I'm going to be doing more conditioning work in order to get a totally flat stomach and strengthen my core.
I've heard that doing sit ups the 'wrong' way can make things worse and cause your stomach to become less flat. Is this true or just a load of rubbish!?
My stomach is pretty flat but I want it to be rock hard and I also think it will help in races to have a stronger core.
Can anyone give any tips on how to do sit ups (or crunches) well? Thanks.
Okay, I'll be the first to say it. You need to post pics before we can give advice.
track chick wrote:
My stomach is pretty flat but I want it to be rock hard and I also think it will help in races to have a stronger core.
Can anyone give any tips on how to do sit ups (or crunches) well? Thanks.
You want a strong back and strong abs for racing? Try a Roman Chair - Ask your coach/trainer. When I was training I would do several sets of 25, and hold weight to chest when the 25 got too easy.
Not sure how "rock hard" the roman chair gets your abs, but it helped me when I raced, esp. the back muscles for cross. Here's a pic of one type of the chair, there are others:
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