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joswald
Feb 23, 2008, 6:39 PM
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not specific to climbing but is there any way i could safely do inverted situps on my pullup bar?
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sshagy
Feb 23, 2008, 6:59 PM
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what's your safety concern? falling off or injuring yourself...i'd say get some of those moon boots (where you hang upsidedown by these hooks on the toes of the boots) if falling is your concern. or if your concerned about injury make sure the opposite muscles are equally strengthened, in this case it would be your lower back. try superman crunches to strengthen your lowerback.
don't forget about muscle confusion so you'll want to mix it up with your abdominal exercises
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angry
Feb 23, 2008, 7:34 PM
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I've got the moon boots, they are great.
I only work out on them a few times a month, but that's enough if you're doing other workouts other times.
Just make sure your pullup bar is in rock solid. If it popped out at the right time, you could potentially be paralyzed or dead. My bar is overbuilt.
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anykineclimb
Feb 25, 2008, 7:25 AM
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Why not just do Knees to Elbows?
its just like it sounds. instead of jsut a knee raise, "roll" up until your knees practically touch your elbows
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JackAttack
Feb 25, 2008, 12:33 PM
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anykineclimb wrote: Why not just do Knees to Elbows? its just like it sounds. instead of jsut a knee raise, "roll" up until your knees practically touch your elbows
thats what I do. not too complicated and you dont need any special equipment to do them. Also I saw a some study done at some university that determined that it is the best exercise for strengthening abdominals.
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joswald
Feb 25, 2008, 4:35 PM
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your abdominals arent just one muscle!!
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