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The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
Masterbainter:
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(1) Crunches - Laying flat on your back with your feet flat on the floor (knees bent). You may either cross your arms over your chest and hold your hands on your shoulders(sorry if ya got big boobs it may not work as easy for ya) or for more resistance clasp hands behind your head like you are a prisoner of war. Lift you shoulders up off the ground. Your shoulder blades should just come up off the ground and you should fell it right in your gut. It's especially important to feel the muscle working to you can even place your hands on your belly the first few times to help yourself to learn to isolate that area while doing the crunch.
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I wanna nitpick this:
You should not put your hands behind your head. That is a fantastic way of messing up your neck because your instinct while doing that exercise is to force yourself up, especially as you begin to get more tired.
What you can do is have your hands in "guards up." This is basically if you were trying not to get punched in the ears, your hands are in fists near your temples, with your elbows down. That way you don't strain your neck.
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sounds good to me. It just depends on the dicipline of the person doing them. But some do tend to pull on their head if they clasp behind the head.
Spluff:
Honestly, the extra resistance from arm location is almost negligible.
Caleb:
I always do sit ups and crunches with my hands in front of my face.
I figure you use the wrong muscles if you have your hands in the back of your neck.
RedLion:
How are you using the wrong muscles? It seems to make it "burn" more for me when I put my hands behind my head, and I see better results from it.
Masterbainter:
--- Quote from: Spluff on 26 Dec 2008, 05:00 ---Honestly, the extra resistance from arm location is almost negligible.
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True to a point.. really depends on the shape you are in and how many reps you are pulling.
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