Sunday, August 9, 2009

Stomach crunches are bad for you?

Who knew that the good ol' stomach crunch wasn't good for you?

Top fitness experts in a recent Golf Digest poll said the good ol' Put-Your-Hands-Behind-Your-Neck-And-Pull-Up move actually puts tremendous pressure on the spine and promotes a hunched back posture -- not good for golfers or the rest of us.

And if you're spine is all curvy, you can't maintain a good spine angle in the swing.

But we all know we need a strong core - and strong abs -- to swing the club better. So how to get there without doing the crunch?

You can click here for some tips, with visual aids, from Golf Digest.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a knucklehead langston.Geez,i can tell you don't go to a gym.You don't put your hands behind your head or neck when you do a crunch.You cross your arms across your chest and do a half sit up so you SQUEEZE your abs.They haven't taught your way in 20 years lol.Keep eating that pizza on fri night langston!!