Sore back when crunching.

[tboman]

Hi Cathe,
When I am doing abdominal exercises "crunches" my back hurts right below the shoulder blades. A tiring sore burn. Could I be lifting to high? Also I try to do the upper and lower, or just lower crunch combinations and I feel as if I am doing the lower part wrong. It is really hard for me to lift my hips straight up with out swinging. Could you recommend a different lower ab excersie to help strengthen my lower abs?

PS: I love all of your tapes and wish you the best.
Thank You,
Tracy

 

[MasonK]

RE: Lower Abs.

Hi Cathe and Tracy, I too find that It's hard to do the reverse crunches w/o swinging. I once had an instructor do a crunch with legs bent, soles of feet pressed together (so your legs are kind of in a diamond shape) and she said this was for the lower abs. Do you know this exercise and do you think it is a good alternative to reverse crunches? Thanks for your answer. Kathleen