Life in the 21st century is busy. Between work deadlines, traffic, taking the kids to their various activities, keeping the house from falling apart, and, of course, our constant accessibility to the ... Continue Reading
4 Core Strengthening Exercises You Can Do Anywhere
A strong core will help you look better and improve your performance in fitness, sports and life. A good abdominal or core program is a lot more than crunches. A great deal of your core work should be ... Continue Reading
No Crunches Please: A 3 Phase Core Workout
You can get a great core workout without ever doing a sit-up or crunch. Many people hate crunches and even more find that they aggravate their lower back or neck. Follow along as I take you through a ... Continue Reading
Preferred Expert Methods for Training the Core
Theodore Sloan, Antonio Squillante, and Giulio Palau are three up and coming young coaches, part of a vanguard of new minds coming into the industry. They will approach a coaching tactic or strategy from a ... Continue Reading
5 Cutting-Edge Core Training Progressions
You would think every exercise that could be done to strengthen the core has already been done. Since Charles Atlas first advertised his bodybuilding programs in the 1970s and 1980s, training the ... Continue Reading
5 Fundamental Core and Abdominal Exercises for Beginners
If you’re newer to training or getting back into shape, I’m sure you’ve heard about core training. Perhaps you’ve heard about it in magazines or maybe your doctor recommended it. So, that’s all ... Continue Reading
Can You Hula Hoop Your Way to a Better Core?
The hula hoop. It was much more popular when I was a kid, but it’s still around today (no pun intended). Check out the First Lady of the United States hooping it up: I consider the hula hoop ... Continue Reading
Forget Crunches: How to Actually Strengthen Your Core
Forget crunches, hanging leg raises, and the Shake Weight. I’m about to tell you what the single biggest bang for your buck, core stability exercise is. But first we need to look at the function of the ... Continue Reading
Strong Foundations: Building and Maintaining a Strong Low Back
The low back is perhaps our biggest strength when attempting to produce power and precision through any range of motion. Whether you are on the track, on the field, in the pool, or at the gym, the lower ... Continue Reading
The Core During the Overhead Press (And Other Core-Related Shenanigans)
Here we go again. The infamous core. I wrote on this topic a few months ago regarding what it is and why many make a big deal about it. The core-craze is almost cult-like in the fitness mainstream - a ... Continue Reading
