Need help with a sit-up problem.

[cekud]

I'm trying to go ahead and get to the point where i can reach all my pt test requirements before i actually go take it. I just started out with 65 paced sit-ups a day in under three minutes and am just going to work on shaving a minute off. I've been doing this for about a week now. My problem is that I pretty much have no fat at all on my tailbone area and no butt either, making that area very flat. So I've noticed that I get really sore from doing sit-ups on the floor because I don't have much cushioning back there to begin with. The soreness makes it hard to continue my routine and it hurts. I decided to just invest in a yoga mat of sorts to see if that might help some and it did, some. But the issue is that I can't really take a yoga mat to basic! My question is, in basic will i be doing sit-ups on concrete or mats or how does this work? (I've actually done some research and found out that sit-ups on hard surfaces can throw your hips out of alignment and are really bad for your lower back.) Should I just deem myself disqualified because I can't even handle a sit-up on a hard surface because I have no padding on my butt area? Some videos I've seen of basic, people are doing sit-ups on mats. Any advice as to if this will just wear off or anything I could do to make it less painful? Thank you

 

[A Can of Man]

Use a mat for practice.
If they test you on a hard floor, if your situps are pretty solid it won't bother you *that* much.

 

[Spartacus]

In basic you generally use a mat.

You will develop muscle in that area to help pad it out and you will begin to increase your tolerance for the discomfort you are experiencing.

Dont let pain stop you from working out, unless its the "breaking" pain.

 

[rattler]

...My problem is that I pretty much have no fat at all on my tailbone area and no butt either, making that area very flat. So I've noticed that I get really sore from doing sit-ups on the floor because I don't have much cushioning back there to begin with. The soreness makes it hard to continue my routine and it hurts.

My take: Keep going on, and it will go away as your body adapts. Do not overdo it in the beginning, give your body that time and react to hurt for this time by stopping it if it gets unbearable (3 weeks). Do not falter, it will improve both your pain as your muscle tolrance over time. Rome was not built in one day.

Rattler

 

[AFSteliga]

Use a mat for training. During my Basic training, we never did a single sit-up on concrete or any other hard surface. It was either on the grass, or on a mat. Push-ups, on the other hand...

 

[Redcell]

i have the same problem

Im about 135 lbs and i know what your talking about. what helped me is make sure your not curving to one side or the other. keep everything straight. good form=no pain. a towel should be enough cushion for concrete, as it dulls the pain but doesnt remove it allowing you to build tolerance slowly. just keep pushing.

 

[Wallabies]

Doubt you will be doing sit ups on hard surfaces. Grass and mats. No need to build up a tolerance to pain on the tailbone, gives 0 benefit and quite a few negatives.