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nunzi182 · Kate Spade

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nunzi182 · Kate Spade

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JoceyBaby23 · Gucci

My personal trainer has me doing an full ab routine that consists of about 140 crunches.

60 - 80 - regular crutches - works the middle

40 - sides - 20 per side

20-40 - lower abs

I personally dont like the ab machines. I feel more controlled when I do it alone.

Are you pressing too hard with your hands/arms? I know this is a common mistake with a machine. Some people think they are really using their abs and torso when they are really pushing themselves up with their neck and putting a lot of pressure on their arms. Concentrate really hard on relaxing your whole body and letting your abs pull you up.

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

No I'm definitely not using my arms. I can feel it in my stomach; and I was aware that using your arms is a common mistake so I am conscious of it so and don't do that. I feel like a reckless idiot without the machine (legs flailing and such) so it's been really beneficial in that respect. I just wanted to know about how many crunches I should do per day so that I see results.

Thanks!