When I had my accident I was in great shape. I worked out 4 days a week, two of these were swimming @ 6:30 a.m. As all of us, after 4mos of hospital and rehab it turned my stomach muscles to flab. When we would enter the hospital there was a mirror the length of the wall. I noticed my gut and started crying AGAIN. I think we all did alot of that. Anyway, to my point...I don't think being in shape at the beginning will help us. Dianna
I don't know for sure if this is a FACT------but my spinal and rehab doctors told me that even if I would loose 100 or more pounds---- Quad belly would not go away...they said you could be a skinny thin dude but will always have a quad belly because the muscles that hold back your stomach area no longer work properly. I guess some are lucky is they keep a tight belly, could also have some to do with genetics and diet-------I think if you stomach is thin when you get injured, you can keep a tighter belly much longer. Anyway--lol- good luck to any working on this, let us all know in time if anything or any program helps you. Dan H** -----Original Message----- From: Danny Hearn <[email protected]> To: littlequad <[email protected]>; Lissette Whitehead <[email protected]> Cc: Quad-list post <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Aug 12, 2012 2:52 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Stomach Exercises I don't know for sure if this is a FACT------but my spinal and rehab doctors told me that even if I would loose 100 or more pounds---- Quad belly would not go away...they said you could be a skinny thin dude but will always have a quad belly because the muscles that hold back your stomach area no longer work properly. I guess some are lucky is they keep a tight belly, could also have some to do with genetics and diet-------I think if you stomach is thin when you get injured, you can keep a tighter belly much longer. Anyway--lol- good luck to any working on this, let us all know in time if anything or any program helps you. Dan H** From: ~LittleQuad~ <[email protected]> To: Lissette Whitehead <[email protected]> Cc: Quad-list post <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, August 12, 2012 12:49:31 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Stomach Exercises Thanks! I've got pretty toned arms. Just need work on tummy. Last few months it looks like I've put on weight in tummy area. Doesn't make me happy! Haha Amye ~LittleQuad~ Sent from my BlackBerry From: Lissette Whitehead <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:25:23 -0700 To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Stomach Exercises I do the same as Mandy, in my bed as well as in my chair. If your chair tilts, it's easy to find the right angle, you can play with the tilt and see how far back you can go where you're still able to crunch forward, you can do the same with a hospital bed, I just do as many as I can, I don't always count them. Always try to think about sucking in your belly while doing them, even if you can't it helps just to think about it. I also do some a bit sideways, but don't do it if you have no trunk control at all unless someone is there to spot you. These have gotten a lot easier for me with time. I've also been working out my arms by tilting my chair back and crunching myself up but using my arms, I just hold on to the arm rests and do like bicep curls, my arms are getting pretty toned now. I recommend that too! Try it! Lissette Whitehead 1177 Broadway Ste. 18, apt. 127 Chula Vista, CA 91911 Chula Vista, CA 91911 www.lwgripgloves.com Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:09:17 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Stomach Exercises To: [email protected]; [email protected] I do- if you have a bed that raises and lowers the head you can sit at an incline and try to pull yourself up and lower slowly. My PT told me to find an incline that works where you can do 12-15 and do 2 or 3 sets every 3 days to strt. If it doesn't cause any negative symptoms to flare up you can either do more reps, decrease the incline, or do more days per week. I like to do these with help to keep me in line and focused. It takes a lot of concentration to hit the correct muscles rather than cheating with my arms/shoulders and possibly straining something without knowing it. Best, Mandy c5-7 From: ~LittleQuad~ <[email protected]> To: Quad-list post <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 4:45 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Stomach Exercises Does anyone do any? If so what and how? ~LittleQuad~ Sent from my BlackBerry
