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The Sit Up or Abdominal Crunch?
25.11.2009
The most popular and incorrectly performed exercise!
The sit up if performed on the floor is a great exercise to tone the abs, strengthen the neck and create stability to the pelvis and spine. The abdominal musculature creates rotational movements to the torso and helps bend the spine forwards and decelerates the spine from bending backwards. The sit up or crunch must be performed by curling the spine forwards rather than maintaining a straight back. Maintaining a straight back will force other muscles to engage which will work against the very muscles that you are trying to target! Make sure the feet aren’t hooked or fixed as this will enhance to strength of the thighs rather than the abdominals and decrease your chances of getting a toned flat tummy!
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