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RangerG
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 Posted: 12/13/05 - 21:47 Post subject: Realistic crunch quantity...
I am wondering what a sensible quantity of crunches is for my morning warmups would be?
I have gone as low as 150, and as high as 1000....
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 00:06 Post subject:
um......DUDE...i cant even eat that many Crunch bars. if it's only warm ups though i'd keep it on the lower side. the purpose of a warm up is to get the blood flowing there, not to fatigue the muscle before training it. if your trying to train the muscle go for the fatigue factor dude.
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TriBob
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 08:52 Post subject:
Try a swiss ball. That will kick up your ab workouts. If you are doing that many, it is time to switch up your routine.
Try:
leg raises
bicycle (with shoulders off the floor)
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 10:09 Post subject:
| TriBob wrote: | Try a swiss ball. That will kick up your ab workouts. If you are doing that many, it is time to switch up your routine.
Try:
leg raises
bicycle (with shoulders off the floor) |
Great advice. 
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RangerG
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 12:28 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | TriBob wrote: | Try a swiss ball. That will kick up your ab workouts. If you are doing that many, it is time to switch up your routine.
Try:
leg raises
bicycle (with shoulders off the floor) |
Great advice. |
What's a swiss ball..and how do you use it. And does it come with members of the Swiss Bikini Team?? 
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jrjo
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 12:37 Post subject:
| RangerG wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | TriBob wrote: | Try a swiss ball. That will kick up your ab workouts. If you are doing that many, it is time to switch up your routine.
Try:
leg raises
bicycle (with shoulders off the floor) |
Great advice. |
What's a swiss ball..and how do you use it. And does it come with members of the Swiss Bikini Team?? |
Did they migrate from Sweden? 
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 13:05 Post subject:
| RangerG wrote: | | JACKED UP wrote: | | TriBob wrote: | Try a swiss ball. That will kick up your ab workouts. If you are doing that many, it is time to switch up your routine.
Try:
leg raises
bicycle (with shoulders off the floor) |
Great advice. |
What's a swiss ball..and how do you use it. And does it come with members of the Swiss Bikini Team?? |
Yoga ball, exercise ball, you know. 
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TriBob
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Posted: 12/14/05 - 14:16 Post subject:
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Posted: 12/28/05 - 21:45 Post subject:
I loved doing excercises with my yoga ball....
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Posted: 12/29/05 - 02:08 Post subject: Re: Realistic crunch quantity...
| RangerG wrote: | I am wondering what a sensible quantity of crunches is for my morning warmups would be?
I have gone as low as 150, and as high as 1000.... |
Try something else to 'warm up'. You're wasting a lot of time doing 1000 crunches.
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Posted: 12/30/05 - 13:07 Post subject:
What are you warming up for Ranger? Prior to lifting, running, other type workout? My warmup prior to lifting is a set of 12 dips, a set of 12 pullups and then some very light benchpress. I do my morning run prior to lifting also.
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RangerG
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Posted: 01/16/06 - 21:02 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | What are you warming up for Ranger? Prior to lifting, running, other type workout? My warmup prior to lifting is a set of 12 dips, a set of 12 pullups and then some very light benchpress. I do my morning run prior to lifting also. |
Forgot I posted this here 
I have to maintain tight abbs for MMA fighting.
It is quite common for my instructors to kick me in the stomach when I am doing pushups or have me close my eyes and then nail me in the gut with a punch...when I am not expecting it.
I'll look into the swiss ball and I have already added leg lifts.
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rpfleger
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Posted: 10/12/07 - 10:59 Post subject:
Wow... sounds like a lot of fun. And you PAY these instructors to kick you when you're not looking?
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