March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

[Arabella]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

Hi Baarb, a while ago my personal trainer showed me this killer ab workout. The below picture is a close example. I used to do it with or without the weight ball and the purpose is to turn far enough sideways and tap the ground. To increase intensity you lift bended legs higher and tilt your upper body further back until you form a V . It really gives a great burn on lower and upper abs as well as obliques. Just try to tap once on each side as FAST as you can. I used to do them until failure, take a quick break, and do it again.




Good luck!
Sam

I think it depends on how your abs feel as to whether you work them everyday or not. I try to give at least a day's break for intense leg weights because it hurts, but with abs I never notice the fatigue from the day before, even if I did 200 the day before. If they hurt just standing there or after 5 or so, then a rest day is probably a good idea.

My abs don't seem to hurt at all anymore - I need to make it harder, but just adding numbers doesn't seem very effective. Raising my knees helps, but I'd really like to do them on an incline, but don't have access to one - any suggestions?

[Arabella]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

Hi everyone! I pledge 150 a day, a total of 4650 for March. The monthly numbers are so scary.

Good luck

Sam x

[biogeek]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

One day at at time, Sam. Then it's not so bad, eh?

I like that particular ab routine. It's good for your lower back, too. Basically, a good core workout.

[13_jane]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

Hi Baarb, a while ago my personal trainer showed me this killer ab workout. The below picture is a close example. I used to do it with or without the weight ball and the purpose is to turn far enough sideways and tap the ground. To increase intensity you lift bended legs higher and tilt your upper body further back until you form a V . It really gives a great burn on lower and upper abs as well as obliques. Just try to tap once on each side as FAST as you can. I used to do them until failure, take a quick break, and do it again.




Good luck!
Sam

I'm going to have a good at this one tonight in the gym - they have small balls over in the abs area!!!

jane xxx

[Fatalblue]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

I did manage to achieve a 29inch waist this month (from a starting 42inches ughhhh) so there's always a positive for lots of hard work

Wow, congrats! That's an amazing achievement. It seems like everyone is different, some need the rest, some don't. I think since I'm just starting out I'll need that recovery day. Thanks for all the responses on the subject guys!

[Tracie515]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

Put me down for 3000 Jane!

[Alexa]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

Thanks for the tips everyone - I didn't get the tapping one for a bit, but then realised it's lying down lol

I'll give those a go and report back

[quanasize8]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

I will do 200 crunches a day. I can't wait to see what my stomach will look like after i get off all this blubber. Can't wait and spring officially starts March 20, 2007..

[Blackinese27]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

I'm up for this challenge! 151 a day @ 6 days a week = 3624

[13_jane]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

Welcome to all our new recruits for March - you'll get hooked!!! hehe

good luck for March everyone

jane xxx

[biogeek]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

I got my 100 in this morning, so 100/3100 complete! Let's hear it for flat abs!!

[Blackinese27]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

151/3624

[ChristyAL]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

March 1
100/3100

[Richt]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

150 for Thursday

[Fatalblue]

Re: March Abs Challenge - Sign up and Report Thread

100/1600
That was tougher than I thought it would be!