06-01-2004, 03:39 PM
Thanks for the link.
Apparently what they call a "crunch", I call a "sit-up".
To me; this is a sit-up the way it's suppose to be done:
![[Image: WTCrunch.gif]](http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/RectusAbdominis/WTCrunch.gif)
This is the damaging sit-up:
![[Image: WTInclineSitupX.gif]](http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/RectusAbdominis/WTInclineSitupX.gif)
That's what I learned in gym class 3-4 years ago.
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As for the gym thing, if I had my own personal gym, I would certainly make good use of it but
i) I'm too self-conscious. I can't exercise in front of other people in a public gym
ii) I'm not comfortable with that whole millieu
Apparently what they call a "crunch", I call a "sit-up".
To me; this is a sit-up the way it's suppose to be done:
![[Image: WTCrunch.gif]](http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/RectusAbdominis/WTCrunch.gif)
This is the damaging sit-up:
![[Image: WTInclineSitupX.gif]](http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/RectusAbdominis/WTInclineSitupX.gif)
That's what I learned in gym class 3-4 years ago.
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As for the gym thing, if I had my own personal gym, I would certainly make good use of it but
i) I'm too self-conscious. I can't exercise in front of other people in a public gym
ii) I'm not comfortable with that whole millieu