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RECONsider... Crunches are making your worse with Bill Hartman | Episode #68
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Episode Overview
Bill and Chris unpack the widespread misuse of “core training” — especially crunches — as a solution for back pain or a shortcut to aesthetics. They challenge the isolative logic behind ab-focused exercises, arguing that these strategies often reinforce compression, reduce movement options, and degrade systemic adaptability. Drawing from UHPC principles, they reframe the core not as a region to be strengthened, but as a dynamic interface for managing pressure, guiding shape change, and enabling forward propulsion. Crunches may feel productive, but they often compromise what the system truly needs: coherence. #coreworkout #fitness #physicaltherapy #movement #absworkout
Key Topics & Chapter Highlights
00:00 – Crunches Reinforce the Problem
01:20 – Segmental Training Misses the System
04:00 – Compression Restricts Access
06:00 – Creating Space vs. Forcing Downforce
10:00 – What the “Core” Actually Does
13:00 – Pressure ≠ Strength
16:00 – Breath and Base Before Load
20:00 – Trade-offs of Aesthetic Focus
27:00 – A Coherent Core Sequence
Key Takeaways
Crunches constrain, they don’t liberate
Core muscles organize pressure, not aesthetics
True training integrates breath, position, and propulsion
Movement freedom is the ultimate measure of “core strength”
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