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How to Add Reverse Crunches to Your Core Workout Routine (Runner’s World)
Posted: Dec 05, 2024 in In the News
This article orginially appeared in Runner's World on December 5, 2024
As Oprah Winfrey once said, 'Where there is no struggle, there is no strength' – and that is an ethos that runners may do well to adopt when it comes to training their core muscles.
After all, as runners, we are often told that we need to work on our core strength. But what exactly does that entail – are reverse crunches the key to a strong core And why is having a strong core beneficial for our running performance...
Eccentric muscle actions are more likely to cause DOMS, warns Woodward, so you may feel this exercise a day or two later. That said, the American Council for Exercise has consistently ranked the reverse crunch above the traditional crunch for strengthening both the rectus abdominus and the obliques, so the pain truly is worth the gain...
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