Is doing 500 situps a nite too much?
364851
If you are not used to exercising and suddenly start doing something like 500 sit-ups, then it may be too much for you.  If however you are used to working out your abs and have steadily worked up then they should be fine.  In fact if you keep doing these for a long period of time, and don't add more or vary your workout, then your muscles will actually adjust to the point that you will be in a rut and you will quit seeing results.  So make sure and change up your work out every 6 weeks or so.  \n\nMy question to you would be Why would you want to do 500 sit-ups per night?  There are so many great ways to work the abs and if you did say 25 reps of 20 different abdominal exercises, I think you would enjoy it more and be less likely to burn out.  Plus this way you would be varying your workout and would probably get better results in a shorter time.  Also crunches are just as effective as sit-ups (if not more so) and put less strain on the back and neck.  \n\nWhatever exercises you do, make sure to do them correctly so you will not risk injury to your neck.  And don't just work the abdominals, but work the obliques too and you will get  a lovely midsection.
625945
get in the gym...situps pushups and benchpress.
937785
My dad had me and my brothers do some whacked out ab workout program when i was 12, it entailed doing 1000 crunches every other day.  Of course not 1000 straight, but more in sets, like 200 of legs lifted crunches, 200 legs spread apart crunches, 100 booty lifts with your legs 90 degrees from the ground, 200 bicycle kicks, 100 flutter kicks, 100 kick offs, aaand 100 leg lift offs.....we did that for about 2 to 3 weeks, and around the 3rd week i had freakin abs of steel.  Takes a long ass time though, normally the workouts entailed up to 3 hrs, and your stomach will feel like someone literally ripped you open.  Of course now i've read that apparently doing TOO many crunches can weaken your stomach muscles, which can cause injuries to occur easier such as hernias and what not.....but if you eat right, strecth before and after these exercises, and take your time and focuson the muscles, and not the quick get it out the way kind, you'll have abs of steel again in no time.   Just gotta stick to the program for at least a month.
169771
Sit ups...and lots of them.\nWorked for me.
302221
if you want to get "SUPER" abs u have to lose excess fat and skin around your abdominal muscles you do not specifically have to work them out very much at all....just run a lot and focus on losing body fat some people try for years doing 500 situps a day and get nowhere because their body fat is too high therefore the abs cant be seen.....oh and eat healthy low carbs
390089
I just love when people talk about doing 100s of crunches.  Waste of time and waste of energy.  The abdominal muscles work just like any other muscle and have to be challenged as such.  First of all, high-repetition crunches will work nothing more than your endurance.  If you want muscular abdominals, you have to challenge them with resistance and good form just like you would your chest, your back or any other muscle for that matter.  Targeting the correct energy system is imperative.  This means you should never enter into the aerobic phase of this exercise, ideally keeping it under 2 minutes at most.  \n\nThink of rolling a carpet and contracting fully on the top of the movement and squeeze.  If you do them correctly, you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches.  Any more than that, and you're probably doing them half-azz, incorrectly or with a partial range of motion.\n\nHere's a good list of ab exercises:\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
840728
try exercise, but dont overdo it.
217500
Do crunches and situps everyday. Start out with doing only a couple situps and crunches per day and slowly increase that number.
752444
You are already doing too much. Dont take more pressure and burden on your mind and body.
9066
its not how many you do but which excercise you do.  You can do one or two ofthese that I teach you and you might even be better off. once you work out of it, whats the point of doing 20-50 reps a day?  you will never get a 6 pack off of them if you beeen doing them for a while and dont see anything.  nearly everybody in the karate class i was in had a 6 pack and there was good reason why.  alot of those body builders who train on their own never get a 6 pack.  nor the people who hire personal trainers.  The idea is doing what works.  this is not in any books so you dont have to waste your time.  This is what I did for my 8 pack.  You lay flat on the floor on your stomach.  prop your feet up in push up position.  Then you put your hands way out.  Put them together so that they are touching.  Now, try to do a push up.  Some people couldnt even do one, but the next day they couldnt wake up.  Imagine doing about 40 or 50 of these.  To be honest, you dont need to do 40 or 50.  You can do about 15 to 25 and get a 6 pack.  If you get used to it, it takes like 2 minutes to do about 15 to 25 of these pushups.  You will be headed on your way to a 6 pack if you are still lean.  This is kung fu excercise and karate excersize.  so, take your time to do them right if you have to.  remember to keep your back straight.
833988
sit ups\nnobody really gets it but if you do them correctly, it doesn't hurt and it isn't a pain! I do around 200 every night and I have basically have a 6 pack! you do have to eat healthy though..
340000
Don't worry about it, it's just that your stomach muscles aren't used to the exercise from the situps. If you do them every day your muscles will get used to it and it won't hurt anymore. And well done for trying to lose weight :o) it will help with the symptoms of the PCOS.
821501
I work out the abs about once a week for an hour, and it seems to work great...Im not saying its the best but it definitely works:\nFind a decline situp bench and have a friend stand behind it so you are sitting up and facing them.  Grab a medicine ball and have your friend toss it to you as you do a situp, alternate left, middle, right, middle, left etc...until you cant go anymore.  Hopefully that helps, I gaurentee if you do it even once a week you will have a six pack in 2-3 monthes.
903939
I did it a few years back, super tiring doing it 5 days a week, i think if your going to do it you should have a good strength base and then try doing it 3 days a week in my opinion.
846105
Most likely it's mental. If I were you I would do 305 for a little bit even if your reps are less. Get yourself thinking that 300 is just a platform. Make sure that you are not the strongest person that you hang out with.
186231
sit ups and crunches...i do 50 sets of each, twice a day. and i have killer abs
887279
Whoa slow down there, guy. That is waaaay too many reps. You need to get more weight; you should never be able to do more than three sets of fifteen reps.