Reply With Quoteyes it is possible...diet plays the biggest part but some high-rep non-weighted ab exercises would help a lot. can you not do any type of crunch, etc. ?
Is it possible to get flat abs without ab work?
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06-29-2004, 12:45 PM #1Registered User
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Is it possible to get flat abs without ab work?
It's really hard for me to do ab work (do to IBS), is it possible to get flat abs without working them? My diet is pretty good. I can't follow high protein (also because of IBS), but my food choices and calories are good.
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06-29-2004, 01:57 PM #2Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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yeah, I would think you could at least do a crunch.
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crunches are the hardest actually
Im getting a stability ball so hopefully that will help
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I still think you should get a second opinion and look at options, I have IBS as well and I don't have these issues you speak of.
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a crunch is simply where you lie flat and "flex" your abs, if you cannot manage that than I cannot see how you could do any ab exercise. Originally Posted by Katia7
crunches are the hardest actually
Im getting a stability ball so hopefully that will help
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I totally trust my Dr right now, since he's the only Dr who has been able to help me. Originally Posted by Jodi
IBS is very individual for every person. Also, although traiditional Drs call this IBS, my holistic Dr said that what I have is not really IBS but more of that my body is just not functioning right (we're in the process of fixing things
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The reason I can't do ab work, is because it makes my stomach feel even more uncomfortable. Crunches hurt my back. I try to get some kickboxing in whenever my stomach feels ok, since that works the abs.
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"Holistic" Dr. Alright, now that explains it
Maybe you need to strengthen and stretch your lower back more. But crunches shouldn't stress your back that much if using proper form.
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06-29-2004, 03:52 PM #9I read it someplace.
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What about exercises like planks? Or Pilates and yoga work? Those will help to strengthen the abdominal and core area, and traditional yoga may even be helpful for your internal issues. (You'd be best to find an experienced and careful teacher, though, who could make certain that you get the postures correctly and adapt them if necessary.)
As for "flatness", is that because your abdominal muscles lack tone, or is it because there's internal bloating from your IBS-a-like? In which case, no amount of working the abs will give you a flat stomach. I know someone who had problems with her gut that were similar to IBS. Her stomach noticeably popped out, to the point that she looked slightly pregnant, and it didn't go away until the medical condition had been successfully brought under control."It is a wearisome illness to preserve one's health by too strict a regimen."
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