Core Stability Training

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Mark Rippetoe

Training, Fitness & Nutrition, Barbell, Health, Fitness, Strength

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🗓️ 7 May 2017

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Mark Rippetoe reads his 2009 article on the topic of "core" stability "training" and functional exercise. --------------------------- Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mWjjsTchm5I WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Starting-Strength-The-Aasgaard-Company/142424022490628 -----------------------------

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0:00.0	Core Stability Training.
0:08.6	It is a matter of pride to me that I can go through an entire weekend seminar,
0:15.5	25 hours of material without once using the C word.
0:22.0	Out of a concern for my participants and my reputation, I fastidiously avoid using the term
0:28.2	core when referring to the trunk musculature or the stability thereof.
0:34.6	I am so utterly goddamn tired of hearing about the core from members of the
0:41.7	lay public, info, merciliers, doctors, PTs, ATCs, personal traders and strength coaches,
0:49.2	that as a form of protest, I refuse to use the term at all. That is why it will appear in this recording only pronounced with the scare quotes.
1:03.2	Core.
1:06.1	Got it?
1:08.2	Core.
1:10.3	The core is the collection of muscles that stabilize the spine it is composed of
1:16.3	all the abs the three layers of the side abdominal wall posterior spinal muscles the pelvic
1:24.2	floor muscles the hip flexors and actually the diaphragm and the intercostals.
1:29.2	These muscles work together to control spinal position, which normally means
1:33.6	keeping the spine rigid during work that involves force generated by the hips and legs
1:40.3	and transferred through the trunk to a resistance at the hands or in the specific training
1:47.4	situation created by the squat on the back or the shoulders. The core muscles maintain
1:53.9	the intervertebral relationships that allow the spine to both transfer force and remain uninjured in the process.
2:03.5	They are extremely important in all sports, especially the barbell sports.
2:07.9	And that is why I have an interest in this ridiculous topic.
2:12.2	The problem with the concept of training specifically for core stabilization is that it doesn't make any sense.
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