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Big Boy Sit-up-Ups (aka, Bissyous)

BIG BOY SIT-UP-UPS (AKA, BISSYOUS)


BIG BOY SIT-UP-UPS (AKA, BISSYOUS)

Description
Big Boy Sit-up-Ups (aka, Bissyous)
Big Boy Sit-up-Ups = standard Big Boy Sit-ups + stand all the way up when you get to the top of each sit up position...
Helps to have a Partner holding your feet.
Recommended Partner holding feet keep head down chin to chest - avoid strange encounters to the face during exercise!
See Also
Squirrel Splat
Intermediate

SQUIRREL SPLAT

Combine a hand-release merkin with a frogger: down, jump legs outside hands, then back to plank.
Merkin
Core
Plank
Full Body
Plyometrics
Primate Humper O-Rama
Advanced

PRIMATE HUMPER O-RAMA

3-way monkey humpers: Spider, Chimp, and Gorilla Humpers in rapid succession with varying foot placements.
Core
Full Body
Routine
Multi-Merkin (M&M)
Advanced

MULTI-MERKIN (M&M)

In high plank, alternate merkins with knee raises and foot stretches, then inchworm back to stand.
Merkin
Core
Full Body
Broken Bicycle
Intermediate

Crunch while bringing one knee to elbows, alternating legs like riding a 'broken bicycle'.
Core
Abs Are All You Need
Intermediate

ABS ARE ALL YOU NEED

In crunch position, hold while doing Big Boy Sit-up-Ups for every 'Love' in the Beatles' song.
Core
Music
Flamingo Merkins
Advanced

FLAMINGO MERKINS

From a toe touch, walk to plank on one leg, do a merkin, then return to touch toes. Switch legs.
Merkin
Upper Body
Plank
Core
The Dirty Dog
Intermediate

THE DIRTY DOG

On all fours, raise one leg parallel to the ground, then return to start. Alternate legs.
Lower Body
Core
Lunge Worm
Advanced

Lunge walk, then perform an inch worm with two Merkins before returning to standing and repeat.
Lower Body
Lunges
Core
Merkin
Plank
Full Body