Abdominal strength

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Here's another one, this time regarding abdominal strength.

You really should ask Sharron Peters, she can help you out.

Jack

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Thanks to all who responded to my question on opening the chest a couple weeks ago. Here's another
one, this time regarding abdominal strength.

I read something to that effect. I began doing a ton of abdominals. My wife bought me this video
called 8-minute abs. It's a tough little workout, but it does the job and it's over rather quickly.
I did it every single day.

I had the best season of my life on the bike, but I don't think the ab work had that much to do with
it. I lost about 10 pounds. That made the difference. And I did that with some changes in diet.

Here's where the abs seemed to play a key role. In October, I was coming down a little grade with a
tailwind. I was doing about 30 mph. I came to an intersection and a a teenager talking on a cell
phone while driving an oncoming car didn't see me and made a left turn -- right into me. It was a
huge collision. Broke my hip, pelvis and ankle and gave me a huge laceration on my left leg. The
emts at the scene were very concerned that I probably had life-threatening internal injuries. The
doctors at the emergency room couldn't believe that I didn't. They said it's very unusual to see a
broken pelvis and not see internal injuries. They attributed the fact that I didn't to my unusually
good abdominal musculature.

So ... I'm really glad I do abdominals. They may not benefit my cycling, but I might not be here to
continue cycling if I hadn't been doing them.

Bob C.

Jim Riley said:

Moreover, when there is motion above the waist, it usually takes the form of leaning into each
downward stroke. Preventing that motion would require an upward/backward force, and wouldn't that
come from the back, not the abdominals? (I suppose the obliques might be involved too if the
motion has a side-to-side component.)

It's all about muscular balance. My lower back would ache on long rides, but I found that ab work
increased the length of time I could spend on the bike before my back started giving me trouble. I
chalked it up to the likelyhood that my lower back was quite a bit stronger than my abs, and the
imbalance was causing the soreness.

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Glad you weren't hurt any worse and getting better.

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Thanks to all who responded to my question on opening the chest a couple weeks ago. Here's
another one, this time regarding abdominal strength.

I read something to that effect. I began doing a ton of abdominals. My

wife

Quoted message said:

bought me this video called 8-minute abs. It's a tough little workout,

but it

Quoted message said:

does the job and it's over rather quickly. I did it every single day.

I had the best season of my life on the bike, but I don't think the ab

work had

Quoted message said:

that much to do with it. I lost about 10 pounds. That made the

difference.

Quoted message said:

And I did that with some changes in diet.

Here's where the abs seemed to play a key role. In October, I was coming

down

Quoted message said:

a little grade with a tailwind. I was doing about 30 mph. I came to an intersection and a a
teenager talking on a cell phone while driving an

oncoming

Quoted message said:

car didn't see me and made a left turn -- right into me. It was a huge collision. Broke my hip,
pelvis and ankle and gave me a huge laceration

on my

Quoted message said:

left leg. The emts at the scene were very concerned that I probably had life-threatening internal
injuries. The doctors at the emergency room

couldn't

Quoted message said:

believe that I didn't. They said it's very unusual to see a broken pelvis

and

Quoted message said:

not see internal injuries. They attributed the fact that I didn't to my unusually good abdominal
musculature.

So ... I'm really glad I do abdominals. They may not benefit my cycling,

but I

Quoted message said:

might not be here to continue cycling if I hadn't been doing them.

Bob C.