Mark Young Training Systems » Crunches http://markyoungtrainingsystems.com Intelligent Exercise Programming for Serious Results Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:47:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Dissecting the Spine Part II – Why Crunches Suck http://markyoungtrainingsystems.com/2009/11/dissecting-the-spine-part-ii-why-crunches-suck/ http://markyoungtrainingsystems.com/2009/11/dissecting-the-spine-part-ii-why-crunches-suck/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:08:17 +0000 markyoung http://markyoungtrainingsystems.com/?p=763 In Part I of this series I dissected a pig spine to demonstrate the effects of rotational movements like Russian Twists on the lumbar spine.  Today I’m going to continue on my quest to eliminate crunches from the mind of anyone who thinks they’re a valuable addition to core training.

 

 

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