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2004/02/10, 11:26 PM
I've found there are a couple of differnt ways to do these and I would like to know if there is a benefit to one way or the other.
FT shows them with you lifting your legs from a horizontal position to a vertical position. But another site I found says to raise your feet only a few inches from the horizontal. Is one better than the other?
I did the latter this evening and found them to be harder on my lower back.
Thanks!
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Tim
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
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2004/02/11, 09:40 AM
Tim, I have to agree with the lower back discomfort. After doing those leg rasies for my 4 weeks on the ab program I was happy to see them go away. Now I am doing a seated tuck and let me tell ya, it is kicking my rear.
I would say that if the latter one is giving you back pain not to do it. I tried putting a rolled up towel under my back but that didn't help me either... I did find, however, that after 4 weeks of doing it that my back was strained less and less.
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2004/02/11, 10:10 AM
I don't normally do them that way... don't think I will again either... it wasn't a lot of pain in the lower back, but more a discomfort than anything else...
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Tim
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
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2004/02/11, 10:12 AM
I actually prefer the FT version. I really try to stretch my lower back while mt feet are vertical (I'm glad I do this in private it isn't pretty) I also hold my feet about 2 inches off the floor for as long as I can at the end of each rep. I really need to watch how fast I let me legs go to the horizontal position - the faster I go the more strain there is on the back when I get to the 2 inch mark.
Seated tucks--I'll have to add them to my routine..I haven't seen them yet.
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2004/02/11, 10:42 AM
Tim, I was just thinking... a good way to do this maybe is to stretch out our back like fsdsk was saying by elongating your arms and holding onto something (like a table leg or something).
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2004/02/11, 11:03 AM
My wife had to leave off the leg raises until she strengthened her back with back extensions and supermans. The leg raises may be too advanced for some and require prep. Tim , do the one that causes the least pain. They both "go" the same place.
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2004/02/11, 11:36 AM
Thanks dudes and dudettes... least pain is the best... I just thought I would give the lower height ones a whirl... not for a while now!
Thanks!
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Tim
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
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