[The Core Isn’t Just Your Abs and Low Back] Although the research covered above is very recent, the idea of training our core with compound movements is not at all a new concept. In fact, the term “The Core” was first coined in 1982 by Bob Gajda (1966 Mr. America) & Richard Dominquez M.D. in their book Total Body Training. In their book, Gajda and Dominquez stated, “The foundation of Total Body Training is the core, which compromises the muscles in the center of the body. These muscles stabilize the body while in upright, antigravity position or while using the arms and legs to throw or kick. These muscles maintain the body’s structure during vigorous exercises such as running, jumping, shoveling and lifting weights. These muscles also control the head, neck, ribs, spine and pelvis” Contrary to popular misconception, the “core” is not just your abs and lower back; it’s all of your torso muscles (shoulders, glutes, abs, mid-back, lats, etc.) minus your arms and legs. GET IT!!!
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:07:07 +0000
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