Talk:Sit-up

Very helpful page. Especially this passage "Many people do many sit ups each day in an attempt to gain a sixteen pack, but abdominal exercises must be combined with some form of cardio such as running to lower body fat to allow the abdominal muscles to be seen." 69.250.247.125 06:48, 3 December 2005 (UTC)Sit ups have evolved over the years. Years ago, it was customary to do the straight legged sit-ups but this fell out of fashion because the experts felt it was damaging to the back and wasn't effective in targeting the abdominal muscles. A more difficult variation of the straight legged sit-up was the slant board. Today, crunches are in vogue and in comparison to the straight legged sit-up it seems as if your're bearly moving. What type of sit-ups will be popular 10 years from now?

Sit Up Rest Period

In most weightlifting exercises, you are supposed to wait at least a day to allow your muscles to rest and rebuild. Does this apply to calisthenics also? Should you wait a day before performing sit-ups again, if you do them in large sets (100+)? 69.248.92.4 02:15, 22 February 2007 (UTC)