The importance of strengthening the whole core (not only abs but obliques and all the way around to the small of your back) is something that isn't practiced enough! Great post! Doing crunches until you are blue in the face doesn't mean you have a strong core, a balance of different kinds of core training as well as an awareness of how the core works is the most important part of strength training!

A strong core is the best way to prevent injuries! :)