Fitness Myths that Need to DIE: Part Three

Number two:Working the CORE
A “Six-Pack” does not automatically equal a strong core.

What is the core? Put simply, it is a group of muscles that are in your midsection.

You want a strong core? Then you have to understand the function of the core is to stabilize the spine. You want a strong core? Stop trying to isolate a group of muscles ( sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?)

In my opinion the best way to develop the ability to stablize the spine is to do movements that:
1. train the correct firing patterns and
2. support weight with full body tension.

One movement that covers both criteria: The Hardstyle, Kalos Sthenos style Get-up