How many situps at a 45 degree incline can you do?
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How many situps at a 45 degree incline can you do?
Unfortunately I have to do them. Somehow by riding a bicycle a lot, I developed my leg muscles but something went out of alignment in the rest of my core group and for a while I had terrible back aches. The only exercise that relieves the misalignment is doing situps on a sharp incline. Situps lying on a normal flat surface don't help that much. When I do them on a sharp incline, I can feel the stiffness , pain and tension in my back fade away especially if I touch my nose to my knees at the end of the motion.
This isn't much fun. Over a month I watched to see if anyone else at the gym was doing them. Mostly young ladies and guys in there twenties . I got to wondering, will I have to keep doing these?
This isn't much fun. Over a month I watched to see if anyone else at the gym was doing them. Mostly young ladies and guys in there twenties . I got to wondering, will I have to keep doing these?
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You forgot to mention how many you can do. And yes, Dr BF recommends you continue doing them indefinitely.
FWIW, be discreet eyeing the young ladies in the gym.
FWIW, be discreet eyeing the young ladies in the gym.
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Is that a feet up incline or a head up incline?
Where do you find an incline like that?
Where do you find an incline like that?
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0. Not recommended by my PT. Back in the day, I was awarded the JFK patch for doing the most sit-ups. Now, even half-ups are to be avoided. Let’s hear it for aging!
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Sit ups are a waste of time and energy. There are far better core/abs exercise out there there than sit ups.
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Let me help you with the search function: Core exercises
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The way to fight back soreness is to do back work. Back machine, deep squats, dead lifts, that sort of thing. Your posterior chain goes all the way to your shoulder blades. I never heard of a cyclist who got sore abs from riding. Sore back yes, all the time, like the OP.
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The way to fight back soreness is to do back work. Back machine, deep squats, dead lifts, that sort of thing. Your posterior chain goes all the way to your shoulder blades. I never heard of a cyclist who got sore abs from riding. Sore back yes, all the time, like the OP.
As with pretty much all such pains, I fight back soreness by just going out for more bike rides. Two or three rides maximum, and I'm fine again. I suspect the same would be true of all you gym guys, but I guess we'll never know.
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I do 300 level situps using a barbell to hold my feet down. I could do more, but it gets boring even with my tunes going. Currently 74 years of age, but I'm working at reducing it.
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Or just ride your bike. I get back soreness maybe two or three times a year - usually from lifting something heavy, once in a great while from riding (especially if I do a lot of hilly miles on my fixed-gear bike after not riding it for a long time).
As with pretty much all such pains, I fight back soreness by just going out for more bike rides. Two or three rides maximum, and I'm fine again. I suspect the same would be true of all you gym guys, but I guess we'll never know.
As with pretty much all such pains, I fight back soreness by just going out for more bike rides. Two or three rides maximum, and I'm fine again. I suspect the same would be true of all you gym guys, but I guess we'll never know.
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If I were to do sit ups at a 45 degree incline, I'd get vertigo. No thanks.
Crunches, planks, etc.
I used to think that riding my bike enough would give me all the core strength that I needed to ride my bike, but lower back pain does creep up on me from time to time on longer rides. And I ride quite a bit (10+ hours/week in the summer months, 8-10 in the winter, I 'd guess).
So now I supplement with some core exercises on my basement floor. No need to go to the gym. It helps.
Crunches, planks, etc.
I used to think that riding my bike enough would give me all the core strength that I needed to ride my bike, but lower back pain does creep up on me from time to time on longer rides. And I ride quite a bit (10+ hours/week in the summer months, 8-10 in the winter, I 'd guess).
So now I supplement with some core exercises on my basement floor. No need to go to the gym. It helps.
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This guy says use the heavy bag to work your core.