Why are sit ups demonised?

>>40441049

Because they aren't a particularly good exercise for most purposes.

They aren't great for ab usage (too reliant on the hip flexors), are hard to load effectively and require spinal flexion (which is mostly bad under high weights or repetitive motions - guess what people do with situps to work around how easy they are).

>>40441049
They read that they were bad somewhere and have been demonizing them since forever.

Something about uisng hip flexors is really bad because...sitting up is not good for you or something.

>>40441049
>he listens to normies

Because they flex the spine over and over and over
Not bad for everyone but a loooot of people should not be intentionally putting themselves into flexion repeatedly

t. McGill (sort of)

>>40441049
They can fuck up your lower back, there are far better ab exercises you can do

>>40441117
The sit up isn't an ab exercise.
It's an exercise to strengthen the muscles associated with the "front hinge" of the body.