How many sit ups can you do in a minute?

I can do one-arm pullups.. but then i only weight 62kg :)

situps.. er... proper situps? i.e just rocking slightly up and down at ~ 30degrees?

ermm.. 40?

long time since i've done any training (used to row)
 
I can do 15-20 pull ups with just my body weight 130kg lost a couple of stone since christmas was 140kg and 2-5 pullups with a 25kg plate attached to my belt. cant do one armed pull ups.
 
OCdt Stringy said:
I assume you're following the pattern of
- Fingers on temples, elbows out in front at all times.
-1 rep is from shoulders on floor up to elbows on top (not just touching) of your knees, and back down again.

If so, then I'm on 45.
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Interesting. Is that with your feet on the floor or up against the wall?

According to a large number of fitness "experts" (PT's (i worked at a gym) and Karate instructors) the way you say is not a good way whatsoever, its supposed to damage yur back and your not allowed to do it any more (in the gym and karate), although its the military so they do whatever they like.

The way i was taught to do it "right" is to lie down with feet on the floor and knees at a 90 degree angle. Then lift your shoulders about 2 inches off the floor and roll up about 6 -12 inches, lowering yourself back down to the starting position (2 inches above the floor) and doing it again. Ill have a go in the morning and post back here. :)

I say "right" with a pinch of salt as everyone has their own way but thats the way i was told and taught to do it by people wh really should "know".

And to all these people who are going on about how much you can bench press and dead lift, thats all very well but its not proper strength. Move a large barrel (or furnature, heavy stuff etc. ) around and you'll realise an average farmer is probably far stronger than you even though they can't bench press 500lb. Bench pressing works about 2 muscle groups and doesnt help the "real" small muscles that are integral to proper strength. Sorry :o
 
Amp34 said:
Bench pressing works about 2 muscle groups and doesnt help the "real" small muscles that are integral to proper strength. Sorry :o
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well according to here it works the upper as well as lower chest, delts(shoulders), triceps, and biceps which are the stabilisers

so thats more or less the whole front upper body

care to explain what are the '"real" small muscles that are integral to proper strength' that are not in the front upper body?
 
Amp34 said:
Interesting. Is that with your feet on the floor or up against the wall?

According to a large number of fitness "experts" (PT's (i worked at a gym) and Karate instructors) the way you say is not a good way whatsoever, its supposed to damage yur back and your not allowed to do it any more (in the gym and karate), although its the military so they do whatever they like.

The way i was taught to do it "right" is to lie down with feet on the floor and knees at a 90 degree angle. Then lift your shoulders about 2 inches off the floor and roll up about 6 -12 inches, lowering yourself back down to the starting position (2 inches above the floor) and doing it again. Ill have a go in the morning and post back here. :)

I say "right" with a pinch of salt as everyone has their own way but thats the way i was told and taught to do it by people wh really should "know".

And to all these people who are going on about how much you can bench press and dead lift, thats all very well but its not proper strength. Move a large barrel (or furnature, heavy stuff etc. ) around and you'll realise an average farmer is probably far stronger than you even though they can't bench press 500lb. Bench pressing works about 2 muscle groups and doesnt help the "real" small muscles that are integral to proper strength. Sorry :o
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I'll think you're find bench pressing benefits not only the chest but also triceps, shoulders ;) .
 
Amp34 said:
The way i was taught to do it "right" is to lie down with feet on the floor and knees at a 90 degree angle. Then lift your shoulders about 2 inches off the floor and roll up about 6 -12 inches,
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That's called a crunch, it's not 'right' it's a different exercise.


Bench pressing works about 2 muscle groups and doesnt help the "real" small muscles that are integral to proper strength. Sorry :o
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Apart from the obvious shoulders, biceps, back and abdominals are all used.
 
Goatboy said:
That's called a crunch, it's not 'right' it's a different exercise.
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Thats why i said "right" as there is no "proper" way to do it. It may be called a crunch but its the way you are "supposed" to do either a crunch or a situp according to people who should know. As i said, doing it the other way has been banned in a lot of places because of fears of back damage. It doesnt really mtter which way you do it as theyre pretty much as difficult as each other, crunches more so for me.




Goatboy said:
Apart from the obvious shoulders, biceps, back and abdominals are all used.
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Ok yes sorry i wasnt too clear, I still stand by the point, it only works the larger well known muscles and not the smaller muscles in between which are vital if you ever need to carry or move anything as well as every day live.

Think of it this way, if the MR Universes are so muscular why do they never compete in strong man competitions? Simple, they dont have the right mucle and cant compete with people who spent their lives moving logs and barrels. I know theyre different disiplines and you normally concentrate on one sport but the point still stands.
 
