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Sit.Ups.

BY Anonymous

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The Plan:

My Wulff’s law project was centered around the body’s ability to adapt to continuous stress. Sit-ups were my choice of self punishment. Some of what sit-ups are good for are: abdomine, hip flexors, and lower back. My plan was to complete as many sit-ups in 1 minute as possible for 3 weeks and record my body’s adaptation.

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Im thinking that:

I hypothesize that by the end of completing as many sit-ups in 1 minute each day (except Saturdays) for three weeks my sit-up count will have increased by 7.

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My materials

A set of abs
A STOP watch
Paper and pen to record
A floor

Worn out carpet
Shag carpet
Workout mat

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Step 1:

Simply grab my phone to set timer
Begin sit-ups
Record date, time, # of sit-ups, and type of floor

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It ended up like this:

Date Time # of sit ups Floor type

11-22 3:30 pm 22 shag rug
11-23 3:20 pm 23 shag rug
11-24 4:00 pm 22 worn rug
11-26 10:30 am 18 shag rug
11-28 11:00 am 19 shag rug
11-29 4:25 pm 22 workout mat
11-30 4:35 pm 24 shag rug
12-1 3:30 pm 25 shag rug
12-2 4:15 pm 25 shag rug
12-3 3:50 pm 24 worn rug
12-5 9:45 am 26 workout mat
12-6 6:30 pm 24 workout mat
12-7 5:00 pm 25 workout mat
12-8 3:35 pm 23 worn rug
12-9 9:30 pm 25 workout mat
12-10 9:20 pm 27 workout mat
12-12 10:20 am 27 shag rug

I noticed through my sessions of sit-ups, that the flooring seemed to affect my performance. When I did my sit-ups on the worn rug, the amount of sit-ups were slightly less than when I did them on a the shag rug and the workout mat.

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Conclusion

So, from beginning to end of this experiment my body adapted from 22 sit-ups to 27 sit-ups over the course of 21 days (excluding 3 Saturdays and Thanksgiving). This simple workout, seeming so harmless, has become a gateway exercise, for me, to other more high end workouts such as jumping lunges and oblique twists.