Learning challenge s23w5: "I Love My Body /Sit-up/Reverse Crunch
Reverse Crunch
The reverse crunch is a great workout when targeting the abdominal muscles and building core strength by targeting the rectus abdominis. Reduce back pain by activating the core muscles and improving posture.
To correctly perform the reverse crunch routine:
Start by lying on your back with both of your arms extended overhead and legs bent at a 90-degree angle. From this position, lift your legs and hips off the ground, squeezing your abdominal muscles as you make the lifting while you keep your lower back pressed into the ground and make sure you are using your abdominal muscles to lift your legs and hips.
Try not to use momentum to throw your legs up. Also, make sure it is your abdominal muscles that do the work.
Programs | no. Of reps | Rest | no. Of reps | rest | no. Of reps |
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Reverse Crunch | 10 reps | 10 seconds | 10 reps | 10 seconds | 10 reps |
I will be showing you how to perform a reverse crunch in the video below.
Sit-up
The standard sit-up is an exercise routine for strengthening the body's core muscles.
How to properly execute a basic sit-up Routine:
Start by lying on your back, making sure your knees are bent, and your feet are kept flat on the ground. Try to keep your feet on the ground while you lift your torso off the ground, curling up towards your knees. Make sure it is your activated abdominal muscles that lift your torso from the ground.
For this exercise, this is the requirement
Programs | no. Of reps | Rest | no. Of reps | rest | no. Of reps |
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Situp | 7 reps | 10 seconds. | 7 reps | 10 seconds. | 7 reps |
Curtain
Avoid straining your neck muscles during the sit-up routine. It will be helpful to keep your chin tucked and only use your abdominal muscles to lift yourself.
During the sit-up, your lower back should be pressed to the ground. This will prevent arching and straining your lower back. Keep your lower back on the ground throughout the exercise.
To get the full workout and rest segments, here is an unedited video of the whole routine.
Which of these programs is the most difficult for you
Comparing the reverse crunch and the sit-up, I feel the sit-up was far too deficient compared to the reverse crunch. If the reverse crunch was a 1 out of 10. The level of difficulty of a sit-up is 7.
What exactly makes it difficult.
I believe my upper body is far heavier than my legs, so it needs more energy to lift it up, putting a lot of pressure on the abdominal muscles.
How did you overcome the difficulty.
I was counting down in my head and enduring to make sure the count was completed. This was because giving up would mean starting afresh.
What is your overall feelings at the end of these programs?
The skin and muscles around my belly are in pain. As you may have noticed in the full video, I was totally exhausted.