Are you still doing sit-ups? The US military has abolished sit-ups?

As many people grow up, sit-ups seem to have become synonymous with abdominal muscle training. When it comes to training abdominal muscles, everyone thinks of doing sit-ups!

This is the mythical sit-ups, but they are becoming less popular!

Are you still using sit-ups to practice abdominal muscles? Because this action can easily cause lower back damage, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US military is already considering abolishing sit-ups in training programs.

The Navy Times (Navy) Times recently published an editorial saying: "Some training is very outdated, such as using sit-ups to train abdominal muscles, and is now regarded as one of the main causes of lower back injuries."

The large number of sit-up training has caused injuries!

This editorial calls for the US military to completely abolish sit-ups in the subsequent training subject review.

Sit-ups were seen as a good way to exercise the "core muscle group", but experts have long warned that sit-ups may cause serious lower back injuries.

Stuart, a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada who specializes in spinal problems McGill said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that the spine has to bear hundreds of kilograms of force when doing sit-ups. If you repeatedly apply such a large force on the spine for a long time, it will squeeze the spine and even cause herniation of the disc.

Tony Horton, the inventor of the well-known fitness course P90X, has said that he will not do sit-ups.

The Canadian army has abolished sit-up training, and the US Navy has also called for a stop to sit-ups.

The US Marine Corps is expected to review whether to abolish sit-ups in the new training guide released in June next year.

Where is any alternative training to train muscle strength without sit-ups? Experts say that you can do plank support movements, and you can also exercise your core muscles.

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