lost weight. I really don't want to stop the 30 day shred. It takes a lot of motivation for me to work out and I really like this video.

I previewed level 2 and 3 and the ab work looks intense with lots of planks. Does anyone have any tips on how to modify the ab work in level 2 and 3 so I can work the transverse abs an try to close this gap.

I have an obgyn appointment in 2 weeks and I am going to ask more about the diastisis recti, although 2 years ago after I had my last baby the doctors did not provide any tips.

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  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    My dr is about the same size and I've never had to modify anything.
  • mmmnc4
    mmmnc4 Posts: 9
    Ohh because I've read on many websites that doing many ab exercises can actually make it worse, I wouldnt want THAT to happen!
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    Two fingers isn't that big. When I went in for a consult for a tummy tuck the surgeon said he wouldn't do any muscle repair because less than three fingers isn't a problem. I still have a two finger gap, but you'd never know it to look at me. I have never limited my abdominal workouts in any way.
  • mmmnc4
    mmmnc4 Posts: 9
    bump for more opinions/experiences

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