I
don't like the word “core.” Unless of course, your name happens
to end with “core,” then it’s completely awesome. However in
the fitness world, the term “core” is often misused and
misunderstood.
Your
“core” is not just the front of Mens Health magazine, with the
cover model sporting a six pack that you could wash your clothes on.
Walk into any gym and you will find many trainees seemingly working
their core by performing endless repetitions of crunches or any other
multitude of machines in an effort to attain said six pack. Walk into
any gym and you will find that most trainees are still fat, despite
training their “core.”
You
will find trainees performing deadlift variations, pull-throughs,
glute-ham raises, supine bridges, squat variations, lots of single
leg work, and people look good.
Everyone
looks at rear ends. Guess what? That’s your “core” too.
I
agree with physical therapist/strength coach Gray Cook when he says
that people need to pay more attention to “training the backside of
the core” (ie: glutes, hips).
We
should be hip based creatures. The motor of the core are the hips .
Everything from force, power, to strength is transferred through the
hips. The motor of your car does the same thing; gives your car
horsepower. Your mid-section (abs) can be seen as the transmission or
drive shaft of the core. You’re not supposed to bend or twist the
drive shaft/transmission of your car. So why do we seem to think that
that is the best way to train our core? Why do we totally neglect the
motor ?
In
the end, training the core of your back will lead to better
PERFORMANCE. Learn to use your hips and glutes, and you will be able
to handle more weight in the gym. You handle more weight, you burn
more calories. You burn more calories, you burn more fat in any given
24 hour period (assuming your diet is dialed in). Well: lean, firm
mid section (and a nice rear end to boot. Yeah buddy). No crunches
involved.
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