youtu.be/c-VwnzjRtN8 There have been suggestions in the past that I don’t train my core enough, I train it hard and am going to introduce a few core lateral flexion exercises. I first learnt of these exercises through Ross Enamait’s work many years ago. When I work on the core I work on rotation (exercises + sport specific - kick boxing), lateral flexion (as in video), hip extension (low back e.g. deadlifts, swings), stabilization (rollouts, l sits, lifting etc.), and core flexion exercises too. Core flexion exercises (sit ups, leg raises, crunches etc etc) target the rectus abdominis, the six pack abs muscle the posing individuals prefer to spend all their core work time on. You will rarely find body building athletes using the side bending movements because it thickens (widens) the waist, ruining their V shape. However, for those of us that are training to perform I suggest using the movements especially if you are after fitness or are going to get punched, kicked or tackled… whereas if you want great abs… favor core flexion exercises in addition to watching your diet. Otherwise I work my core very well, evident by the performance and not what you just see in the mirror. Unfortunately the movements are uncommon as the obsession over six pack abs has made everyone including sports coaches oblivious to their existence. I haven’t spent a great deal of time researching it but some suggest core lateral flexion exercises are unnecessary, however, it is common in Olympic Weightlifting training and… everyone I’ve prescribed the exercises to struggle to do them very well at all. Another point - if they were useless then body builders wouldn’t avoid them like the plague. So my money is on the movements. Try them. Next time I’ll post up some movements I use for the other action planes e.g. core rotation
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 03:59:46 +0000
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