SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4346822 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My abdominals always seem to cramp up whenever I get around 50 or 60 sit-ups during my Apft. Any tips or life hacks to help with this? 2019-02-06T17:25:25-05:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4346822

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My abdominals always seem to cramp up whenever I get around 50 or 60 sit-ups during my Apft. Any tips or life hacks to help with this?

2019-02-06T17:25:25-05:00 2019-02-06T17:25:25-05:00 Maj Marty Hogan 4346861

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Only do 49.... seriously though- have someone check your form. Is it your abs cramping or over exercising going into the test. Planks help with core foundation- are you doing those as well? Eating before always limits me, but I never cramp.

2019-02-06T17:39:02-05:00 2019-02-06T17:39:02-05:00 1LT Private RallyPoint Member 4346877

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Throw yourself back and bounce off the ground. If you control the up and down movement, it takes twice the energy. Bounce off the ground and you&#39;ll be able to get significantly more done.

2019-02-06T17:52:57-05:00 2019-02-06T17:52:57-05:00 CSM Darieus ZaGara 4346906

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Train better by checking your form. It sounds as if you are crunching as opposed to rolling out and pulling up. Train to do a series 25, 30 correct without pain and add 3 to 5 at a time until you are able to do as many as you like. Whatever you do, do not slam down and jerk back up, you will likely raise your tail bone or button in the effort effectively failing the test. Train to standard and build on your entire abdomen, including your lower back and obliques. Work out with a peer and check each other’s form. Thank you for your service.

2019-02-06T18:11:19-05:00 2019-02-06T18:11:19-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 4347010

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I used to do a stretch in which I essentially went to front-leaning-rest position, then put my legs down the ground and looked upward, arching the back (concave to the sky). It stretches the abs, but it can also mess with your lower back as well - so better to be doing it regularly than to try and do it as a special addendum on APFT mornings.

2019-02-06T19:07:25-05:00 2019-02-06T19:07:25-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 4347145

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Could be anything...I guess try hydrating more especially the week or two prior to the test, stretch more, and make sure to do a wide variety of ab exercises, not just crunches.

2019-02-06T19:59:30-05:00 2019-02-06T19:59:30-05:00 Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS 4347403

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Cramps can be something as simple as low electrolyte intake. A little extra salt the day before or a banana...

2019-02-06T22:03:33-05:00 2019-02-06T22:03:33-05:00 CW4 Craig Urban 4349767

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Eat a lot of fruit. Do pushups with feet under your bed. I maxed every test I ever took

2019-02-07T18:56:23-05:00 2019-02-07T18:56:23-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 4350258

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never maxed sit-ups until I stopped doing them. I found hanging from a bar and doing knees to elbows was better, as well as GHD situps if you have a GHD to train on. Stronger abdominals mean less reliance on hip flexor and less cramping. <br />As for form - tight on the rise, relax on the fall. Breathing pace is key.

2019-02-07T23:06:21-05:00 2019-02-07T23:06:21-05:00 Kimberly Dugdale 4396630

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hip flexors is what is killing you. Stretch and work on those. You can find can find great workouts and stretches online. As<br />Well fix your form. Good luck!

2019-02-24T08:46:58-05:00 2019-02-24T08:46:58-05:00 2019-02-06T17:25:25-05:00