Comments on: Why Crunches Suck For Getting Rid Of Belly Fat http://www.danielmunday.com/why-crunches-suck-for-getting-rid-of-belly-fat/ Sydney's Fat Loss Expert Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:20:57 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sydney's Fat Loss Expert http://www.danielmunday.com/why-crunches-suck-for-getting-rid-of-belly-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Sydney's Fat Loss Expert Tue, 19 May 2009 00:12:07 +0000 http://www.danielmunday.com/?p=257#comment-98 @Dominique @Verna Thanks for your thoughts and comments girls. A crunch won't kill you but I'd prefer other exercises for the abs especially for the people I train (busy people who sit in an office all day). I think the tip about tilting the pelvis is great if you have one one one supervision and you can make sure everyone's doing it right but in my groups I'd rather the safer option of a hover/plank variations. @Dominique @Verna Thanks for your thoughts and comments girls. A crunch won’t kill you but I’d prefer other exercises for the abs especially for the people I train (busy people who sit in an office all day).

I think the tip about tilting the pelvis is great if you have one one one supervision and you can make sure everyone’s doing it right but in my groups I’d rather the safer option of a hover/plank variations.

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]]> By: Verna http://www.danielmunday.com/why-crunches-suck-for-getting-rid-of-belly-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Verna Mon, 18 May 2009 13:22:43 +0000 http://www.danielmunday.com/?p=257#comment-96 Of course no exercise gets rid of fat in a specific area. I'm always correcting this with my clients--no, you can't get rid of the apres-baby fat by doing crunches ad nauseum... it's about calories consumed and expended. I also prefer planks and other (more full-body) exercises that hit core muscles, but for people that have been sedentary for an extended time, or new mothers who may be extremely weak in that area, more isolating ab and lower back exercises can be a good start to strengthening the core--and different ones work for different people. For some, elevating the legs is enough to take pressure off the back when doing crunches; crunches on a stability ball work for others. Of course no exercise gets rid of fat in a specific area. I’m always correcting this with my clients–no, you can’t get rid of the apres-baby fat by doing crunches ad nauseum… it’s about calories consumed and expended.

I also prefer planks and other (more full-body) exercises that hit core muscles, but for people that have been sedentary for an extended time, or new mothers who may be extremely weak in that area, more isolating ab and lower back exercises can be a good start to strengthening the core–and different ones work for different people. For some, elevating the legs is enough to take pressure off the back when doing crunches; crunches on a stability ball work for others.

]]> By: Dominique http://www.danielmunday.com/why-crunches-suck-for-getting-rid-of-belly-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Dominique Mon, 18 May 2009 06:20:11 +0000 http://www.danielmunday.com/?p=257#comment-95 Hi Daniel I am so with you about screwing up your back with crunches and how they don't get rid of flab. If you do them in a different position tho, you will be able to access deeper abs which will help your back. If you curl up whilst keeping your pelvis in a neutral position, you will access your deeper TA which will help protect your back from injury if they are well toned. Keeping your pelvis in neutral for this type of exercise will help prevent the compression you so correctly mentioned with those crunches in your photo. That and your pelvic floooooorr :) Hi Daniel
I am so with you about screwing up your back with crunches and how they don’t get rid of flab. If you do them in a different position tho, you will be able to access deeper abs which will help your back. If you curl up whilst keeping your pelvis in a neutral position, you will access your deeper TA which will help protect your back from injury if they are well toned. Keeping your pelvis in neutral for this type of exercise will help prevent the compression you so correctly mentioned with those crunches in your photo. That and your pelvic floooooorr :)

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