[Carl Valle]

Carl Valle on November 30, 2010 at 3:09 am #17166

Currently I am reading a manual on core training that includes some stuff from gymnastics, diving, and of course the field events such as pole vault and the throws. What I like is the concept of Degree of Difficulty of the core exercises going from 1-6 and a multiplier for including the height and weight the of athletes, those that are not mechanically advantaged as their lighter and shorter count

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[star61]

star61 on November 30, 2010 at 10:33 am #103646

Does core training need to be periodized? Is intensity or CNS recovery really ever an issue with core work?

[Carl Valle]

Carl Valle on November 30, 2010 at 1:47 pm #103655

Star61,

The purpose is mainly for documentation vs volume and intensity monitoring. Just making sure one progresses without just doing some crunches to cover the bases.

[TW1573D RE4PE12]

TW1573D RE4PE12 on December 1, 2010 at 7:30 am #103662

Imo gymnastics core exercises are the best as well as the other biomechanically disadvantaged strength positions that gymnasts do which build some monster upper body strength, but training most of these gymnastic core exercises can take a lot of strain on the CNS because of the intensity of any variation/progression of the exercise unless you are very proficient with these movements or static holds. So the training for these type of core exercises are much more intense than the traditional crunches and sit-ups most athletes/people use for core due to the tremendous upper body strength and tendon strength required to execute most of these exercises with disadvantaged levers.

[TW1573D RE4PE12]

TW1573D RE4PE12 on December 1, 2010 at 7:36 am #103663

One such exercise/static hold good for abdominal strength is the front lever which is basically holding on to a bar or rings with your body straight and horizontal and parallel to the ground. I feel that it requires more pulling strength than abdominal strength when holding that position even though it requires very strong abdominal and core strength. Body levers (dragon flags with straight body) are another good one, but with more emphasis on the abs than the lats compared to the front lever. From what I heard, the front lever takes as much ab strength as the body lever. The back lever is like the front lever held parallel to the ground, but with your body inverted so this time your torso is facing down. This exercise requires strong pressing strength (shoulders and chest) as well as strong lower back/ strength. There are many gymnastic exercises that heavily involves the core.

[Eager]

Eager on December 3, 2010 at 11:23 am #103726

Would love to see more specifics on this or be linked to where I could purchase it. Sounds very interesting.

[Carl Valle]

Carl Valle on December 3, 2010 at 11:52 am #103728

Check next Tuesday’s Valencia Project. It’s an abridged version but when you see it you will be pleased.