Amp34 said:
Thats why i said "right" as there is no "proper" way to do it. It may be called a crunch but its the way you are "supposed" to do either a crunch or a situp according to people who should know. As i said, doing it the other way has been banned in a lot of places because of fears of back damage. It doesnt really mtter which way you do it as theyre pretty much as difficult as each other, crunches more so for me.






Ok yes sorry i wasnt too clear, I still stand by the point, it only works the larger well known muscles and not the smaller muscles in between which are vital if you ever need to carry or move anything as well as every day live.

Think of it this way, if the MR Universes are so muscular why do they never compete in strong man competitions? Simple, they dont have the right mucle and cant compete with people who spent their lives moving logs and barrels. I know theyre different disiplines and you normally concentrate on one sport but the point still stands.
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Because Mr Universe contestants don't train for strength, so most can't compete.

Powerlifters do quite well in wsm, and they mainly bench, squat and deadlift. As I said, I can quite easily shoulder a 250lbs sandbag, so I doubt the "average farmer" is stronger than me.
 
Amp34 said:
Think of it this way, if the MR Universes are so muscular why do they never compete in strong man competitions? Simple, they dont have the right mucle and cant compete with people who spent their lives moving logs and barrels. I know theyre different disiplines and you normally concentrate on one sport but the point still stands.
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Mariusz Pudzianowski ring any bells, can't get much more muscular than him.
 
As I said, I can quite easily shoulder a 250lbs sandbag, so I doubt the "average farmer" is stronger than me.
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So can i and i only weigh 11 st and am 6'1 and probably couldnt chest compress more than 100lb whats your point? Farmers do a lot more than lfft 250lb bags around.

I give up. :rolleyes: :p
Bodybuilders believe one thing and others believe another


Anywho, i just did 44 situps (OCdt Stringy's ones) and i wouldn't class myself as particularily fit (decidedly unfit at the moment). I can do 70 crunches as well but can get to about 50 before it starts to really hurt if you do them slowly and properly.
 
Amp34 said:
So can i and i only weigh 11 st and am 6'1 and probably couldnt chest compress more than 100lb whats your point? Farmers do a lot more than lfft 250lb bags around.

I give up. :rolleyes: :p
Bodybuilders believe one thing and others believe another


Anywho, i just did 44 situps (OCdt Stringy's ones) and i wouldn't class myself as particularily fit (decidedly unfit at the moment). I can do 70 crunches as well but can get to about 50 before it starts to really hurt if you do them slowly and properly.
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Wtf are you on about? I am not a body builder, and have never said Im one.

Farmer's aren't much stronger then any other manual workers, I should know seeing as I spent my last three summer's working on farms where my mum lives in Devon. And you can throw up a 250lbs sandbag on your shoulder, and walk around with it, without any training?

Impressive...
 
Depth said:
Wtf are you on about? I am not a body builder, and have never said Im one.

Farmer's aren't much stronger then any other manual workers, I should know seeing as I spent my last three summer's working on farms where my mum lives in Devon. And you can throw up a 250lbs sandbag on your shoulder, and walk around with it, without any training?

Impressive...
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Erm The comments werent aimed at you and in one of your previous posts you said pretty much the same thing as me. Why do you assume i have never done any manual labour? My dad being an ex builder, i have had a "little" experience working with him. Thats partly where my views of as you say "real world" strength and bodybuilder strength come from.

Impressive stuff, you must be really strong! I have a 250lbs sand bag in the garden that my dad used to shoulder and walk around with. I managed to shoulder it just now, but I don't think I could shift 275lbs.

I weight lift quite a bit, but also do a lot of carrying heavy objects, sand bags, kegs etc which I find gives you much more "real world" strength.

Im guessing you have a pretty impressive grip? My dad worked at the docks for years and can still crush my hand when he shakes it
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I have been talking about "real world" strength all along as opposed to people who go to the gym and bench press etc. I was just replying to your posts as you replied to mine. I wasnt saying farmers are any stronger than other manual workers but just using them as an example in comparison to bodybuilders. I didnt read your previous post above sorry. :o
 
Depth said:
I can bench press 400 lbs, how much can you?.. ;) I can also deadlift nearly 500lbs, which, I would guess, despite the fact you can do more situps, would make my abdominal muscles much stronger than yours (and this goes for quite a few people who lift in this forum)

In conclusion, your the faggot :p
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200lbs, care to lace up gloves? ;)

This thread is stupid... whats the standard? are we talking with a bar? with legs open of closed? Feet flat on the floor or lifted an inch or two? who measures how far 1 rep has to be to be counted?

What angle do our legs have to be on? what way are the hands going to be placed? did you cheat and use them to gain momentum?

When I do sit ups I do them without a bar and my feet flat on the floor, my knees and feet both touch at all times...

Few people can do over 60 real sit ups a minute... I could claim I can do over 100 but would I only be using my abs I would I have to use the cheats listed? ;)
 
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