"the best" stomach muscle exersizes?

**Sanovarak** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:10pm

Im not too bothered about six packs etc. I just dont want my stomach to be so flabby. Haha...

what are crunches?! explain to me!

**Stold3** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:11pm

The only thing I never tried was the medicine balls. I was doing flutter kicks, twisting bicyles and the likes for at least an hour a day, I wanted a 6 pack bad. But I never got one until I started doing the inverted crap.

**Sanovarak** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:12pm

I could do about 2.5km, which works out at 30 laps, about, when I last started running. I did that every morning, I didnt keep it up for long though

**The Wastrel** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:12pm

Well, if you can't handle 45, that's fine. As long as you're going +25 minutes.

Sanovarak,
Seriously, just look up "crunches" on yahoo or something. They're very basic.

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**Sanovarak** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:13pm

it doesnt say anything, Ive tried. Just explain.

And whats all this "inverted" stuff?

**panda** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:15pm

3 miles would come out to be 5 km, inverted stuff helps with ur lower abs, uh, somebody else whos better at describing mind explaining? crunches are simply u lift u shoulders off the ground and u dont have to touch ur knees in a situp position

**The Wastrel** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:18pm

http://www.global-fitness.com/exercises/exercise101.html?GHF_Session=2909e8f57feea697a4966 b0d1100a42d

http://exercise.about.com/library/Core/bl_crunch.htm

Just don't support the head with your hands. Cross your arms on your chest, or do the Arm-Out that I described.

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**The Wastrel** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 4:21pm

By the way:

I WIN!! I WIN!! I WIN!!!!

And my girlfriend is embarassed for me now.

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - for ever."

**FingerorMoon?** · Posted On: 5/27/2003 5:38pm

Wastrel and Dochter are right.

Some other things you can try:
You don't need to do long running sessions to lose fat and get fitter.

You can try Interval training for 20 minutes, 3 times a week. Take a watch with you. Walk for a minute, jog for a minute, sprint for a minute, then repeat. Do for 20 minutes.

This will get you fitter. Your heart rate will stay slightly elevated for a far longer period after you stop than walking/jogging for much longer distances/times.

Fitballs/swissballs are great for ab work outs.
Simply lay across it. Contract your abs and breathe out as you go up - slowly, 3 seconds up. Hold at the top for 2-3 seconds while squeezing.
Slowly lower yourself down for 3 seconds.

Most people don't have the patience to work their abs properly so try and make up for it by adding weight and doing half assed fast reps.

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