getting great abs
When I was in high school the world was just starting to get obsessed with six pack abs. I joined the frenzy and talked my parents into joining the abdominal roller exercise equipment phase. There were ads for this machine everywhere and you could find them in almost any store. The apparatus is designed to cushion your head and neck while you roll forward and do your crunches. I liked the idea that I wouldn’t strain my neck while I was working out.
The problem with abdominal roller exercise equipment is that rollers don’t offer much advantage over simply lying on the floor and doing your workout. They don’t help you use your abdominal muscles differently. The roller is supposed to support your head and neck, but if you do your crunches right you shouldn’t strain your neck anyway. If you focus on lifting your head and shoulders using your abdominal muscles you won’t put undue stress on your neck. Your abs are plenty strong to lift you up without the help of a roller. I remember seeing a lot of rollers at the gym a few years ago. Now they have been replaced with different abdominal workout equipment. I look back at my roller workouts and I have to smile at how silly the thing was, but we all get caught up in fads once in awhile.
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