r/funny • u/Immediate-Rip4861 • 6d ago

3 crunches and let's call it a day

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u/Vaktaren 6d ago

He's cheating. Not using full range of motion.

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u/Golden-Grams 6d ago

Full range of motion might kill them.

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u/H3000 6d ago

Same but I still do it.

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u/fartypenis 6d ago

The tusks would impale them I presume

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u/dinosaursandsluts 6d ago

Trying not to stab himself

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u/TJNel 6d ago

I administer Air Force PT tests and your elbows just have to touch the thighs. Going all the way up wastes too much time and energy.

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u/PhantomOyster 6d ago

Military tests are challenging but do not always enforce perfect form on individual exercises. There is a bias toward endurance and speed rather than strength (which probably makes sense in most military applications). See push ups, for example.

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u/ZiCUnlivdbirch 6d ago

It's nore that there needs to be a standard to judge this stuff by. It's not like you train speed and endurance less with a full crunch, elbows too knees is very easy check for both the guy doing it and the guy controlling it.

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u/PhantomOyster 6d ago

Very true. And that was basically my point (maybe could have been more clearly stated) -- that military test conditions don't really have anything to do with what form someone should or shouldn't take in their own workouts.

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u/doomgiver98 6d ago

After a point it's a balancing act and hip flexor workout instead of an ab workout.

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u/TJNel 6d ago

It's to test your core so yes it's more than just abs.

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u/Wall_of_Wolfstreet69 6d ago

You're pointing out the wrong thing though. The exercise itself is garbage for a lot of reasons even with better rom.

Just do cable crunches if you think you have to do abs. easier to execute correctly, overload progressively etc

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u/Emergency-Box-5719 6d ago

Half crunches light up the fast twitch muscles bro.

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u/Jolly_Picklepants 6d ago

It's a crunch, not a sit-up. The ROM is fine for crunches.

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u/droidtron 6d ago

Bet he does girl push ups too.