weak abs and the Five Tibetans

[Guest guest]

I have extremely weak ab muscles. They're probably on par with someone in their

80's.

 

My question then is concerning the 2nd rite. I have a very had time doing these.

Right now, my legs go up about 8 inches. Thats it. And even then, sometimes one

will go up and the other stalls a bit to help " push off " . Also, my knees are

bent a tad.

 

I'm doing 6 reps at this point. I have tried increasing them, but the 2nd rite

and also the 5th (where my abs are also weak) are holding me back. So I went

back to 6.

 

So my question is, should I just stick to 6 and move my legs up only the 8

inches, or should I instead bend my knees even more (like 90 degrees) in order

to get them higher? Or should I even drop down to 3 and really focus on good

form and just expect to progress at these slower?

 

Does anyone else out there have abs as weak as mine??

 

Mika

[Guest guest]

Six is fine and slightly bent knees are fine as well. Keep going Mika! Yes it

may be a bit difficult at first but this will pass as you are strengthening your

entire system! - blessings to you. - chrism

 

, " Mika " <mikalarson

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> I have extremely weak ab muscles. They're probably on par with someone in

their 80's.

[Guest guest]

Mika: I was having a time with the second lifting the legs then I began pulling

the knees toward my head then releasing them to the floor-kind of like knee

bends on your back - it is alot easier and then you may be able to go back to

the leg lifts - check with chrism - i just started up the t's again after a time

out for some balancing and now i am doing the leg lifts - do what you can - i

took awhile to build to the 21 and now i am rebuilding after the time out-

i feel any amount you do is better than none- always in sets of 3 -

 

keep up the good work ...

e

[Guest guest]

My understanding of yoga is one perfectly done form is better then 20 badly done forms.So, my advice, is take it slowly, start with lower reps and try your best to do the exercise as perfectly as possible, if the legs need to bend slightly thats ok, but you must try to move the legs and head together with the breathe, thats the most important thing, bring them as high as you can manage in a controlled manor.hope this helpslove e x x x

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for the advice! I'm sticking to 6 tibetans for now, using a good

form with keeping legs straight but only going up the 10 " or so. Today they

already felt stronger than yesterday. I'm going to just keep doing what I'm

doing and I know it'll get better..I'll gradually get my legs higher until

they're at 90 degrees then will bump the reps up.