Abs Challenge: Work ur Core

msnewbootie
msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone up for a sit-up challenge...goal 300/day for a week! I am not a fitness guru, but I currently do 200/4 days a week! So, I am aiming a little higher. U can do them with/without a machine, bare floor, legs bent, legs down, legs raised...your call...Just make sure u do them correctly to get results. LETS Go!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Add me as a friend if u r interested!
Challenge starts tomo, Tuesday July 12th to Mon July 18th
«1

Replies

  • jesienia
    jesienia Posts: 294
    I'm in! :D
  • Tourniquet5
    Tourniquet5 Posts: 18 Member
    sounds interesting. ill probally cry after 200 lol
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    Ok Great!!! U can either post ur daily mark to this forum or the link I will provide on my homepage!
  • Christina74S
    Christina74S Posts: 21 Member
    I don't think I can do this but I'm up for trying!
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    OMG...did I set the bar too high...we can do this! Just think there are 101 ways to work ur abs:
    Sit-ups
    Crunches
    Leg Lifts
    Jack knife Sit-ups
    Bicycle Crunches
    Stability Ball
    Standing Leg Bends

    Add some more if u know em
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    I plan to knock out all in the am or 150 in the am and 150 at night! 20-25 Reps/Set
    But on gym days, I will knock them out ab machine!!!
    What's ur plan?
  • emmerrs
    emmerrs Posts: 158 Member
    Okay this will be one hell of a challenge, but that's the point right?? I'll do my best!
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    Okay this will be one hell of a challenge, but that's the point right?? I'll do my best!

    Ur best is what counts!!!!!:flowerforyou:
  • olpbabe
    olpbabe Posts: 89
    Don't know about 300, might just shoot for 200. But I'll be in! :)
  • dont_give_up
    dont_give_up Posts: 312 Member
    Go ahead and count me in. Guess I can at least try right? If you don't hear from me, then you'll know I died trying! :ohwell:
    What time do you want these in by?
  • AussieGem
    AussieGem Posts: 96 Member
    I am in!! I will do 200 normal situps and the remaining 100 I will do the situps that work your obliques. I think I wont be able to move afterwards so I am going to have to spread it throughout the day!
  • erinkeely4
    erinkeely4 Posts: 408 Member
    I was thinking I would have to do 300 all at once and was like... OUCH. But yeah, I think I could do two sets of 150 each day! Well, assuming my stomach isn't so sore by the 3rd day that I can't even do 10 ;)

    I'M DOWN! Thanks for the challenge!
  • nanc94
    nanc94 Posts: 141 Member
    can you say OUCH... im gonna aim for 200 then go from there ... starting tomorrow
  • dyiaane
    dyiaane Posts: 271 Member
    Sounds good. I just have to remember to do them every day. I'll start tomorrow.
  • snickers14
    snickers14 Posts: 21
    I'm keen!

    I also might just aim for 200 because currently I do nothing so that is more than a challenge for me!
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    Go ahead and count me in. Guess I can at least try right? If you don't hear from me, then you'll know I died trying! :ohwell:
    What time do you want these in by?

    Just post totals daily to link provided on my homepage, preferably by 11:59pm your timezone!
  • bluevwgurl
    bluevwgurl Posts: 220 Member
    heres one not mentioned: check out P90X's "crunchy frogs" (lots of videos on youtube, i think) . they kick the abs into shape, although, i cannot see doing anywhere near 300 of those. :-)
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    heres one not mentioned: check out P90X's "crunchy frogs" (lots of videos on youtube, i think) . they kick the abs into shape, although, i cannot see doing anywhere near 300 of those. :-)

    Although I dont have the entire program, I do have a P90X Ab ripper dvd.....can you say "Mercy x 3".....it's definitely insane!
  • dyiaane
    dyiaane Posts: 271 Member
    300 Done
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    Why all the sit ups? If you did 300 arm curls with resistance, your arms wouldn't get any "toner" or stronger (unless you were progressively increasing the resistance), but you would build muscle endurance. So is the goal here to build muscle endurance in your abs?
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    :flowerforyou:
    300 Done
    Great Work
  • paradog
    paradog Posts: 378 Member
    I'm in....
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    Why all the sit ups? If you did 300 arm curls with resistance, your arms wouldn't get any "toner" or stronger (unless you were progressively increasing the resistance), but you would build muscle endurance. So is the goal here to build muscle endurance in your abs?

    U have a valid point, but guess what, its only a week-long challenge...any gains made is a gain earned!:noway:
  • paradog
    paradog Posts: 378 Member
    Why all the sit ups? If you did 300 arm curls with resistance, your arms wouldn't get any "toner" or stronger (unless you were progressively increasing the resistance), but you would build muscle endurance. So is the goal here to build muscle endurance in your abs?

    I dont agree. The stomach is your center. If your stomach is weak it will impact all other activities. A special concern is that many of us are not close to our goal and are more apt to be injured do to the neglect of the core. Adding resistance (weight) will only make the muscles bigger.

    I think that a variety of core exercises are needed but to start with a simple goal of 300 per week (about 45 a day) is modest.
  • msnewbootie
    msnewbootie Posts: 240 Member
    I dont agree. The stomach is your center. If your stomach is weak it will impact all other activities. A special concern is that many of us are not close to our goal and are more apt to be injured do to the neglect of the core. Adding resistance (weight) will only make the muscles bigger.

    I think that a variety of core exercises are needed but to start with a simple goal of 300 per week (about 45 a day) is modest.

    Strengthen the Core....yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • dyiaane
    dyiaane Posts: 271 Member
    300 done
  • nanc94
    nanc94 Posts: 141 Member
    ok so i did my first 300 on Tuesday......then tried again today....didnt think i could do more than the first 50....but struggled thru to get 200 out of the way then did the remaining like an 1 1/2hr later...

    learned my lesson......im breaking it up to 150 am / pm most likely 5sets of 30
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    Why all the sit ups? If you did 300 arm curls with resistance, your arms wouldn't get any "toner" or stronger (unless you were progressively increasing the resistance), but you would build muscle endurance. So is the goal here to build muscle endurance in your abs?

    U have a valid point, but guess what, its only a week-long challenge...any gains made is a gain earned!:noway:
    Here's another valid point. If your abs aren't used to hard exercise and you exert hard resistance on them, like any other muscle they will GROW a little. I don't think the point here is to grow abdominal muscle.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member


    I dont agree. The stomach is your center. If your stomach is weak it will impact all other activities. A special concern is that many of us are not close to our goal and are more apt to be injured do to the neglect of the core. Adding resistance (weight) will only make the muscles bigger.

    I think that a variety of core exercises are needed but to start with a simple goal of 300 per week (about 45 a day) is modest.
    If you are exercising correctly, you will contract your "core". While I agree that direct ab work is good for strengthening the area, 300 crunches a day is overkill.
    Being a PT, I can verify that doing 3 sets of 20 reps for crunches and a leg lift of some sort, with strict form (which usually doesn't happen with people who haven't been checked to see if their form is correct) is sufficient to strengthen the core. This is also verified by clinical study by the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.
  • dyiaane
    dyiaane Posts: 271 Member
    300 done.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories