Sit Ups

[TomW]

Hey guys just a quick question about Sit ups. Me and my mate were talking about Sit ups today whilst down at the football (Leicester lost again so we decided to ignore the match in the second half) anyways he said that when he does his sit ups he finds it easier to stick his feet under his sofa so his legs are stuck into position but Surely you can't have some sort of weights on your feet when doing PRMC so what he is doing is pointless???
Sorry again if its been covered but i can't find it

[joethejudge]

I am pretty sure that you have someone holding down your feet when you do your PRMC but you'll have too check with someone who has done it.

[TomW]

Cheers for the quick reply Joe, Hopefully someone can clear it up for us.

[Lance]

Joe is right. Your feet are held down when doing sit ups. It's the same for all services.

Use the search function. You should find a few posts about it.

[TomW]

Thanks for all your help

[Gunn]

yeah your feet are definatly held down in your PRMC, but if you have some weak f*ck like the dude who was holding mine your legs will fly up!!!

[TomW]

Lol that would be annoying if your trying your best to do as many sit ups as you can and you have someone who cant hold your feet properly i would be annoyed.

[rambo]

Believe me it is annoying i had someone not doing it properly for me and as a result my thighs were hanging out.

[lew]

If there weak, get them to kneel on your feet!!!


lew

[Gunn]

Really, as your telling the dude to do it are you prepared for the punishment for talking in the gym?

[TomW]

But won't the instructors do anything about it if they can see that the guy who is holding your feet isn't strong enough?

[Gunn]

yeah they will tell him, but if he hasnt got the energy to hold ya feet, what can you do? same with bottom field, i am 11 stone, i had a 20 stone guy on my back and he wouldnt hold tight and dig in, and he had the cheek to shout in my ear its only pain , he wasnt helping me 1 bit!

[Peds]

Even though they do allow holding feet at PRMC (however effective it may be), I train without anchoring my legs because the sit ups feel harder to do, so you are getting more muscle work out of your reps. Similarly, I try to stand in a stress position when lifting weights so that the legs and stomach get worked at the same time as the arms and shoulders.

[Seven]

I do the same thing, except I pull my knees to my chest at the same time (creating a scissor-like movement). Not sure what that's called though.

[Peds]

Yeah, a friend of mine does those, he swears by them.
Tummy crunches or something, maybe?