Core equals abs, but abs do not equal core
Note: This is a previous newsletter I sent out about a month ago, I’m merely posting it so the information can be archived. Hey everyone, Mat, the trainer here to clear up a common misconception. The misconception is that your abdominal muscles are your core muscles. This is a half truth. While your abs, more correctly your internal and external obliques as well as your transverse abdominus, are a component to your core musculature they are not the whole package. So your core entails your abdominals (core equals abs) as well as other muscles, but your abs are not your core...
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Hey, Mat “the trainer” here, Over the years I’ve trained hundreds of people. And there is one thing they all have in common… an inefficient core. No matter if I’m training a professional athlete, a yoga instructor or a lunch lady they all need a stronger core. But most people have no idea how to contract their transverse abdominus or multifidus. Heck most of us struggle just to pronounce the names of these muscles. Here is a simple “core activation” exercise I use with first time clients to help them understand how to contract/flex their core. It’s called...
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