tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post3144768717637240982..comments2023-09-10T03:38:35.244-07:00Comments on Fit Me Pink: NO MORE CRUNCHES! (Guest post)Fitalicious Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397138843701444785noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-21188131156677385402010-11-02T22:36:55.034-07:002010-11-02T22:36:55.034-07:00I love crunches especially when I am wearing my vi...I love crunches especially when I am wearing my <a href="http://www.zbsports.com/" rel="nofollow">vibram</a>. Love it!nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014772777895002096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-11973207741783915562010-10-19T15:47:57.987-07:002010-10-19T15:47:57.987-07:00I hate crunches. It really hurts. Thanks for shari...I hate crunches. It really hurts. Thanks for sharing this. More power to you! ~ <a href="http://www.zbsports.com/" rel="nofollow">five fingers</a> ~Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889764496094655278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-78538803093883575242010-02-09T08:05:16.157-08:002010-02-09T08:05:16.157-08:00So the pilates 100 is fine ONLY if you leave your ...So the pilates 100 is fine ONLY if you leave your shoulders on the ground. This is forever postpartum or you could re open your diastasis. Anytime the shoulders come off the ground on a backlying abdominal (which is why crunches are included in this) then it is IMPOSSIBLE for the transverse to stay engaged. <br /><br />I posted the HEADLIFTS, which is the correct version of a crunch that shortens your recti from the top, bottom, and MIDDLE (a traditional crunche shortens the recti from the top and bottom, but bulges out the middle) and if you DO crunches ANYTIME postpartum, you will most likely resplit your abdominals.<br /><br />So postpartum modifcation - LEAVE YOUR SHOULDERS ON THE GROUND, and dont do any exercise where you have to jacknife up or down - 1 jacknife can undo THREE WEEKS of Seated Tupler progress, and can resplit your diastasis if you have closed it.<br /><br />Planks, as stated are great if you can keep your tranverse in. If you can't YET, then do seated tuplers until you are strong enough (1 to 3 weeks of 5 sets a day).Bonnie Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969715120845219659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-15484773273550592862010-02-08T20:43:22.895-08:002010-02-08T20:43:22.895-08:00Jill,
You can read about the Pilates 100 here: h...Jill,<br /><br />You can read about the Pilates 100 here: http://www.ehow.com/how_2302238_do-pilates-100-exercise.html<br /><br />I think it's actually fine to do (correct me if I'm wrong, Bonnie) under NORMAL circumstances, but definitely NOT when you're pregnant. Also, when you move back to your regular ab routine, you should continue doing the Tupler's everyday as well. When you've trained your core muscles to engage correctly (keeping your transverse abdominals all the way to the "fifth floor"), then you won't be training them to pooch out with normal ab exercises. But actually, I don't think normal "crunches" are good unless you can really focus on keeping the tummy in, otherwise you will train it to actually have a bulge...the plank, however is great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464258419139122607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-70657363531229683342010-02-08T11:04:33.735-08:002010-02-08T11:04:33.735-08:00I've never heard this before. I wish I would ...I've never heard this before. I wish I would have heard this during any one of my last three pregnancies... This should be shared with everyone who has or ever will have children. Thanks!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222427195742040600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-55609776682396148732010-02-05T19:26:46.810-08:002010-02-05T19:26:46.810-08:00Jill, (I am also trained in this technique and cou...Jill, (I am also trained in this technique and couldn't resist answering some of your questions). <br /><br />You can do those exercises the day you give birth! They are gentle and help your muscles (that are super overstretched) start to activate in the correct way. You can do these exercises ALL the way through pregnancy so that your muscles have some muscle memory and will come back quicker after birth.<br /><br />Planks are fine IF you can keep your belly button TOTALLY to the spine(not bulging). IF not, then just modify your plank, go elbows and knees or something.<br /><br />You have GREAT questions. You would benefit from buying the book Lose Your Mummy Tummy by Julie tupler. But, no, you don't go back to your regular exercises - only those that you can do and still keep the transverse abdominal all the way at the fifth floor.Tami H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10315562987047105342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-45231712271885612682010-02-05T11:52:58.202-08:002010-02-05T11:52:58.202-08:00How soon postpartum can you do these exercises? A...How soon postpartum can you do these exercises? About how long does it take for the gap to close if you do these exercises diligently? After the gap closes, do you then go back to your regular ab exercises? What are "pilates 100?" Is the plank good or bad postpartum? Sorry I have so many questions. I just want to be prepared. Thanks!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03578605735019295604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-15524984172278880062010-02-04T12:49:07.921-08:002010-02-04T12:49:07.921-08:00Good info! We'll have to do it together when I...Good info! We'll have to do it together when I come this month. Maybe Kimberly will do another Zumba class for us too!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702717310005882306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593966145107497858.post-22845874496123674992010-02-04T08:32:03.554-08:002010-02-04T08:32:03.554-08:00That sounds extremely cool! I'm going to try i...That sounds extremely cool! I'm going to try it.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577924157479548102noreply@blogger.com