> Recommends situps, which destroy your back. Citation needed, big time. Everything I've ever heard (from high school and college level athletic trainers and

> Recommends situps, which destroy your back. Citation needed, big time. Everything I've ever heard (from high school and college level athletic trainers and strength coaches) has said that a strong core helps your back. I can back this up anecdotally, as years of heavy squats made it painful to drive far in my car's crappy driver's seat, but some ab work (and other exercise) made the problem go away. When I googled I got http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/core-myths/ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/core-myths/ which basically said "A couple of experts question the (what has so far been considered) the authoritative study. Ab work and lower back work (hyper extensions) just seem like the way to strengthen ones back. Is there another solution that I'm not aware of?