By David Westerman LMT, FAFS Are we utilizing “authentic” principles of Function when designing our strength and power programs? Is there a special population that might be missing two of the most important bio‐ motor abilities in their training and rehabilitation programs? As a former collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coach, strength and power were (and are) the two most emphasized bio‐motor abilities. Take, for example, the “power clean” in an athletic weight room. This is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Abdominal training’
The Transformation of Strength and Power
Posted: May 31, 2009 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, health, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: Abdominal training, exercise, functional exercise, functional training, gary gray, human movement, physical therapy, Sports Medicine, training
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3 Ab Exercises NOT to Do
Posted: April 10, 2009 in exercise, gymnastics, health, sport, Sports MedicineTags: ab exercises, Abdominal training, core exercises, craig ballantyne, fitness, planks, Sports Medicine
By Craig Ballantyne (author of Turbulence Training for Abs) One of my first online training clients, Charlene, had spent years doing long slow cardio workouts and struggling through hundreds of crunches each workout. She even went to “ab classes” on non-workout days (when she could have been at home resting or out with her man) [...]
Getting at the Core for Gymnastics (or Life)
Posted: July 26, 2008 in exercise, gymnastics, physical therapy, sport, Sports MedicineTags: Abdominal training, core training, function, gymnastics, physical therapy, sit ups, Sports Medicine
While gymnastics is used in this post the concepts apply to any endeavor. Most would agree that a strong “core” is essential to all sporting activities and tasks of daily living. What is the core and how do we train it to maximize performance? Generally speaking, the core consists of the lower back, lateral trunk and abdominal (rectus abdominus, obliques, transverse abdominus) [...]
Verticle Core/Abdominal Exercise
Posted: July 18, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Abdominal training, core training, exercise, functional exercise, health, physical therapy
Here are a few “functionally based” core exercises to follow up my Death Of A Sit Up post. Take care not to overextend the back. I like to use wall to limit excessive motion. Can progress to holding medicine ball. Make sure to stretch the hip flexors as a tight hip flexor will limit hip [...]
The Death of the Sit UP
Posted: July 16, 2008 in exercise, physical therapy, Sports MedicineTags: Abdominal training, core training, exercise, functional exercise, Obliques, sit up, Stuart McGill
Many years ago the sit up was king of abdominal training. Today in the world of rehab, function and performance training the tide has shifted away from the sit up. Our study of the human body, how it works and how it responds to various training modalities has led to a shift in our [...]
