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Ab excersises that don't use your feet?
Sounds weird I know, but the only excersise I can think of is crunches. Even full sit ups are hard because I can't tuck my feet under something to keep them from coming up. Planks use my feet.....suggestions?
Re: Ab excersises that don't use your feet?
crunches
side crunches
leg lifts
superman toe touches (Lay on your back, put your legs straight up and touch your toes)
bicycle crunches
full body sit up (start laying flat out with your hands behind your head and pull your knees to your chest while you do a crunch with your upper body)
These 2: They are weird to explain but they kill
1. Sit against the wall (back and butt against it as much as possible). Have legs in front of you sort of like in a triangle but a few inches between your feet. With back against the wall, lift and lower legs 2" off floor (maintain triangle position of legs)
2. Lean back against wall but butt a few inches away so back is curved slightly. Put legs together and raise up (like in a V). Legs fully extended. Pulse legs closer towards you.
Scissors (pilates)
Put legs on exercise ball and get into pushup position. Roll ball towards forwards and back. You can stay on your shins to avoid your feet.
leg lifts (on your back, legs straight, raising and lowering not letting them touch the ground).
v-ups (legs straight, arms overheard, bend like a V and meet in the middle)
flutter kicks/scissors (legs straight, legs moving up and down opposit each other in a small pattern - or legs moving back and forth over and under each other in a small pattern just off the ground)
I don't know the name of this one but we call them row the boats....sitting, legs bent (like a regular sit up) then lean back till you feel the tension in your abs. Stay in that position and twist your torso moving your arms from side to side like you're rowing a boat (these are AMAZING).
obliques - sit like your doing a regular sit up, shoulders lifted off the ground a little and arms straight at your sides...move side to side trying to touch the insides of your ankles.
windmill. lay on back. arms out to each side to form a T, legs up straight and held together. drop legs to right (legs straight), up to middle again and to the left. just keep repeating.
keeping with the same tone lay on back, knees together, legs at flat tabletop (meaning knees and ankles level). dip legs/knees to right and keep them hovering off the floor about an inch. reach left arm up and 'climb a rope', pulling your arm down while crunching the side, until your midsection is off the floor.
Awesome, thanks all!!
try the ab doer twist. i used that after borrowing it from my sister and its sitting on a chair like thing and twisting your abs into motion and crunches. I actually used it initially for my back pain in the morning which it helped to loosen up my back muscles but I lost 2 inches from my stomach when I kept doing it every day.
Google Ab Doer twist thaneproducts.com if you are interested.