- Oct 27, 2000
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Hello everyone. I wanted to get some advice with something to help me do sit ups. I can not do them comfortably on my own due to a medical condition that causes my muscles to tremor if I put too much tension. This applies to lifting weights also but I have found ways to still allow me to do some lifting of free weights.
I just need something that will give just a little bit of "assistance" to help me so I don't shake uncontrollably while doing them. I don't want something that will make them useless either as I do obviously need to use the muscles to do most the work or it wouldn't be a workout.
I've tried crunches but again I begin to shake again and it doesn't work well, I find sit ups with some slight assistance seems to work best. I had a old device my wife had that was 25 years old that had a spring and handles but it snapped and while it worked, it added too much assistance and made it feel like the device was doing all the work.
I just need something that will give just a little bit of "assistance" to help me so I don't shake uncontrollably while doing them. I don't want something that will make them useless either as I do obviously need to use the muscles to do most the work or it wouldn't be a workout.
I've tried crunches but again I begin to shake again and it doesn't work well, I find sit ups with some slight assistance seems to work best. I had a old device my wife had that was 25 years old that had a spring and handles but it snapped and while it worked, it added too much assistance and made it feel like the device was doing all the work.