Sit ups- I'm doing it wrong =[

[ash_scotland88]

So, yeah, I'm doing sit ups wrong and I can't seem to correct myself.

I'm getting the classic neck pain. It's around the front, almost where the glands and voice box sort of area, if this is the actually the classic area?

I'm also only managing half way but feeling the burn, but guessing after a while this will improve.

So, yeah, any tips?

I've read various guides but thought raising my questions might help me...

 

[ash_scotland88]

I would imagine if you are getting pain in the sternocleidomastoid then you are probably throwing your head forwards and back or just have weak muscles in the area.

There are more favorable exercises if you want to target your core or abdominal's. If I recall situps work the rec.fem (him flexor/quad insertion) quite heavily.

Try a crunch instead.

I try and not move my head but sadly I'm either not noticing doing it, or like you said the weak muscles.
I'm looking to target the core and I think with my current pathetic attempts it's more of a crunch I'm doing

Even just now my neck is still feeling a tad worked out and a bit tight.

I'm not sure if it's worth saying but I suffer from hypermobility, so my ligaments and joints are weak and I get quite bad pains in my legs, hips and lower back because of it. In a slightly positive light I'm starting to master the squat position but I still feel like my knees could be further back.

 

[ash_scotland88]

Thanks guys,

So really been thinking about what I'm doing with my head and neck. I'm still not sure, I used to be able to do sit ups, maybe it's just out of practice but as said I can only manage crunch sort of positions.
I think part of it is I'm leading with my shoulders and head instead of trying to get my entire back to lift up....ach I'm really not sure.

Either way I felt and caught myself in the mirror, it's the muscles from under the jaw almost forming a V to the voice box area that is hurting and I'm using.

Also I appear to more or less doing squats correctly. Knees not over toes, leading down from hips and sticking the arse out a bit I'm still feeling it more over various leg muscles instead of glutes but I'm guessing this may be due to the issues with myself I mentioned earlier. Although sometimes I feel it under/towards the groin or maybe even the hiips, while doing them.

I most likely should get off to a trainer to help with all this...

 

[ash_scotland88]

Of the sit up?