If the goal of your workout is to walk away with a chiselled six-pack, you’re missing the point.
To perform well at virtually any sport, you need a strong core. This is a no-brainer for rowing, golf and dancing, but it’s also true for less obvious activities: Your core gives you the stability you need to play darts, for example, and the power you need to play Ping-Pong.
Here’s a look at what the core is and what it isn’t, along with a well-rounded workout to help make it stronger.If the goal of your core workout is to walk away with a chiselled six-pack, you’re missing the point. In fact, the abdominal muscles are just one of the major muscle groups that constitute the core; it also includes deep muscles in your pelvis, hips and back; smaller stabilising muscles along your spine; and the diaphragm.
Picking up a heavy box, or a kid, requires not just core strength but also endurance, he added. If core muscles are tired or weak, then the ligaments in your back take over and can get strained, causing back pain.
“Crunches don’t help with pressure distribution and core stability,” she said. “You can find people with a nice pronounced six-pack, but tell them to hold a plank in a good position and they can’t.”ROTATION EXERCISES ARE KEY Mr Ross and Mr Catania designed a set of seven core rotation exercises which Mr Hernandez has incorporated into pre-practice and pre-game training with the Rams.
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