AB CHALLENGE WEEK 2

vanimami
vanimami Posts: 433 Member
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all, we're in week 2 of our ab challenge, how's everyone doing so far? :glasses:
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  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Doing my exercises tonight. :happy:
  • 135gratitude
    135gratitude Posts: 364
    Hey!!! I'm here! Thanks for posting VaniMani - I'm on vacation, and only get to a computer here and there! (not like at home - checking in a hundred times a day!).

    Good luck to everyone!
    :flowerforyou:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    So I have decided to be able to do the ab exercises every day, I will cut the amount of reps in half. Then I'll double them again when I get used to the routine.

    Instead of doing one exercise continuously, I switch between all of them. I do, like, 10 reps of each and them once I do the 1st 10 reps of all of them, I take a break and rest. I repeat this 2 more times. (If you are doing the normal amount of reps, you would repeat it 4 more times).:glasses:
  • vanimami
    vanimami Posts: 433 Member
    Ok, I didnit' do them yesterday, but willdo today. I'm taking a break from eating healthy since it is food day and am doing a bit too much splurging :embarassed: But I will work it out later.
  • Casi23
    Casi23 Posts: 138 Member
    I'm curious...what is this ab challenge? Do you guys have a series of exercises you do? My belly is the one thing I can never change. I've dropped almost ten pounds since I've started working out, but the belly won't budge (it just bulges). Let me know! I've love to join in if it's not too late!
  • buffjess
    buffjess Posts: 382
    may i join??? what do yall do??
  • DaniNei
    DaniNei Posts: 132 Member
    Monday: I did all of the exercises. I did have to break up the side planks to 10 sec. intervals though.

    Tuesday: I was still a little sore so I cut all ot them in half, didn't do the side planks, but did the regular plank twice.

    I was just curious if you all are doing them everyday or are you skipping days?
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    I'm curious...what is this ab challenge? Do you guys have a series of exercises you do? My belly is the one thing I can never change. I've dropped almost ten pounds since I've started working out, but the belly won't budge (it just bulges). Let me know! I've love to join in if it's not too late!

    Welcome! :happy: Here is the original plan:

    Regular plank (hold for 30 seconds)
    Side plank - right side (hold for 30 seconds)
    Side plank - left side (hold for 30 seconds)
    100 regular crunches
    50 obliques - right
    50 obliques - left
    50 reverse crunches
    50 alternating bicycles

    And I think we're adding 50 leg lifts this week.
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    I did the second half of my exercises last night. Starting a new set today. It is getting hard, and I think I'm doing the obliques wrong . . . I will have to look them up again. But I've found that listening to music helps.
  • vanimami
    vanimami Posts: 433 Member
    Ok, I didnt' do them yesterday because I ate like a maniac :embarassed: but will do for sure today. I'm back on track
  • tabbydog
    tabbydog Posts: 4,925 Member
    Did them Saturday and Yesterday. The side planks were HARD. :grumble:

    What are reverse crunches? I did locust instead b/c I wasn't sure what they were. Should work the muscles on the other side too. I also did 50 leg lifts because I wondered if those were reverse crunches, but then I saw something about 50 leg lifts being added......:ohwell:

    I'm outta guesses!

    Anyway, it's a great ab workout. I can definitely feel it!:tongue:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    I'll try to explain the reverse crunches as best I can . . . so when you do a regular crunch, you bring your chest to your knee. When you do a reverse crunch, you bring your knees to your chest. The opposite. Then you lower them back until they're almost touching the ground (but not quite), and then do another rep. I find that these are one of the hardest ab exercises for me.

    Can someone please explain to me the exact way to do obliques? Thanks!:smile:

    I can feel these exercises working, guys!:bigsmile: My grand bikini entrance is this weekend, and (for once) I'm not afraid.:tongue:
  • vanimami
    vanimami Posts: 433 Member
    Ok guys, did my abs yesterday after a good run and phew it was feeling good.

