Sunday, January 24, 2010

Strong Core



Building a strong core is as important to an athlete as any thing else they do in the gym. The core is an area that starts right under your chest and goes down to right above your hips. Building strength and endurance in these muscles are extremely important for cutting on a dime and running a 4.3 40 yard dash. It helps keep you upright and stable when you squat or deadlift heavy. The main muscles you are working are the rectus abdominis, external and internal obliques, and the erector spinae. If you can learn how to work these muscles and get strong with them then you will see everything you do increase tremendously. A few exercises you can do to strengthen these muscles are squats, deadlifts, good mornings, heavy abs, and back extensions. With our athletes we cycle ab circuits one day and then hit heavy abs the next day. This allows us to build strength and endurance in our core. Here is a few videos of some serious core training.

The first video is an endurance circuit.


This next video is a good way way to build a strong core by lifting heavy weight.

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