Coincidentally, TG just blogged on situps again today.

He posted before: http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/en...waste-of-time/

And brought up today:

Furthermore, in Low Back Disorders: Evidence-based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Dr. Stuart McGill notes that the traditional sit-up imposes approximately 3300 N (about 730 lb) of compression on the spine. Incidentally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set the action limit for low back compression at 3300 N; repetitive loading above this level is linked with higher injury rates in workers, yet this is imposed on the spine with each repetition of the sit-up! Hello people?!?!?!?! Stop doing freakin sit-ups, for the love of all that is holy.

I do want to point out that Mcgill states we have more to fear from shear forces than compression but the point is still well made!

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.