i am using an ab roller and when i do the first four sets it hirts but when I continue to do it i cant feel it
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It will give you a work out as long as you do them until you cannot do them anymore.
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You might have tennis elbow which affects the lower arm and aches and you loss strenghth. Go to your doc.
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You might have sprained or pulled the muscle. A nice massage might help.
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lay flat on your back and lift your legs barley and keep them there that will stregthn your stomach muscles then take one of your legs while lieing on your back put them to your chest and repeat it worked for me
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the best is Hyperextensions (Back Extensions) I do is almost everyday and already feel my back stronger and stronger....\n\nTips: Lie face down on a hyperextension bench, tucking your ankles securely under the footpads. Adjust the upper pad if possible so your upper thighs lie flat across the wide pad, leaving enough room for you to bend at the waist without any restriction. Start with your body in a straight line. Cross your arms in front of you or behind your head. You can also hold a weight for extra resistance. Slowly bend forward at the waist as far as you can while keeping your back FLAT. Do not round your back. Slowly raise your torso until your legs and upper body are in a straight line again. Do NOT arch your back past a straight line!
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Yes, they do and can work for you too but you have to be consistent in doing the exercise.  I had an AB Roller + and girl my tommy is flat as a shilling.  I did it everyday Mon-Frid. with lots of repititions.\nYou can do it too!  Go for it!
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Situps or lay flat on your back arms above your head and feet straight, slowly raise your arms and upper torso, along with pulling your legs up, stay level and use your stomache muscles to hold you in that position for five seconds, go back flat slowly while flexing your stomache muscles. Try 10 reps, then see how you feel. Good Luck!
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dude, i'm happy to help, but you have to take your picture off your little square. seriously.\nanyways, this is normal, your muscles are getting used to the stress you've put on them. you will probablly feel sore if you go really hard one day, but if you continue to work out everyday, it is normal, and GOOD not to feel sore after every workout.\nkeep it up!
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Trying incorporating exercise in your daily routine see if that helps if not see a doctor.
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Start lying flat on your back, arms over your head.  Roll your torso up towards your feet, driving your breath out as you contract your abs as much as you can, starting from the sternum and working your way down to the pubis.  You'll be partway to a seated position.  Keep going into a toe-touch, relaxing your abs as necessary and allowing inhalation (passively -- don't deliberately inhale).  Reverse the process back to starting position. Again, as you relax, allow passive inhalation.\nNow do the opposite: raise your feet and contract your abs from pubis to sternum.  You'll have your feet partway over your head.  Go on ahead over into toes-touching-the-floor over your head, if you can.  As you relax your abs, allow the passive inhalation.  Reverse the process to starting position.  That's one rep.\n\nRepeat.  If you can do ten of these, at a rate of one minute  per rep, you're going to have killer ab tone.\n\nOh, and once you have the concept (which is, let your breathing go into neutral and focus on moving your core), you can do the same type of exercise while sitting in your car (say, at a red light).
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You need to do a lot of crunches, or if you have access to an ab lounger, it works beautifully without back pain. Good Luck!
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I am working with the ab wheel right now. Not one of thos wempy ones with a helper in it. Just a stick with a wheel attached. It seems to give my stomach a good work because it is sore the next, but I am sure it will take a while to see any results.
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Try stretching before and after your workout if you arent already.  Sometimes when i first start working out again i have problems with that but after i get into a routine it stops happening.  Just keep trying.
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It's probably not your bones.  It's most likely your tendons or ligaments.  Bones have cartilage around them that protects them from contact with other bones.  Unless you've worn that cartilage down you're bones would never touch.  In the event they did you'd feel more of a grinding sensation.  You may just need to get out and active.  Stretch so your muscles don't get so tight and place so much stress on the surrounding tissues.
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Just like charbar I have that pain in my feet when I get up.You might want to see a chiropractor for a check up.It could be poor circulation of blood, or possibly pressure on some nerves in your back.I have some back problems myself.
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You haven't mentioned the specifics of your workout routine and what you've done that isn't working for you.  So here is some specific information about working the abdominals.\n\nFirst and foremost, stay away from any ab machine as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective.\n\nThe abdominal muscles work just like any other muscle and have to be challenged as such.  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 muscle fibers and 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\nFor the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups or any machine on the market.\n\nFor the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises.\n\nAs far as fat loss goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. In the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed. \n\nI would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.\n\nHere's a good list of ab exercises:\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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The first possibility is that you are overdoing it. You must allow at least a day of recovery between very intense workouts. If your muscles are sore,  as opposed to tired, then the workout may be too intense.\n\nThe second possibility is that you are using too heavy a weight. Some people do better with few (<10) reps with a very heavy weight, and 3 sets of this, while others do better with many reps (about 25) of a light weight, and 3 sets. It depends on your body.\n\nThe third possibility is that you may be doing the wrong exercise that is optimum for you. You can work biceps by lifting a weight, pulling a cable, or using an elliptic (Nautilus) machine. Each feels different, and works the muscle differently. You may respond better to one than the other.\n\nA final possibility is that you are not getting enough protein, but this is unlikely unless you are on a strange diet.