Exercises You Can Stop Doing: Some exercises can hurt you

[MikeNY]

When you click on the arrow, it opens a new page with the information. This conforms what John's teaches.

http://www.aolhealth.com/fitness/bad-exercises

[Alan_OldStudent]

Interesting link, Mike,

Thanks.

Regards,

Alan

[John Peterson]

Hey Guys,

I'm not at all surprised. As you know, joint problems are rampant in America and virtually all of those exercises will cause joint problems to more or less of a degree. Also please note: that the Sit-Up with feet anchored is not at all the same as the Atlas Sit-Up where muscle tension alone is what keeps the feet down. Anyway, it's a good list MikeNY. Thank you for posting it.

---John Peterson

[JoeJustice]

From the article:


Locking your feet under the couch to do your sit ups may seem like a good idea but in fact, it's more likely to destroy your lower back than flatten your belly. Besides, anchoring your feet kicks all the work into the hips meaning the abs get far less of a workout than if you did Hennig's recommended move: Lie on your back with your feet placed flat on the floor, extend your arms and slowly roll up to a sitting position one vertebrae at a time; keep breathing as you move.


Man! It seems like I've hear that somewhere before. Almost word for word. Hmmm, wonder where?

Some crazy old man that didn't know what he was talking about probably said it.

-Joe :rotfl: