So I’ve been trying to work on my abs without going to the gym (because no time). I’ve been getting sick of planks and I hate crunches with a passion, so I followed some reddit-logo advice and got an ab wheel.

The moment I saw some videos on how to use it, I’m like, “I’m gonna faceplant so hard when I try this”. So when it arrived, I tested it and sure enough, faceplant. Obviously, my abs aren’t strong enough to keep me up, so more strength and practice in that area would definitely help. But is there anything I can do in the meantime to get there? Some kind of half-rep or something to help me build up my core? Or should I just go back to planks and reverse crunches?

  • diegeticscream[all]🔻@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you get on your knees, and face a wall, you can do “partial reps” by just going to the wall.

    I’d start off doing a couple sets of a couple reps and gradually move away from the wall over the course of a couple weeks (maybe measure or put some tape down to mark where your knees should go).

    A standard double progression would be something like 3x5-8. Everytime you’re able to get up to 3x8 at a given distance from the wall, you move back a bit more and start at 3x5 the next session.

    Edit: be warned to go easy as you start out. Ab wheel DOMs are excruciating.