Battleship abs - THE BOARD GAME!!

Sounds like fun. I'm in cause I really do need to work the abs. I'm really interested to see how this works.

I already do abs 3x a week but this sounds so fun.  Will you let the core queen play?

I need to work on core, so I'm up for this.  Sounds like it will be fun.

this sounds like a ton of fun. And the core queen I am not. I'm in.  

Sounds like so much fun and much better than abs twice a week sometimes Count me in

Wow, last time I checked, no one replied to this thread.

Time to get the ab exercise list ready...

I'll post it when I get the chance.

Cheers,

Great idea, I want in. I suck at doing ab work regularly so this should help a ton.

OK, sounds like fun, count me in.

Ok, I need help polishing off this list. So far I have 13 ideas, but I could use more. After we get this done, I will probably start the game up in a week.

1. Lie flat on your back, raise your legs and draw out the alphabet with your toes, (twice).
2. Abdominal Pendulum: Shall we do 40 of them?? See http://www.fullfitness.net/routines/video_pendulum.html
3. Pelvic thrust: Lie on your back with your whole legs bent 90 degrees (straight into the air). Let them dip
a bit (down to about 60deg), swing them back up and throw your hips into the air. See
http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Pe...
4. Sit on the ground, find something to pin your feet down. Your bum and feet should be the only things touching
the floor. Lean back to about 70 degrees and start twisting your core left-right-left-right. Do 100 of those.
5. Double leg roll up: Do this slowly! http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/view.asp?exercise=Double+Leg+R...
6. Arm flutter: http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/view.asp?exercise=Arm+Flutter+...
7. The harpooned seal (this is my name). Lie on your front with arms at your sides (or head for more workout). And arch your back up and hold for 2 sec
Do this 30 times
8. Tummy tuck (minus the surgeon). Lie on your back with your knees bent 90deg. Try sucking your tummy to the
floor as hard as you can go. Do it for 10 seconds, repeat 20 times
9. A plank exercise (but this one is more like a board with nails sticking out): Get in the 'up' pushup position,
alternate lifting right arm, left arm, left leg, right leg. Do that whole thing 10 times.
10. Lie on your back with your feet on the couch (or swiss ball for you equipment fanatics). Lift your bum off the
ground so your body is flat. Do this 30 times.
11. Fine, do some bycicle crunches - I'm running out of ideas.
12. Side plank with twisting crunches. See exercise #3 on http://www.ab-core-and-stomach-exercises.com/great-stomach-exercise...
13. Take an object (swiss ball, kid's basketball, pair of jeans etc.) and place it between your feet. Lift your
legs up over your head and drop it in your hands. Lower your legs and then do a sit up to place the object back
between your legs.


Keep it classy until then,
Ciao

I want in on this! Let me know when it gets started!

Here is a link to the grids if you want:

http://www.funorama.com/files/battleships.pdf

I like the 100 bent knee situps in under 3 minutes routine.

I finally have the list generated. So obviously I'm out of the running for the prize (though I will play along to get better abs). The game will start monday. Invite your friends!

I'm in.

I am def. In.  I need some motivation sometimes so this seems like it could be a fun way to work the mid section.  All I have to do is remember to check the board now...LOL

Ladies and Gentlemen, get your before-and-after pics ready,

Battleship Abs is starting tomorrow!

This is the first time that I have ever taken "Before Pics."   What fun.  I should have taken them a few months ago.

Zipp - since we're on the honour system, I can forward you the bomb sites for the next week if you wish.

Ok, so I hope everyone has their grids marked out... because the enemy is launching missiles at the following squares:


(A, 1)

(D, 2)


Let's get those abs working!

Nine ships on the board, the first two shots are misses, I'm getting a hot-fudge sundae!

two misses-but no ice cream for me.  I ate enough last weekend to last me a month.

I got one hit, so I did 20 reps of the pelvic thrust.  Ouch.  If I don't have good abs by the end of this, I don't know what will work. 

Hey, when did we discuss before/after pics?! Kidding. I don't want to see the before pics, though. Really.  

2 misses for me. i think I'll have a pina colada. Right after I get the kids to bed. And asleep.  

Edited by givemashot 2008-08-11 9:40 PM