GRRR.
It really bothers me when things like this happen. This article goes under the assumption that the public is.. uhhm.. misinformed.
Unfortunately they are.
Amazing how the anti-crunch movement has been around for over a decade, yet it still hasn’t made it mainstream.
Things that make you go wah….?
No More Crunches? Abs-olutely!
This isn’t a revolutionary concept among fitness professionals. It’s been out there for at least a decade. But you’d never know it by watching what people in health clubs do. Sit-ups may be out of fashion, but the basic crunch is alive and well and performed by almost everyone trying to improve his or her appearance.
“People think the crunch is the equivalent of a biceps curl,” says Lou Schuler, co-author of the book “The New Rules of Lifting For Abs.” “You pick up a dumbbell, you bend your elbow, and you feel the biceps working. You know exactly what you’re doing, and why. So when you do a crunch, you feel the abdominal muscles shortening, and you think you’re doing the exact same thing. You’re making the muscles bigger and stronger.”
Believe it or not, the humble ab wheel offers one of the best examples of how your abdominal muscles function. If you’ve ever used one, you know how hard it is at first to roll the wheel out and extend your arms away from your body. And you also know how sore your abs will be 36 hours later.
