Crunches and similar exercises are a great way to screw up your back while giving minimal benefits to the targeted muscles you actually want to work.
Stuart McGill, a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, demonstrates a core exercise program that emphasizes all the major muscles that support the spine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kukmaW9CmSU




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