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questions re: lying side leg raises

grennie Posts: 11 Joined: 2002/09/16	2002/09/17, 02:16 PM Hi, one of my excersises I am supposed to do is the lying side leg raises. 3 sets of 15. My question is... When I do them I feel more like I am working my hips and thighs, and not my abs like it says I am supposed to do. Myabe I am doing them worng? I lay on my side and lift my leg up and down like a sissor... Also I am supposed to do hanging leg raises and machine crunches. I can't do much of either. Actually I can't so ANY machine cruches, so I have been doing plain old on the floor crunches and I can only do about 10 hanging leg raises. I have really poor abs... SO do I just keep trying until I can do them? ---------------------------- Grennie
DougKolz Posts: 33 Joined: 2002/01/22	2002/09/17, 02:51 PM Yup, that sounds about right for the side leg raises. Just keep at it, abs are tough to work out, otherwise we'd all have abs of steel !
the_w8lifter Posts: 138 Joined: 2001/08/03	2002/09/17, 04:00 PM Move both legs at the same time. It sounds like you are only moving one. Moving one does work the hip and thigh. Moving both works the obliques.
Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/09/20, 08:45 AM w8lifter how do you do both legs when you are doing side leg raises lying on your side? I have found about the same as grennie dont seem to be getting much from the side leg raises that is why I ask if I can improve it that would be great. And grennie I am assuming you are on the 12 week ab program. So am I and I do not have access to machines as well to substitute I have been doing lots of leg raises. Another one that really burns is to raise your feet about 3 inoff the ground keep legs streight and do about 100 reg crunches. -------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.
grennie Posts: 11 Joined: 2002/09/16	2002/09/20, 08:10 PM no I am not on the 12 week ab program, I am just on weight loss and definition program... I understand what w8lifter means about the leg raises... you just lay on your side and hold your legs together moving them at the same time up and down... this is gonna be hard... I am not sure if the computer spit out the worng thing for me or not. I have VERY poor abs.... and the excersises I am supposed to do are almost impossible.... -------------- Grennie
the_w8lifter Posts: 138 Joined: 2001/08/03	2002/09/25, 11:43 AM Lay down on your side with your upper torso twisted so that your head is looking directly at the side of your abs. Use your arm closest to the floor to help balance. I put the other hand behing my head for support. Keep your knees bent slightly. Raise both legs at the same time and squeeze up with your torso. You WILL feel it in your abs.
3Eleven311 Posts: 12 Joined: 2002/08/29	2002/09/25, 08:46 PM if you want to make your abs a little stronger, but without killing yourself, you might want to invest in a medicine ball and use it when doing your usual, on the floor crunches, it works, i promise---ull be able to do those hanging leg raises in no time. -------------- Mr Bojangles is the sh*t ~Justin~
Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/09/26, 04:19 PM I got it now thanks w8lifter -------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2002/09/28, 12:30 PM If you lay on your side on a bench, with just your torso on it, from the waist down hanging off the bench, and raise both legs simultaneously only about 30 to 50 degrees above and below the bench, I think you will feel it in your abs. If you go higher, you tend to bring in more lower back. Something that might be easier on y ou is if in your gym they have a hyperextension app. That way you can position yourself with your feet anchored and do side raises.
skinnyrobin Posts: 224 Joined: 2002/05/10	2002/10/13, 09:47 AM i found the ft workout a little 2 easy for me. Instead i devised my own after going through many sites and colecting tips. I use the 4 best excercises working out all parts of the abs. In just over a month i`ve already got my abs showing without contracting them-so just when i`m standing normally here it is: (i also do them in this order) 3 times a week crunches: 1 set of 80 leg raises: 4 sets of 20 reps twisted crunches: 4 sets 20 reps seated leg tucks: 4 sets of 20 reps all of the exercises above u can find on this site. its especially important to take your time (better less reps but intensive than more but fast and inaccurate)and to breathe properly (out while contracting and in while relaxing). what i also do after my workout is a little addition i invented myself: 1.lie on your back and for 3 mins keep both legs up in the air(not touching the ground). 2.lie down and raise your whole upper body and keep it in the air for 3 mins. the last 2 exercises are demanding but effective. i hope i might have helped and sparked some ideas :)