Sam on the sit-up bench

Sam demonstrates a few ab exercises you could do whilst on the sit-up bench.

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Sports

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• exercise
• sconz
• gym
• club
• sam
• ab
• bench
• sit
• up

[akqz]

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Is that how to make the line in the middle?

cuz mine is like these [_ _] [_ _] [_ _](I tried to put them vertical but youtube didn't show the post) but I want to make like these [_|_] [_|_] [_|_].

[sinisa1d]

For good-lookin abs:

1) Build some muscle. Not much, but some.

2) Sort out your diet and burn off the excess bodyfat. This is far more important than doing an infinite amount of crunches.

[locomotion8]

abdominal muscles are responsible for only the first 30°of lift in a sit up - effectively the part of the motion where the shoulders only leave the ground. The hip flexors are responsible thereafter. This diversion of effort from the abdominals reduces the effectiveness of training for purposes of abdominal isolation[1] and makes the sit-up a test of combined spinal and hip flexion rather than spinal flexion alone. This may explain the fat that surrounds sam's stomach area, showing inefficiency

[sinisa1d]

Good point. However,an excellent alternative to isolate the hip flexors from the exercise are the janda sit ups. Fix a bar in a door way and going below your knees. Bend your legs so that your heels touch ur ass. Then do a sit up. Much more effective.

In terms of explaining the flab around sam's stomach area, it's probably due to the fact that he doesn't train his abs. It's a good dampening layer though =)

[MyANTHEMS]

is thier any benefit from having a situp bench, i just bought a bar for my door i also want what u got but im wondering if simply laying on the floor will be just as good i expect

[ArtificialIdiocy00]

@Emmjaye4life Lol... I put my hands the the side of my head, not touching anything. It's the fact that were going down and back up, not where your hands are. I could see it putting strain on your neck if you're trying to pull yourself up with your arms, but anybody with body control and discipline wouldn't do that. Some times people put too much thought in technique and not in just the fact that you're working your muscles. Silly really

[TheMslara26]

looks hard!

[impiccolomofo]

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[Jinkazamushi]

Wow, this video helped me alot, I just got off my sit up bench 5 mins ago and tryed to find something on the internet because I thought I was doing it wrong, I did 50 situps and two sets of 25 afterwards, I'd been doing the last sit ups you showed in the video all along, now my back kills like hell. :/

[richis404]

@sinisa1d hello sam i've got a little problem ,im making sit ups on the bench for a long time now but my back still hurts, i could do much more if it wouldnt hurt,maybe you can help me

[Eskaymo]

You should not put your hands around your head it's only going to hurt your neck and do nothing for your abs. You should place your hands at the side of your temple and use your stomach to lift you.

[Emmjaye4life]

jeez, I totally didn't see the comment below after typing my last comment, yea that persons right lol...I feel like an idiot now.

[Emmjaye4life]

it's up to the person doing it, some people argue placing the hands behind the head places strain on the neck, I do sit-ups with my arms folded across my chess.