I (M14) can only do 50 situps in a row without having a break before I do more. Is this good and how would I improve the amount I can do in one set?

I aim to reach 100 sit ups non stop eventually but would like to know how to go about this. Do I do sets? Or just 1 set till failure? I have never specifically trained this movement before but reaching at least 100 non stop is a goal of mine now. I managed to do 20 non stop on my first try today but would like to know if there is a more optimal path towards achieving my goals.

And when I went to do a setup i screamedlolol that sir hurt so bad. Ay suggestions to do situps in thisbstate

Are my legs supposed to be firmly planted or move slightly with the action? Sometimes i get slight backpains when i firmly plant my legs and go running the next day, but no pain during running when my legs are moving slightly during sit ups the previous night. I do sit ups at night and after running in the evening

Hi,

This sub seems a tad little bit dead, but I wanted to feel accountable by sharing my progress. Today I did the initial test, after just being able to do 11, not feeling satisfied with the result, I tried again after 10 minutes and could do 17-ish. Motivated me. If y'all have any tips or anything, they're more than welcome. I'll be starting in the second column on Thursday. Till then!

So, i recently started to do 20 situps daily. It's been a month. I have been doing this regularly day to day. But i feel breathless for about 10 minutes after 20 situps. My heartbeat at peak reaches 133 and i rest for about 5 minutes to slow down my heartbeat.

Is it normal?

Please let me know your thoughts 💭

I've been following the program for 6 weeks now, always pushing myself to hit the next high level category for the workout week.

On the last day of day 6 I was supposed to go at least 105. When I got there, felt I could go for a new best, which would have been 131. I hit that and I felt I could keep going. I hit 150 and felt I could keep going still. Once I hit 175 I said there's no way I'm not hitting 200 today! I hit 200 and stopped, absolutely drenched in sweat.

I could've gone maybe 5 or 10 more, but I was so excited that I had done it that I figured I'll go further during the test.

Hi I can't do a single sit-up! Can do full pushups fine and got good cardio fitness. Can anyone help me with how to do situps? I can only do them while holding a weight/ kettlebell in front. (Am middle aged woman but from what I remember this has always been my problem even when younger, so can't blame it on past pregnancy/age). Any tips advice appreciated. *Edited for clarity

Managed to get myself al the way up to 75 on day one (holy shit my abs hurt) but I used to do them all the time so a little unfair, hopefully I can make it to 200 though because I never did that before.

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Just finished the second test that dictates which column to place you in at for week 3. Made it through 35, albeit I had to pause a couple of times for a brief moment (not long enough in my opinion to not be considered consecutive). So that keeps me in column 2. Definitely have a ways to go, but doing a lot better than at the start already and I love it.

Managed to get 13 in for the initial test. Planning to start off light while forming the habit, then slowly work my way toward the 40 mark.

Hello! Is this still an active place to post for this? Hopefully it is, but nevertheless I've been doing my own for the last 2 weeks so I'm going to post here anyway!

So I started on 20 situps and pressups a day which I thought would be pretty easy. actually finding it harder than I thought. Now on 30 of each per day.

Is anyone currently doing this/ how did you find it if you completed it? I'll be posting regulary with updates and would love to here from people :)

Seems like it's dead here but I'll post anyway, Male, 33 yo, 230lbs, based on my scale 23% fat 33% muscles, Did the initial test yesterday, did better than I expected, followed the instructions on the site by curling my body up to 35-40 degrees and keeping my hands resting behind my head, and managed to do 20, so starting tomorrow with column 2.

Well I had a slight hiccup but I finished week 1 last night its not so bad.

I have noticed the first few sets go by pretty easily till you get to the last 2 sets then it starts to get a little harder.

You can also ask questions or start a new thread with your question or hello.

It was not that bad and I do not think that I struggled at all completing it.

I would of thought that starting in the 2nd column would of been harder then it was. Has anybody else had similar experiences ?

Today I did the initial test I did more then I expected but not as many as I hoped. I completed 15 situps.

So I will be starting in the 2nd column on Tuesday So my schedule with be Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and I will be using Sunday as my only rest day.

Let me know what you think.

If you are using this program please post about your thoughts on the program and update us on your progress.

Im having trouble with keeping my feet on the ground everytime i do full sit-ups. I'd love to hear some tips, Thanks!

Hi, Me and some friends are starting the 200 situp challenge , but also want to do the 100 pushup and 200 squats challenges. Is it a bad idea to do all 3 at the same time? Any insight would be nice, especially if you tried it.

Thanks

I've checked all posts on topic, tried keeping my eyes on the seeling and my tongue on my palete. Yet pain won't go away, so... no crunches for me. Hence question: do any of you know other exercising schemes (for leg raises or sth) I could do instead?

I realized today that I haven't been doing crunches correctly. It's impossible for me to curl my upper back without my lower back leaving the floor. My spine refuses to curl that way when I'm lying down.

Does this mean I should look for another core strengthening / ab exercise, and if so, which one should I do? Is there a "light" version of crunches (like there is for pushups) that will start getting the right muscles working so that I can eventually do them right?

I'm 3 weeks in so not trying to be a hater but the exercise called for on the website is a crunch not a sit-up so it seems a little misleading to me that they call it a 200 sit-ups.

So I attempted to do the initial test. Apparently I don't have even the abdominal muscles to even make my shoulder blades leave the floor. At least with the pushup challenge I can do the knee version as a starting point, but I'm not sure how to start with these situps if I can't even do one properly.

Suggestions?

I do pushups, sit ups, squats and dips. Sit ups are defo the hardest for me.

I suppose in a way it makes sense because I have a long history of going to the gym where I would train bench, squats ect but never really did any ab work

I've always had lower back issues, but with stretching a lot more lately, the sit-ups seem to be easier, even at this early stage. Lets do this!