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Why crunches miss your deepest core muscles

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Doing hundreds of tiny torso curls will never give you structural stability. They exclusively target the most superficial outer layer of the core while completely ignoring the vital, deep transverse stabilizers wrapping your midsection. You are essentially just relentlessly polishing the hood of a car with no engine inside.

Why crunches miss your deepest core muscles
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