Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Dips Behind the Back/Vertical Bench Crun

Kippen
Kippen
Posts: 4
Joined: 2007/03/18
Canada
2007/04/18, 03:56 AM
I am 288lbs and have problems with these exercises. Just getting into weight/toning training. Does anyone have any alternates for theses exercises or suggests for alternates.
fouts
fouts
Posts: 156
Joined: 2003/09/03
United States
2007/04/18, 12:35 PM
For a dip replacement try doing pushups with your feet elevated on a bench or anything really just as long as it gets your feet off the ground at least 15-20 inches. For vertical bench crunch try lying on a straight bench with your legs hanging off and grip the top or sides of the bench with your hands to keep your balance - try to make the hanging half start around the crease of your gluteus maximus - and pull your legs up and into your stomach. It's really the same move just on a horizontal surface. Once you get that down try keeping your legs straight and don't bend at the knee when you bring them up.
atreby
atreby
Posts: 25
Joined: 2006/10/23
United States
2007/04/20, 02:50 PM
do you have access to machines?

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