The majority of us sit in the “crunched” forward position all day long. Driving to work. Sitting at our desks. Meetings, Meals and Watching TV on the couch. It’s nuts how much we sit.
Please don’t add to it at the gym by mimicking the exact same position you’ve just spent hours upon hours in when training abs.
Crunches repeatedly flex and extend the spine, which is comprised of a series of interconnected discs. Much like any piece of complicated machinery, the spinal discs are subject to wear and tear—in other words, they are only able to support a certain number of bending motions over the course of a lifetime.
Subjecting the spinal discs to the excessive wear and tear of crunches can reduce the ‘shelf life’ of spinal discs and result in nerve damage, a disc bulge or disc herniation, all of which are difficult to treat.
Nerve damage is another potential consequence of too many crunches.The crunch movement puts an unhealthy strain on the back right at its weakest point, which coincidentally is the section that contains the most nerves.
Damage to this weak area of the spine can result in serious, chronic pain that can last a lifetime and inhibit mobility and flexibility.
They Haven’t Worked In The Past – They Don’t Work for You Now & They’re Not Going To Work in the Future!
Coach Brian Klepacki, MS, CSCS, FMS, CISSN
Team Critical Bench
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