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wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/02/29, 02:06 PM Ok, now this is a topic that is very important in lifting as well as just about every sport. Core strength is one of the deciding factors in success in a sport. So the point of this thread is to discuss the best core excercise, and how to do them. -------------- "I get up in the morning around six to run for about an hour. Later in the day, I lift with a partner. Following my lifting sessions, I usually do speed and agility drills. Later, I drill all my holds and moves." 'Isnt that lifestyle boring?' "Yes, but the gold medal is very shiny." Ichiguchi Olympic Gold Medalist
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/02/29, 02:10 PM i kno i posted this excercise in another forum, but here is an excercise that really works your abdominals as well as all of the surrounding muscles for stabilization. http://www.fitstep.com/Bestexercises/samples/small-ball-crunches.htm
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2004/02/29, 04:08 PM You're right. It is vital to have a strong core for jumping. Many people don't know that (they think it's all in the calves or quads). And like you said it helps other lifts as well. Good post -------------- I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi \"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.\" H. L. Hunt
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2004/03/01, 12:33 PM My two cents regarding true "core" training (thanks gator): http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/pro/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=337 -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done! rev8ball@freetrainers.com
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/03/01, 12:58 PM See my posts under "Core" Training. I call "Core" Trunk. Core is a word used to describe the lifts that work 2 or more muscles over 2 or more joints. The fitness industry has stolen the word core to sell items used to train the trunk.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/03/01, 12:59 PM And, yes, a strong TRUNK is vital to athletic success!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/03/01, 09:29 PM Heres another good "trunk" excercise that Johnnie Morton strongly recommends (for those of you who dont know, Johnnie Morton is the wide reciever for the Detroit Lions) Hold a medicine ball or weight plate with both hands out in front of your chest, your arms slightly bent. Without moving your legs, rotate your torso 90 degrees to the right. (Don't go any farther-that would be too tough on your lower back.) Pause, then rotate back 180 degrees so you're facing left. Pause and rotate right to the starting position. That's one repetition. Work up to three sets of 20 or more repetitions, beginning and ending each set with the weight in the middle. -------------- "I get up in the morning around six to run for about an hour. Later in the day, I lift with a partner. Following my lifting sessions, I usually do speed and agility drills. Later, I drill all my holds and moves." 'Isnt that lifestyle boring?' "Yes, but the gold medal is very shiny." Ichiguchi Olympic Gold Medalist
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/03/02, 02:08 PM That is called a standing Russian Twist. Keep the medball chin high at all times too. Great exercise.
unclesnoopdogg Posts: 1 Joined: 2004/07/30	2004/07/30, 10:56 PM :angry::angry::angry::angry:
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/08/01, 05:48 PM i like the prone cobra with one leg raised. that will fire your core, a.k.a. trunk, like no other. -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2004/08/01, 07:18 PM How about the hanging leg raise (no cheating) it works the entire flexor chain and can be modified to incorporate the rotational muscles of the core. The easier version without straps or the tower is performed on the ball with about a dozen variations to make it harder. This is a very good dynamic core exercise.