BL Black Team Challenge Week #2

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  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    Well, I can't get off the floor enough to really feel anything-- crunches seem like they do nothing, so I'm more working on lower abs-- bicycle type stuff, and then reaching for my feet-- at least I'm feeling it and it seems to be having "some" result. I think I have totally blown my muscles apart forever-- but we'll see.

    Sorry about the honor-- giggle.
  • punka274
    punka274 Posts: 895
    ok....i just did 100 crunches after my treadmill workout. I had to make myself do them....im so BLAH today:indifferent:
  • Juliebean_1027
    Juliebean_1027 Posts: 713 Member
    ok....i just did 100 crunches after my treadmill workout. I had to make myself do them....im so BLAH today:indifferent:

    You're my hero! :flowerforyou: Way to go girlie!
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    ok....i just did 100 crunches after my treadmill workout. I had to make myself do them....im so BLAH today:indifferent:

    100 crunches!!!!!!! That's amazing!!!!! :noway:
  • nwfamilygal
    nwfamilygal Posts: 635
    ok Im in. Haven't done those in forever but will do my very best :tongue:
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    100 crunches, oh my goodness. I just did 10 and thought I would die. I have no ab muscle at all. I will commit to doing 10 in the morning and 10 at night. I was wondering if somebody could please share some other simple ab exercises. My son told me to lay down and then rest on my feet and my elbows if that makes any sense. I felt it do something but good or bad, I don''t know. Any suggestions? Thanks!
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    For all of you that have a hard time doing a lot of crunches, if you want to do more. Do 10 rest and repeat several times. I'm like marla, I can do crunches till I'm blue in the face and don't feel it. I tend to do the bicycle thing also.

    To do it you lay on your back. pull one knee to your chest and extent the other leg, the closer to the grownd you can get it the better, then you lift your head and shoulders off the ground and keep them up and switch your legs. I do this until I get a really good burn, rest then repeat.

    Here is the best ab exercise ever though. Let me see if I can explain it well. First you need a partner. You lay on your back on the floor and your partner stands with one foot on each side of your head. Their ankles should be by your ears. You then grab hold of their ankles. Next you cross your legs and lift them into the air so there is a 90 degree angle between your body and your legs. Now your partner needs to try to shove your legs back down to the grownd and you need to try to keep them in the air. They just put their hands on your calves and shove similar to pushing a swing. They can go straight or a little to either side. Once you get the hang of it you will be able to really feel it.

    I challenge each of you to try this at least once this week.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Anna, that sounds kinky.:indifferent:
  • Vanessa414
    Vanessa414 Posts: 644
    For all of you that have a hard time doing a lot of crunches, if you want to do more. Do 10 rest and repeat several times. I'm like marla, I can do crunches till I'm blue in the face and don't feel it. I tend to do the bicycle thing also.

    To do it you lay on your back. pull one knee to your chest and extent the other leg, the closer to the grownd you can get it the better, then you lift your head and shoulders off the ground and keep them up and switch your legs. I do this until I get a really good burn, rest then repeat.

    Here is the best ab exercise ever though. Let me see if I can explain it well. First you need a partner. You lay on your back on the floor and your partner stands with one foot on each side of your head. Their ankles should be by your ears. You then grab hold of their ankles. Next you cross your legs and lift them into the air so there is a 90 degree angle between your body and your legs. Now your partner needs to try to shove your legs back down to the grownd and you need to try to keep them in the air. They just put their hands on your calves and shove similar to pushing a swing. They can go straight or a little to either side. Once you get the hang of it you will be able to really feel it.

    I challenge each of you to try this at least once this week.

    I'm gonna try this with BF tomorrow, sounds like a great ab work out! I too can do a gazillion crunches and have no results, always have, not sure why!
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Okay, I knew they would have something on youtube, check this out. Don't do too many or you will be sore.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkbYH2V-3o
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Anna, that sounds kinky.:indifferent:

    Lately that's about as kinky as I get.:smokin:
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    Okay, I knew they would have something on youtube, check this out. Don't do too many or you will be sore.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkbYH2V-3o

    Is it crazy that I think that looks fun? I'm going to see if I can convince my roommate to try it with me.
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Okay, I knew they would have something on youtube, check this out. Don't do too many or you will be sore.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkbYH2V-3o

    Is it crazy that I think that looks fun? I'm going to see if I can convince my roommate to try it with me.

    Na, that's not crazy. I actually like to do them. But them make me so sore:grumble:
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Dave suggested one where you lay kinda of in a pushup position. But instead of resting on your hands, rest on you forearm. Then hold your body up with your toes (like a push-up). So only your toes and forearms are touching the ground. Just hold that position. He said for added difficulty, put a medicine ball in the small of your back.

