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Originally Posted by T-Cake
 Then I definitely need to give that a go!
And as for the Vaccuums... makes me laugh b/c o m f g, how many times is Cakers going to FORGET what vaccuums are and have to ask!!! I know it's, like, sucking in your abs and holding it or something..  I don't know wtf I'm talking about!  |
As expected, I've had to make alterations to my usual desired way to train to accommodate the aches & pains. The crappy knee thing is really getting to be an issue. Its not like its goign to go away and its not surgery-worthy. Its just a lot of wear & tear. But you're still looking the VOLUME of work you are doing... "volume" can consistof the weight, the reps, the TUT, time between reps / sets and the degree of explosion in your workout- so that means you can vary any of those things to get equivalent "volume"....
Vaccuums are another choice driven primarily by my foot -- most ab work requires your feet for stabilization - I'm trying to avoid pushing the top of my feet on anything (e.g. an upright seated ab machine or a roman chair / decline bench) as well as stabilization on a fit ball or kneeling (e.g. kneeling cable crunches) so I've been opting for leg raises and vaccuums are just something to do every now & then. I consider it training for doing an abs & thighs pose .... Its one of those things that also requires you to focus on doing it right and really visualizing the right muscles working simply because its not that "obvious" of an ab exercise. It's really funny watching other people watching me -- like WTF is she doing that requires making a face like that??? It doesn't look like its hard, in fact its hard to even see what exactly is being done. But they rock! (Just wish that roll of fat wasn't there on the "crunch"..)