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Sit-ups vs. crunches: Which exercise builds stronger abs?

• Sit-ups target your abdominal muscles, back muscles, and hip flexors, while crunches only target your abdominal muscles. • Neither sit-ups nor crunches alone burn abdominal fat. Overall activity and ...

Sit-Ups Vs. Crunches—Here’s Which Is Better

Plus, which move is more effective for strong abs.
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Less sit-ups, more ‘compound exercises’ — here’s the one abs exercise you can do to strengthen your whole core

Not that fussed about sit-ups? Me neither, so I say sweep them to one side and hit more muscles in one go using the good old do-it-all compound exercise — a multi-joint, multi-muscle move that hits ...