Abs are endurance muscles, not muscles of mass like gluts or pecs—adding weight for resistance can lead to injury. Think reps not plates:

Weighted Crunch

Wrong! Adding weight for resistance during crunches can lead to injury.

perfect crunches

Right! As endurance muscles, reps will get you farther than weight when it comes to abs. Burn ’em baby! 

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