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 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:25 am Post subject: How Many Sit Ups to Do a Day |
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Try eating right, then bring in some exercises into your regular regimen... and don't forget to include sit ups.
And that's all she said and would say no more. I'm not getting into who she was and why she was giving me this advice. But the deal is that I was left to figure out everything else after that. You see, a few extra pounds lost their way, found a great host in my body and stayed on beyond their welcome visit. Mostly on the belly region... and you know how it is when there is excess weight on the belly region. OK not getting into that one as well. But how to get rid of that excess weight I was wondering about and someone said sit ups. Now all I needed to do was find out how many sit ups to do a day and I was all set to lose that excess weight that had accumulated.
I understand if some of you are facing the same dilemma as I am - How many sit ups per day will get one the desired results? That depends on what you need from those sit ups. We will get into the different factors that determine the number of sit ups that one has to undertake for the desired results to show in this article as well as how best to do them. Getting to the all important factor of how many sit ups to do a day then.
The Correct Way of Doing Sit Ups
Even before getting into the all important question of 'How many sit ups per day' and the end result of the same, it becomes important to know the correct method of going about this so that there is no muscle pull or any other complication that will arise. There is a very high risk that while doing sit ups, instead of the abdominal muscles being worked, the hip and leg muscles might be worked and that is why one needs to be careful about how they go about their sit ups. Add to that the fact that sit ups are actually different than crunches and you'll have to wonder what is the right way of going about it as well. (sit ups vs crunches)
This is how a sit up should be done in order for maximum benefits. Make sure you master this one before getting into the number game for the same:
1. Lie on your back on a flat padded surface, bend your knees at a 90 degree angle and place your feet flat against the ground.
2. Make sure that the balls and the soles of the feet are flat against the ground before you start working out.
3. Initially, place your hands at the sides instead of on the chest or behind your head.
4. Only when you have mastered the ways in which to make this absolutely perfect should you go on to putting your hands over your chest in a criss-cross fashion.
5. Putting the hands behind the head allows for the most intense workout and that is what one should eventually aim at achieving. But while doing so, remember never to interlock the fingers or there is a high risk of injuring your neck.
6. The entire focus should be on making the ab muscles work so every action should be calculated thus.
7. Do every sit up with calculated ease and very, very slowly. That is the only thing that will ensure that the exercises are being done correctly.
8. Take a deep breath and slowly pull yourself up. Exhale while you come up.
9. While going up, stop mid way and tense your ab muscles. Maintain this position for 5 seconds and lower yourself to the ground again.
10. Keep the ab muscles tight throughout this time and don't lose the pull.
11. Stopping mid way is a very demanding exercise as opposed to going all the way up. Therefore it is OK if you cannot manage many at first. Increase the number of sit up counts with each workout and do not over do it in the first session.
12. Another variation that you can try while mastering the sit up is the curl down. Which means that you rise all the way up into a sitting position.
13. Add sit ups and not sets with each workout.
How Many Sit Ups Per Day
And now for the all important question of 'How many sit ups should I do a day to see results?' And there will be varied versions of the same as well - How many sit ups to do per day to lose weight or to get a flat belly and develop some abs. Or how many calories do sit ups burn.
Here's the deal, sit ups is an exercise type that needs to be done correctly or else there will be no benefits to take from it. There's no point rushing through it and then expecting that you'll see greater results. And there definitely is no pegging of how many sit ups to do per day in a definite number, because that is just not how it works. It's as good as asking if you press the elevator button once or a hundred times, the elevator isn't going to get there any faster. You have to do it right the first time and maintain its own pace for greater results to show and to get an answer to 'How many sit ups a day to lose weight'.
As said earlier, start of with 5-8 sit ups in one session initially and then add one to every session thereafter. When you are able to bring in 15 with ease, you can start off with another set and then slowly increase the sets to about 3-4 a day. That should help you plenty with an answer to 'How many sit ups to get abs'.
Getting to the queries regarding 'How many sit ups should I do a day to get a flat stomach, or to lose weight or gain those 6 pack abs' - one thing needs to be made crystal clear. Sit ups is not going to make you automatically lose weight and gain muscle. It helps to tone the abdominal muscles primarily and most importantly and that is why there is a need to bring in other factors in as well. These include cardio vascular exercises and a controlled diet so that the excess weight can be lost in the right manner. Add to that the sit ups and these will then definitely help to get the process working faster and more effectively. That is a given.
So more than anything else, one needs to get into action an overall diet and exercise routine and include sit ups as an important part of the same. This will ensure whatever results that you are hoping for. But not quick and fast... in it's right time.
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