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I have this problem, maybe I'm a mutant or something, but I cannot do sit-ups. Whenever I do sit-ups or crunchies, I'm putting pressure on my tailbone, and it's absolutely impossible to do more than 30 or so without killing my spine.

Is there some sort of trick to it or something?
>> Anonymous
My spine or my hip-bones.

I might as well mention that I am incredibly scrawny.
>> Anonymous
are you doing it on a hard surface? try doing it on carpet or something, i have the same problem when i do it on the floorboards.
>> Anonymous
yeah. stop being a pussy.
>> Anonymous
put a pillow underneath you
>> Anonymous
stop sit ups. chrunches are better for your back.
>> Anonymous
>>68493
I can do push-ups easily enough on a mat but I'm planning on joining the reserves to help pay for college, and I'll probably have to do a hundred push-ups on the concrete, when it's hard to do even one on a hard surface.
>> Anonymous
>>68512
quoted the wrong guy and meant to say sit-ups instead of push-ups
>> Anonymous
>>68514
I can't believe that. Ask in /k/. I honestly doubt they'll ruin your back in reserve.
>> Anonymous
do leg lifts instead.
>> Anonymous
>>68515

oh there's a high probability that you could ruin your back.

those 12 mile ruck marches are killer

D:
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>> Anonymous
Anybody know where I can go to see video of people properly performing leg lifts/crunches/situps/etc?

Maybe I am just doing it wrong...
>> Anonymous
>>68900
google and Youtube
>> Anonymous
>>68489
You ARE a mutant. Your vestigial tail is not so vestigial, which doesn't necessarily make you under-evolved. A small percentage of the population have this problem, but it is unbelievably common.
My Kung Fu instructor says it's okay to just turn your hips slightly to the left or right to take the pressure off of your tailbone while you do sit-ups.
There are also a number of exercuses you can perform isolating the same muscle groups without resting your butt on the floor, such as leg lifts as suggested earlier or performing sit-ups and crunches with your legs pointed straight up.
>> Anonymous
Get close to a wall. Put your legs up and plant your feet on the wall. Your knees should be bent at a 90 degree angle.

Lay flat on your back. Extend your arms at your side, palms down, so they're near your butt.

Suck in your gut and crunch upwards, focusing on the upper abs. Don't rock your shoulders and keep your head/neck stationary.

Try doing them like this. You range of motion is pretty low, if you start to feel it in your back, you're going to high.

I had a sore back for a few weeks and doing crunches like this actually helped it.
>> Anonymous
put a mat down