Saturday, June 23, 2012

Work on core and squat to improve gym strength

I have noticed a drop in my strength in weight lifting esp bench press. Previously I had focused on back  muscles to improve strength and that helped and I need to continue to do that. But i have neglected my core, I just do crunch and lower back, that is only 2 out of 5 core muscle group and also for those two i don't do a lot. I need to make my core and full squat stronger to increase my weight lifting. For the core I need to focus on all 5 core muscle groups.  The core exercises i need to do are :


  1. Transverse Abdominis (TVA)  muscles are the belt like muscle that wraps like a belt. Exercises: Planks
  2. External Obliques are the muscles on side and front of the ab around the waist. Exercises: Arm twist
  3. Internal Obliques are the muscles under the external obliques and in opposite direction to them. Exercises: Cross over crunches 
  4. Rectus Abdominis (Six pack) runs along front of the abs. Exercises: Crunch
  5. Erector Spinae (lower back) is a muscle that runs from neck to lower back. Exercise: back extension
Additional muscles not traditionally core but neglected and important are : 
  • gluts and side hips
  • hip flexors which are part of pelvis and upper thigh
  • hip abductors which are medial thigh


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