Whats harder? Situps or Crunches

soccerfreak24 · 06-15-2008, 06:54 PM

Well, this may sound like a stupid question, but I was talking with my friend.. and he's convinced Sit-ups are easier than crunches. We all thought there was no way this is true(being you practically do a crunch within a situp) but he's convinced a bunch of personal trainers and such say that, so does anyone know for sure?

Dark616 · 06-15-2008, 07:02 PM

I was situps, because they are. I can do a crunch, but can not do a sit up.

stkr · 06-15-2008, 07:04 PM

Lunges. Lunges kill them both. But of those two I saw situps.

Tobososlow · 06-15-2008, 07:05 PM

I'd say sit-ups are harder.

soccerfreak24 · 06-15-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark616

I was situps, because they are. I can do a crunch, but can not do a sit up.

Exactly, I can do like less than 1/2 the amount of situps as crunches.

tenritsu · 06-15-2008, 08:04 PM

Situps. No doubt in my mind bout that. Try doing 50 crunches in a row, and then try 50 (maybe not all at once so you're fresh). With crunches you can cheat and put pressure on ur neck. With situps, its' much harder to do that.

ZuneSkier · 06-16-2008, 04:41 PM

my mom is actually a personal trainer. a sit up is harder than a crunch but both are very tough to do correctly

you cant use your arms to pull your head up
you cant just arch your back
you must tighten your abs and use your abs to pull your torso up
and dont just roll back down, use your abs to slowly lower your torso to the floor/mat

a crunch is just a shorter version of a sit up, you must get your shoulders off of the floor/mat and thats about it
a situp, you get your entire back off of the floor pretty much which involves a longer range of motion obviously but a large margin for error once you get past the crunch
so if you do them correctly, a sit up is harder

Shadomoon · 06-21-2008, 01:02 AM

Most certainly Situps.

Man. · 06-21-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZuneSkier

you cant use your arms to pull your head up
you cant just arch your back
you must tighten your abs and use your abs to pull your torso up
and dont just roll back down, use your abs to slowly lower your torso to the floor/mat

a crunch is just a shorter version of a sit up, you must get your shoulders off of the floor/mat and thats about it
a situp, you get your entire back off of the floor pretty much which involves a longer range of motion obviously but a large margin for error once you get past the crunch
so if you do them correctly, a sit up is harder

Nice one +rep

nathanlawliet · 06-21-2008, 02:58 AM

I wouldn't know. I've never been able to do one of either.

Bear holding a shark · 06-21-2008, 07:23 AM

Whoever voted for crunches has most certainly never done a sit-up. If I do the same amount of crunches as I would sit-ups, I feel like I've barely even used my abs and that I've cheated somehow

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stkr 'Keep Moving Forward...' Jr. Staff GFX Crew Elite Zuner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: United States Posts: 2,312 Reputation: 231 $zB: 1826 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Lunges. Lunges kill them both. But of those two I saw situps. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Tobososlow Super Tough Killer Robot GFX Crew Zune Freak Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a hypocritical world Posts: 1,095 Reputation: 59 $zB: 645 Donate	I'd say sit-ups are harder. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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tenritsu Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 171 Reputation: 13 $zB: 81 Donate	Situps. No doubt in my mind bout that. Try doing 50 crunches in a row, and then try 50 (maybe not all at once so you're fresh). With crunches you can cheat and put pressure on ur neck. With situps, its' much harder to do that. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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06-16-2008, 04:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
ZuneSkier Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 212 Reputation: 23 $zB: 232 Donate	my mom is actually a personal trainer. a sit up is harder than a crunch but both are very tough to do correctly you cant use your arms to pull your head up you cant just arch your back you must tighten your abs and use your abs to pull your torso up and dont just roll back down, use your abs to slowly lower your torso to the floor/mat a crunch is just a shorter version of a sit up, you must get your shoulders off of the floor/mat and thats about it a situp, you get your entire back off of the floor pretty much which involves a longer range of motion obviously but a large margin for error once you get past the crunch so if you do them correctly, a sit up is harder __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Shadomoon Zewbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Reputation: 15 $zB: 6 Donate	Most certainly Situps.

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nathanlawliet Super Zuner² Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,554 Reputation: 62 $zB: 392 Donate	I wouldn't know. I've never been able to do one of either.

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Bear holding a shark Zune Freak Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 15 miles south of Nowhere, USA Posts: 1,237 Reputation: 107 $zB: 778 Donate	Whoever voted for crunches has most certainly never done a sit-up. If I do the same amount of crunches as I would sit-ups, I feel like I've barely even used my abs and that I've cheated somehow __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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