RECONsider... Crunches are making your worse with Bill Hartman | Episode #68

27/07/2025 30 min Temporada 1 Episodio 68
RECONsider... Crunches are making your worse with Bill Hartman | Episode #68

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Learn the truth about health and performance from Bill Hartman at http://uhp.networkEpisode Overview Bill and Chris unpack the widespread misuse of “core training” — especially crunches — as a solution for back pain or a shortcut to aesthetics. They challenge the isolative logic behind ab-focused exercises, arguing that these strategies often reinforce compression, reduce movement options, and degrade systemic adaptability. Drawing from UHPC principles, they reframe the core not as a region to be strengthened, but as a dynamic interface for managing pressure, guiding shape change, and enabling forward propulsion. Crunches may feel productive, but they often compromise what the system truly needs: coherence. #coreworkout #fitness #physicaltherapy #movement #absworkout Key Topics & Chapter Highlights 00:00 – Crunches Reinforce the Problem01:20 – Segmental Training Misses the System04:00 – Compression Restricts Access06:00 – Creating Space vs. Forcing Downforce10:00 – What the “Core” Actually Does13:00 – Pressure ≠ Strength16:00 – Breath and Base Before Load20:00 – Trade-offs of Aesthetic Focus27:00 – A Coherent Core SequenceKey TakeawaysCrunches constrain, they don’t liberateCore muscles organize pressure, not aestheticsTrue training integrates breath, position, and propulsionMovement freedom is the ultimate measure of “core strength”LEARN MOREJOIN the UHP Network to learn directly from Bill through articles, videos and courses.http://UHP.network FOLLOW Bill on IG to stay up to date on when his courses are coming out:IG: https://www.instagram.com/bill_hartman_pt/TRAIN WITH BILLInterested in the only training program based on Bill Hartman’s Model?Join the rapidly growing community who are reconstructing their bodies at https://www.reconu.co FREE EBOOK by Bill about the guiding principles of training when you fill out your sign-up form. http://www.reconu.co SUBSCRIBE for even more helpful content:YT: https://www.youtube.com/@BillHartmanPTIG: https://www.instagram.com/bill_hartman_pt/FB: https://www.facebook.com/BillHartmanPTWEB: https://billhartmanpt.com/Podcast audio:https://open.spotify.com/show/7cJM6v5S38RLroac6BQjrd?si=eca3b211dafc4202https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconsider-with-bill-hartman/id1662268221or download with YT Premium

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