Notre Dame football, "The Situation", and crunches. What do all three have in common? Besides making your stomach hurt, they're all overrated. Granted, the first is personal opinion, but the others? Not so much.
Let's start with crunches. You see, abs are all about body fat. So once you get your percentage into single digits, try doing planks (work up to holding the position for 2 to 3 minutes) and Swiss-ball crunches (start with 10 reps and work up to 30 to 40). "Both are better than the standard crunch for bringing out your abs," says Tom Seabourne, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., an exercise physiologist and sports psychologist at Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant. For all the other strength-boosting tactics we tend to overuse, check out 10 overrated muscle-building strategies.
Let's start with crunches. You see, abs are all about body fat. So once you get your percentage into single digits, try doing planks (work up to holding the position for 2 to 3 minutes) and Swiss-ball crunches (start with 10 reps and work up to 30 to 40). "Both are better than the standard crunch for bringing out your abs," says Tom Seabourne, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., an exercise physiologist and sports psychologist at Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant. For all the other strength-boosting tactics we tend to overuse, check out 10 overrated muscle-building strategies.
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