1,300 sit ups per day -- at age 78.

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The 78-year-old completes 1,300 sit ups every day, follows a strict and mainly vegetarian diet and sleeps on average nine hours per night.
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I'm sorry but 1,300 sit ups per day? I call Bull. I used to workout like crazy back in the days and I do know for a fact that working out too much is not a good way to stay healthy/fit. I always give myself 2 to 3 days off per week to give my body the time to heal the muscles and all that. But really, though. 1,300 sit-ups per day? That's 9,100 per week; 36,400 per month; 436,800 per year. Nope, not buying it. :yawn:
 
1300 sit-ups a day is all doable with practice. It's not like he does it all in one go.
 
Kassen said:
1300 sit-ups a day is all doable with practice. It's not like he does it all in one go.
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Perhaps it's not all in one-go, however it says EVERY DAY. He doesn't give his body the time to heal the muscles. This is why I call bull. Please read this article that explains why working out too much is not a good way to do it:
Lactic acid build-up has been blamed for producing muscle pain, but three culprits—lactate, certain acids, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)—are actually at fault. These substances are released during muscle contraction, causing pain and discomfort, scientists at the University of Utah found.

In the study, researchers isolated the substances and injected them into mouse nerve cells. There was no response initially, but when all three substances were injected at the same time, a many of the nerve cells responded. The neurons responded differently depending on how much of the substances were injected.

The results were similar in human subjects, who experienced little reaction when injected with the substances separately in their thumbs, but reported pain, swelling, and fatigue once the chemicals were combined. The accumulation of these substances is likely what causes your muscles to hit a wall, so to speak, when you exercise too much.
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[Don't Overdo it: Why Too Much Exercise May Be a Bad Thing]
 
Smurfboy said:

Perhaps it's not all in one-go, however it says EVERY DAY. He doesn't give his body the time to heal the muscles. This is why I call bull. Please read this article that explains why working out too much is not a good way to do it:



[Don't Overdo it: Why Too Much Exercise May Be a Bad Thing]
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That's all understandable. But who is to say his workout is too much for him? It is not as if he was born doing this. He's had 78 years to do this, 60 of those years spent as an active professional golfer. And I'm sure you rest when you sleep and when you aren't working out, don't you? To take a quote directly from the article, every body is different and every person reacts to muscle strain in a unique way. It's not like all of the crunches in total will take up more than an hour's time of the day. Overdoing it is never good, but the article you have there never says "Gary Player's workout is too much for him" if you catch my drift.

Edit: And crunches can be done in different ways. If you focus on rushing through repetitions over just doing nice and slow motions, then it's very simple.
 
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Kassen said:
That's all understandable. But who is to say his workout is too much for him? It is not as if he was born doing this. He's had 78 years to do this, 60 of those years spent as an active professional golfer. And I'm sure you rest when you sleep and when you aren't working out, don't you? To take a quote directly from the article, every body is different and every person reacts to muscle strain in a unique way. It's not like all of the crunches in total will take up more than an hour's time of the day. Overdoing it is never good, but the article you have there never says "Gary Player's workout is too much for him" if you catch my drift.

Edit: And crunches can be done in different ways. If you focus on rushing through repetitions over just doing nice and slow motions, then it's very simple.
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If he can, indeed, do the 436,800 sit-up per days, then his name should be in World Record book! :D
 
I hope I don't slip up that much when I get old. I'm working 5k/day right now, but the years can sneak up on you.
 
Just like the guy who hasn't eaten in 70 years but he's alive and in great health right? Not buying it.
 
I'll buy this guy doing 13,000 situps per doing over the guy that doesn't eat or drink
 
Smurfboy said:
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I'm sorry but 1,300 sit ups per day? I call Bull. I used to workout like crazy back in the days and I do know for a fact that working out too much is not a good way to stay healthy/fit. I always give myself 2 to 3 days off per week to give my body the time to heal the muscles and all that. But really, though. 1,300 sit-ups per day? That's 9,100 per week; 36,400 per month; 436,800 per year. Nope, not buying it. :yawn:
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Just like any exercise, if you give it enough time you can do it everyday without problems cause your body is used to it. That is why progressive workouts exist. My question is, is there any real point to doing 1,300 a day ? there must be a limit at which any gain is irrelevant.
 
menace-uk- said:
Just like any exercise, if you give it enough time you can do it everyday without problems cause your body is used to it. That is why progressive workouts exist. My question is, is there any real point to doing 1,300 a day ? there must be a limit at which any gain is irrelevant.
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I think the real question here should be do sit ups do anything anyway? Alone they're not going to give you a six pack, even if you do 1,300. Doing 1,300, I'd say this guy doesn't do anything else. Thus, pointless.
 
Z A C K said:
I think the real question here should be do sit ups do anything anyway? Alone they're not going to give you a six pack, even if you do 1,300. Doing 1,300, I'd say this guy doesn't do anything else. Thus, pointless.
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They do plenty. They work the Abdomen, Obliques, and Hips. The last one is the main reason to do sit-ups as well as crunches, as crunches do not really help with hip strength. I believe they work the front quad muscle too.
 
menace-uk- said:
They do plenty. They work the Abdomen, Obliques, and Hips. The last one is the main reason to do sit-ups as well as crunches, as crunches do not really help with hip strength. I believe they work the front quad muscle too.
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Squat instead.
 
Z A C K said:
Squat instead.
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Not an option for a lot people. I personally do not like squatting with large weights, or dead lifting for that matter. I know they are two of the most effective things to do, but I just do not like them. Having said that, I am not much of weights person in general. I prefer body-weight training.
 
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