    Another Dave suggestion is sitting back to back with someone and passing a medicine ball. Pass it to your left and they'll grab it on their right. Then they do it the same way. So you pass the ball in circles to work your obliques (sp?). Dave said he was in the fat group in the navy so he knows lots of excercises. :laugh:
  • Girlmom282109
    Girlmom282109 Posts: 2,643 Member
    Dave suggested one where you lay kinda of in a pushup position. But instead of resting on your hands, rest on you forearm. Then hold your body up with your toes (like a push-up). So only your toes and forearms are touching the ground. Just hold that position. He said for added difficulty, put a medicine ball in the small of your back.

    they are called planks and they are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so HARD!!!!! Try one and that is all you will have to do!:laugh:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    my friend was visiting from MA and we did abs on the beach!! We did Pilates type ab work and she showed me some yoga moves. Fun to watch ppl watching US!!

    Specially the drunken bum that kept walking up to us asking if we were "Sceretching out maximus!!" I thought it was hilarious cuz of well MAX.....she thought it was funny cuz he was spraying me with spit when he said it. Good thing salt water disinfects!!

    :drinker:
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    they are called planks and they are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so HARD!!!!! Try one and that is all you will have to do!:laugh:

    I thought they didn't sound hard so I tried one. :sad: :sad: :sad:
    Wow. WHY IS THAT SO HARD????
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    Oh my...I am totally sitting this one out...:sad:
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    Oh my...I am totally sitting this one out...:sad:

    If I can do it so can you!!! I hate HATE ab work but I'm up for a challenge!!!
  • tresa1234
    tresa1234 Posts: 796 Member
    Ok everybody ... I still feel like crap and I just got done with 30 minutes on the elliptical and 50 crunches & 50 oblique crunches on the stability ball. If I can do it ... so can you!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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  • Girlmom282109
    Girlmom282109 Posts: 2,643 Member
    they are called planks and they are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so HARD!!!!! Try one and that is all you will have to do!:laugh:

    I thought they didn't sound hard so I tried one. :sad: :sad: :sad:
    Wow. WHY IS THAT SO HARD????

    because our core muscles SUCK!!! :sad: :sad: :sad:
  • tresa1234
    tresa1234 Posts: 796 Member
    they are called planks and they are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so HARD!!!!! Try one and that is all you will have to do!:laugh:

    I thought they didn't sound hard so I tried one. :sad: :sad: :sad:
    Wow. WHY IS THAT SO HARD????

    because our core muscles SUCK!!! :sad: :sad: :sad:

    Okay, I'm going to go try one. Back in a minute. :wink:
  • tresa1234
    tresa1234 Posts: 796 Member
    Wow ... no WONDER pirates used to punish people with the plank!

    Or ... was that something else?

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    Alrighty ... must admit ... exercising did make me feel better. I know this. Why don't I remember it EVER? :grumble:
  • rklein71
    rklein71 Posts: 112 Member
    I just tried the laying on your back with your legs crossed and I cannot believe how much you can feel that in your abs. Holy moly!
  • Tri_Dad
    Tri_Dad Posts: 1,465
    ABS!!!!??? :noway: ABS!???? :noway: WHY GOD WHY!!?!!?!??!!!!?!?!? :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
    :angry: :angry: :explode: :explode: :explode: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

    Allright!!!!! Allright!!!!! I'll do it! :ohwell:
  • Girlmom282109
    Girlmom282109 Posts: 2,643 Member
    ABS!!!!??? :noway: ABS!???? :noway: WHY GOD WHY!!?!!?!??!!!!?!?!? :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
    :angry: :angry: :explode: :explode: :explode: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

    Allright!!!!! Allright!!!!! I'll do it! :ohwell:
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I'm missing out tonight I feel like I'm gonna barf tonight so no abs for me. I'll do double tomorrow!!

    I :heart: ABS!!!
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    The plank is what my 13 year old had me doing and I thought I was doing to collapse. We also did the leg cross one and my legs thudded to the floor each time with just a little push. :grumble:

    This is a good but bad challenge for me!
  • lynniejones
    lynniejones Posts: 1,291 Member
    I've been doing the 200 situps thingy, it's a great program to build up your crunching abilities. www.twohundredsitups.com No time like the black team challenge to start it-- baby steps!





    Think I am going to go repeat the work I did at 5 am. And some planks, too those are killer! I've also got a lateral thigh strider that seems to work my obliques.

    Lynnie
    Who is loving the little chihuahua on her lap.
  • pparker2214
    pparker2214 Posts: 64 Member
    I went to the gym tonight and did extra work on my abs!!! Thanks MARLA for the fabulous suggestion!! I'm feelin the burrrrrrrrrrrrrrn! :mad: :laugh:

    Have a good night everyone!!
  • punka274
    punka274 Posts: 895
    Ok everybody ... I still feel like crap and I just got done with 30 minutes on the elliptical and 50 crunches & 50 oblique crunches on the stability ball. If I can do it ... so can you!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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    YOU GO GIRL....GET THAT ABB WORK IN! mmmm,that reminds me....i next time i need to do some oblique work too,i just hate doing them:tongue:

    Im hearing talk of planks....OMG, NO...NO PLANKS. :sick: (ok,maybe one or two:ohwell: )

    OK, on a serious note...I will work my abbs monday, wednesdays and fridays....but im putting my foot down after that:wink::happy: :laugh: :tongue:
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