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- noun Plural form of
sit-up .
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Examples
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Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
Archive 2009-05-10 Tyler 2009
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You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
And now, for another perspective on health, nutrition and fitness. Tyler 2009
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Exercises recommended were rolling around the room in as little clothing as possible for ten to two hundred turns, depending on experience; walking; massage – including the Zander Method (a vigorous tapping with electrically driven leather-covered hammers) – hand massage of double chins; push-ups; leg lifts; and sit-ups.
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Fellow CrossFitters will cheer for you as you're completing your workout, they will share the dread of an upcoming workout with you, and they will give you tips on how to put Vaseline on your ass so that you don't get blisters from sit-ups (also known as "Monkey Butt").
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The daily events are not hard: for example, jog in place during a song on the radio April 9, find out which family member can do the most sit-ups April 19.
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There are also people who do sit-ups while watching The Biggest Loser (I have no idea who these freaks are, but I know I'm not one of them).
Michael N. Smith: Sending Schools More and More Money is not the Answer Michael N. Smith 2010
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He even gives tips on his FitClub34 website for getting fit while watching a Celtics game on TV: "Every time I dunk during a game, I tell people to get off the couch and do five jumping jacks; or an assist means you have to do five sit-ups."
A Celtic to Fans: To Get in Shape, Know the Drills Jen Murphy 2011
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A physical-fitness buff, Angelo Poffo at one point held the world record for consecutive sit-ups.
Macho Man's Moves, Duds Popularized Wrestling Stephen Miller 2011
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I'm doing push-ups and sit-ups every night (the oldies are goodies for a reason: those two exercises will work almost every muscle group in the body, and it don't cost nothing but time).
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- It also has plenty of space for you do do push-ups, air squats, sit-ups, burpees, double-unders, Russian twists, plank holds, lunges, and leg pistols.
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