I keep hearing that sit-ups do not burn fat around your stomach, they do not build abs. What are situps good for?
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Thread: What are Sit-Ups good for?
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01-26-2009, 07:24 PM #1
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01-26-2009, 07:33 PM #2
Nothing.
Situps will help to strengthen the slow twitch fibers of the abdominal muscles, which are mostly fast-twitch by nature. They will cause some hypertrophy in the abs, which will just make your stomach look bigger. According to Vince Gironda, they also shock your sternum and lower hormone levels.
In addition, they require forceful flexation of the spine, and are said to cause more spinal stress than the spine is designed to handle. if the back is kept straight while doing a situp, it only works the hip flexor muscles.
Try weighted crunches for ab strength, but watch out for your back.
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no, it would not. understandable mistake if you're a self-admitted noob, since this is one of the most widely propagated workout myths out there.
if you want to burn fat, do cardio. if you want to build more muscular abs, do crunches, leg lifts, etc. you sound like you want to do both, so do both. it does no good to do just situps and crunches and expect a beer belly to disappear.finally got back into the weight room today to see where I'm at a lil over a week from the injury. I got good and warm before attempting anything, but I noticed in certain lifts I had to pay extra attention to keep from crapping myself...
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Cry much? Oh shut up seriously, I came here for advice, not for some a.sshole who just says "ur face". Why waste your god given time on my thread if your only response is so irrelevent and stupid. You are trying to back him up, but really you are just sucking up to his ass because of his rep power, or he is well-known to my guess.
I mean seriously, lol what is the point of posting if your not helping? I do not understand...I just don't. People waste their time on the stupidest things sometimes, when I just want a little help.
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It is impossible to target fat.
Sit ups are a body weight exercise. Simply working amuscle, can 'tone' it to some extent. If you have minimal bodyfat, it will make them look better, becuase you are working them. However to sit there and do countless sit ups to try to reduce a beer belly is futile. You can not spot reduce fat. your body is predisposed to storing fat in certain areas. You need to reduce fat all over, and your body will take it away in it's predetermined order.-
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