Crunches vs. Sit ups |
 Sep 1 2004, 08:02 AM
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Newbie  Group: Member Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 45,583  |
I know this is a dumb question, but what is the diffrence between them? They seem the same to me...
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Sep 1 2004, 08:22 AM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
Uhm.
Aren't they the same..? Or am I getting them mixed up again... -_- |
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Sep 1 2004, 09:26 AM
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te quiero Group: Banned Posts: 2,586 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,678 |
sit-ups, you go all the way up, crunches, you go halfway up.
crunches are more effective b/c w/ situps, you just waste time by going all the way up to your knees. i dunno if that made sense. |
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Sep 1 2004, 09:38 AM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 45,583 |
so sit ups are pointless to do then? i was talking to this bodybuilder person thign n he said that u should do both n now im confused
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Sep 1 2004, 09:41 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 87 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,314 |
situps emphasize your back, so they workout the torso and the back also....and crunches stress only da abs.
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Sep 1 2004, 10:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 293 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,801 |
crunches are better.... cuz.. i know O_O.. ahah
its better to have an incline crunch bench thingy... n alwasy do it with weights ^_^ faster results hehe ^_^ dont over do em tho... ll end up with a HUGE 1 pac O_O |
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Sep 1 2004, 11:23 AM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 45,583 |
haha weights...im too flabby for that
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Sep 1 2004, 01:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 293 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,801 |
actually its not hard at all.. just get a 35 lbs plate n do ur crunches or situps..
reverse hypers are good too... i get scared doing those wit weights... so i dont cuz.. i feels like ill snap my spine >.< |
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Sep 1 2004, 03:30 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 693 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,017 |
crushes are better for abs while sit ups for your bad even though it starts aching after awhile
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Sep 1 2004, 03:42 PM
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 Day's Nearly Over Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,553 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 45,183 |
sit-ups hurt my back.
I prefer crunches. 
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Sep 1 2004, 05:07 PM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 45,583 |
hypers? reverse hypers? im so out of it
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Sep 1 2004, 05:30 PM
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You guys are dumb. Group: Member Posts: 1,252 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,094 |
What exactly do you do with the weight? Put it on your stomach or something?
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Sep 1 2004, 05:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 293 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,801 |
hypers.. workout ur lower back.. but im not talkin about that.. REVERSE hypers.. u use the same stand.. but u do it.. so ur back lays on the stand.. n u.. do up n down... O_O haha.. iono how can i explain... but if i had pics.. i can show...
the weights just makes it heavy.. if ur doing ur crunchs or sit-ups on the incline... if not.. no use for the weights... everytime i train.. its always wit weights.. cuz... yea.. besides the 5 mile runs.. the some other runs.. we carry people on out backs.. i carry like 125lbs i guess? n i have to beat the clock |
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Sep 1 2004, 05:54 PM
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 kristin Group: Member Posts: 5,705 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,985 |
sits ups are hwen you go up like all the way
crunches are easier and you dont go up all the way i really prefer crunches...because they are really the best way to get abs |
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Sep 1 2004, 06:41 PM
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 smiling hurts Group: Member Posts: 480 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,630 |
They work out different parts of your body... only used for toning
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Sep 1 2004, 08:38 PM
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You guys are dumb. Group: Member Posts: 1,252 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,094 |
QUOTE(PingPong @ Sep 1 2004, 5:42 PM) blah blah blah all by pingpong So while you do situps/cruches with weights you put them on your abs? I see.... |
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Sep 1 2004, 08:45 PM
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 F**k me Beautiful Group: Member Posts: 3,126 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,124 |
crunches only work out the top of ur abs,u wont get a 6 pack just doing crunches, and most of the time lazy people who dont do sit ups and prefer crunches,end up dong crnches wrong anyways and just move their neck up and down...
sit ups work the top 4 abs,your and ur back,and ur ower part of ur pecks lol....so yea there is a difference........ and if ur stomache isnt sucked in or flat when ur doing any of these, they arent gonna work very well |
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Sep 1 2004, 08:50 PM
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 Word. Group: Member Posts: 3,004 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,673 |
im more of a crunches person...
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Sep 1 2004, 08:51 PM
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You guys are dumb. Group: Member Posts: 1,252 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,094 |
How the hell does sucking in your stomach make it work better? Trying to suffocate you or something?
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Sep 2 2004, 03:04 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,384 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,337 |
as a lot of ppl sed already, crunches work on ur abs and sit ups work on ur lower back.
u shud maintain a balance between sit ups and crunches otherwise ur back will hurt realli easily n do dem on an incline, it helps much more |
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Sep 2 2004, 03:25 AM
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F**k me Beautiful Group: Member Posts: 3,126 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 30,124 |
QUOTE(th5418 @ Sep 1 2004, 5:51 PM) How the hell does sucking in your stomach make it work better? Trying to suffocate you or something? because ur working out ur muscles rather than just scrunching up ur fat. lol thats why when ur taking a break from doing crunches and situps u should practice "stomache vacuum" breathing/exercise |
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Sep 2 2004, 01:32 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 413 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,733 |
ive never heard of sucking in yer stomache so i dunno if it works but i know its a common mistake that ppl don't breate when they work out and its kinda hard to breathe with yer stomache sucked in
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Mar 13 2005, 09:29 PM
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crunches. my bro told me that if girls do sit ups they'll crush their ovaries.
scary. i don't know if you wanted to know that.. but yeah. haha 
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