    OK to do obliques (this is what I do and I could be doing them wrong for all I know :ohwell: )
    You lay on your side and bring your upper body up crunching your side obliques. So, it's like a sit up only on yoru side...does that make sense? :smile:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Okay, I think I understand now. Thanks!:happy:

    So is there only a few people left on this challenge? Where is everyone??????????:sad:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    I am leaving for a week to go to the beach (I'm telling all the threads that, aren't I?), but I plan to do my ab sessions every day I can. What perfect timing . . . I'm already starting to see results!:bigsmile:

    What are some results all of you are seeing? Are the exercises getting easier? Can you hold the planks for longer? Do your abs look stronger????????
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    for people with weaker wrists and finding doing planks too hard - do a modified plank on your elbows. still just as hard, but won't kill your wrists.
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    for people with weaker wrists and finding doing planks too hard - do a modified plank on your elbows. still just as hard, but won't kill your wrists.

    I've been doing the modified plank . . . I thought it was the regular one.:embarassed: THAT'S why it's been too easy.:tongue:
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    LOL!
    I have trouble with my right wrist (cyst between my tendons) and can do the regular plank through a lot of pain. I do notice you get more of a workout through your shoulders when you do it on your hands versus elbow.
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Have any of you noticed that one side plank is easier to do than the other? I've found that my right side is stronger than my left side. Is this normal????
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    I was not even able to do it on my right side. Something about the alignment in your back muscles being off?
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Is there a Week 3 ab challenge??????? I can't find it!

    Where is everybody???????????:noway:

    Hello?:indifferent:

    Am I alone in the world?:sad:

    Okay, well I neglected the ab exercises last week, but I am going to start again tonight.

    I think I'm all alone.:frown:

    I will keep at this.

    Don't give up, you guys!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

    And after all this, there probably is a Week 3 challenge and I'm just missing it.:huh:
  • 135gratitude
    135gratitude Posts: 364
    Is there a Week 3 ab challenge??????? I can't find it!

    Where is everybody???????????:noway:

    Hello?:indifferent:

    Am I alone in the world?:sad:

    Okay, well I neglected the ab exercises last week, but I am going to start again tonight.

    I think I'm all alone.:frown:

    I will keep at this.

    Don't give up, you guys!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

    And after all this, there probably is a Week 3 challenge and I'm just missing it.:huh:

    I'm still doing it Fitgal!!! I am on holidays, and back and forth from a cottage, and vacationing, but I am hanging in! I took a few days off because my neck was sore (tisk, tisk, I know, bad form) and my abs were literally killing from the routine! I am hanging in though!

    Did you find the new post?
    :flowerforyou:
  • vanimami
    vanimami Posts: 433 Member
    Hi guys, I'm back! I was on vacation, so sorry for being MIA. I am going to continue the challenge :)
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    I too was on holiday but back again.
    I bought a "Bender Ball" and plan to work the challenge using that. I'll let you all know how that works out for me.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    Bookmarking this to check out later! :flowerforyou:
  • danni55
    danni55 Posts: 22
    hhmm seems like i'm late joining this BUT I am interested nonetheless and will try this out...I hope I feel the burn in my stomach. It's the one place that I can work out till I pass out and not feel anything.

    I think someone mentioned the bender ball? Please post how that goes for you. I keep seeing the infomercial for that and would like to get it....if it's as great as the infomercial claims.
  • hippieguitargirl
    hippieguitargirl Posts: 11
    ah. . . i want to join!! this sounds exciting!! :happy:
  • danni55
    danni55 Posts: 22
    ok i did this after my workout with 30 day shred and i feeeel it. i found out i can do the regular plank but def not the side planks....so i will have to work on that...but i guess it will feel REALLY good when I finally can do the side planks. my cousin said she does side planks and lowers her hips to the floor and back up a few reps/sets....holy cow i can't even do the regular side planks and she thinks i should try some sort of side crunch while doing the side planks?! :noway:
  • vanimami
    vanimami Posts: 433 Member
    Hi all, I didn't do them yesterday because I wasnt' feeling good (or was I just being lazy :huh: ) Anyways, I'm back on track today and am going to do them with a vengence :glasses:

    BTW, welcome to all the newbies to this challenge. This is actually our 3rd week for this challenge, but my 2nd since I didnt' do anything really all last week since I was on vacation :grumble:
  • fitgal411
    fitgal411 Posts: 668
    Bookmarking this to check out later! :flowerforyou:

    How do you bookmark a thread?
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