What's everybody's fav. core workout?

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  • angeljamin
    angeljamin Posts: 234 Member
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    Pilates Fit w/ Tandy Gutierrez

    It's awesome! Seems really easy, but it totally sneaks up on me.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    Leg raises and bridges.

    Nothing else will give you such a complete core workout.
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
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    Missed your point noob, when will you need greater core strength? When I run into you from the side. Never too strong, ridiculous illogical thing to say, like when do you need to squat 400lbs - pounds not kilos pounds SUPERLOLS - sounds better in pounds
  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,160 Member
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    sexersize:bigsmile: and russain twists

    ^^This!
  • 2S_1R
    2S_1R Posts: 171
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    300 ab challenge. :)
  • SLRamirez2012
    SLRamirez2012 Posts: 297
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    Pole dancing, pole work! :-D

    I want to try that but our town is too small to have any classes like that! :mad:
  • Graceious1
    Graceious1 Posts: 716 Member
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    I find planks the most effective for me.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    Deadlifts

    And Squats

    We all live in the sagital plane, sagital plane the sagital plane.

    But the core moves in three planes - how do you train the other two?

    What exactly in my life am I ever going to do that will require greater core strength than picking up over 300-400 lbs or squatting over 200-300 lbs? If I can do that I am betting my core is strong enough.

    I thought you squatted heavy. And why does everyone who used to think that know it is not true. Grow up, your advise is wrong - get over it. Nothing wrong with squatting, a core exercise - NO

    When you're squatting, your holding your core steady, keeping your back straight. In order to build muscle, you need to extend and contract the muscles to work them. If you're contracting and extending your abs and back while squatting, you're doing it wrong.
  • Tat2dDom0105
    Tat2dDom0105 Posts: 661
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    300 ab challenge. :)


    I have yet to try that out. Looking forward to it.....
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
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    bump
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
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    P90X2 is all core. I love it way better than P90X. Think like, it's some of the P90X workouts, but now you have to do that and balance on one foot. It's hard core, core workouts. Exactly what I wanted.

    You mean people don't do static exercises on one foort when they can, darn beachbody you invent everything --- NOT
  • Alicia7519
    Alicia7519 Posts: 160
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    Planks.
  • Radiskull
    Radiskull Posts: 70 Member
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    My favorites in order: deadlifts, squats, overhead press. Love them.
  • ang3h
    ang3h Posts: 185 Member
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    I love planks!
  • vtachycardia
    vtachycardia Posts: 374
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    I love squats, lunges, planks and wood chops. PT taught me a new form of leg raises this week thats a killer. On a bench under the smith, leg raise into candle, and tap the bar on the outside with your toes. I am sure it has a name but he didn't tell it :bigsmile:


    I absolutely HATE squats & lunges, but I think it's because my form is wrong and I put too much pressure on my knees(bad knees at 22, awesome isn't it?)

    Your knees are not bad, you have created a dysfunction from other exercises. Knees are seldom to blame, unless you have smashed them to pieces in an accident. See a functional personal trainer/therapist
  • honey_bee_keysha
    honey_bee_keysha Posts: 773 Member
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    planks
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
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    Front lever raises: http://youtu.be/OxCPP4pxhnk

    let us see your video - and then a flag with cross on rings.

    Otherwise you won't believe it's my favourite core workout? My loss, eh. :laugh:

    As for the flag, can't do that one. Nor a cross. Don't have anywhere I can train for either at the moment. I guess I can't have front lever raises as my favourite core workout! Dagnammit.
  • T34418l3angel
    T34418l3angel Posts: 474 Member
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    http://ezinearticles.com/?Squat-For-Core-Strength&id=1952358

    http://www.coreawareness.com/articles/boxsquat/

    http://www.crossfitrockwall.com/crossfit_rockwall/overhead-squat.html

    Funny how this forum expert vtachy has waisted all day saying squats aren't an effective core work out....
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    Deadlifts

    And Squats

    You know this is so true. Last year I stopped all core specific exercises. I was already lifting heavy but I wanted to do an experiment and see if I could get my waist smaller (to have more of an hourglass shape). Doing prime mover ab exercises makes your waist thicker! When I stopped the exercises and just kept lifting heavy I brought my waist down and still got ripped abs (my profile pictures were the result of that experiment). Since then I'm back to doing ab exercises and my waist is more muscular, but it's okay, I LOVE ab exercises, planks, swiss ball pike, and pushup and curl ups (with the ball) are my favorites.

    You stopped doing core-specific exercises and your waist got smaller and you still had nice abs?? Hmm... this gives me something to think about. You look sooo good. There is no way you're 51.
  • not_virified
    not_virified Posts: 22
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    Everyone needs to try this! is so fun and makes you feel good about yourself!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT09bryb0C4&feature=related

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