Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

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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sit ups and abdominal cramping

kmark614
kmark614
Posts: 1
Joined: 2011/02/05
United States
2011/02/05, 06:50 PM
Hi im 29 yrs old and have worked out off and on since i was 12.
I have been out of training around 4 yrs and when I do more then 25 sit ups my ab muscles start cramping very bad, like a charlie horse up and down my stomach. Hurts to the point i cant move.. I have never experienced this before I know i should take it slow at first since im out of shape
But is this normal???
Ed_Young
Ed_Young
Posts: 13
Joined: 2009/05/19
United States
2011/02/16, 01:25 PM
Yep. Don't hassle yourself. And don't try getting to your previous peak in a few sessions, but work it up. 20 today, 2 more the day after tomorrow, etc etc. Good luck.