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exercise help
ok well to start off im a guy and i've just started working out.i do sit ups, push ups, lift weights and all that other stuff. but what i need help on is with the sit ups. the problem is that i do the situps and i only think that it works in the lower abdominal area and i want it to work on my abdominal sides and upper abdominal too. is there any way that i can do something to work the sidesand upper part that actually works?also i have a flabby chest and i was wondering how i can get rid of it.oh yea and is it normal to feel soar in the muscle area of your arms,legs,and stomache the next day after working out.
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Do crunches.
I dunno if it works for guys, but it definately works for girls. Try doing 3 sets of 20 every day or something. And of course its normal to feel sore, that means you did a good work out. But if its sore for more than two days, you probably hurt a muscle or something.
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For a more challenging sit-up, try the elevated-leg technique. Lie down on your back with your hips straight up and your lower legs resting on a bench or chair. Your knees should be at a 90 degree angle with your thighs perpendicular to the floor and your lower legs parallel to the floor. You will find that your hip flexing muscles cannot assist you as much in these sit-ups, forcing your abdominals (rectus abdominis) to do more of the work. To work your obliques (sides), do the same exercise, but bring a shoulder towards the opposite knee on the way up (Note that you won't be able to actually touch your shoulder to your knee - please don't try!). Elevated-leg sit-ups can be quite challenging, so try not to overdo it on the first few tries.
For the flabby chest, the old cliche "diet and exercise" is the only way to go. You need to find a balance between how much energy (Calories) you take in through food and drink during the day and how much energy you use. To get rid of the flab, you have to use more energy than you take in. It's up to you to decide how much of that is eating less (and better) and how much of it is being more physically active.
Yes, it's very normal to feel sore a day or two after working out, especially if you're just beginning. If you keep working out, you will notice the soreness less and less, and you may even begin to enjoy it.
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yea its very normal to feel pain after working out in like all of your body especially the first day it lets u feel how much work youve done anyways for your side try doing cruches its like sit up but when u go up you move side to side then back down do about a hundred a day until you get used to it then do like 200 for a week then 300 for a week as for your cheast lift alot of weights and sooner or latter it will all be muscle just dont stop working out or you will gain alot to weight and lose muscles and dont work out to hard or you will hurt yourself
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They don't work your abdominals as great as you think...in fact they barely do, crunches engage the whole system of abdominals no matter what anyone tells you about how they only work the upper.
Flab goes away by dieting, I don't care if you do 500 push ups and bench press 450 lbs
Yes its normal to feel sore after you workout, it's called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.
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