Thread: Strengthening Core

A killer for the obliques that doesnt require any machine is where you sit on the floor, bend your knees up a bit and lean back a bit, then holding a medicine ball twist from side to side, putting the ball as far behind you & on the floor, as you can.
Core lifts: Flat bench, Squat, Powerclean, Deadlift.
Semi core: Military, straight bar curls, incline.
Great to see ya findin out what it takes early on.

I find DB side bends work the obliques the best.
I'd work on Squats and Deads, build your routine around these two as your main exercises. Keep the weight light and learn the correct form.
Your young and have a good future in front of you if you lift and eat smart.

Use a swiss ball any time ya can instead of a bench

Power cleans, clean and presses, hang cleans, standing military presses, bench presses, squats, front squats, deadlifts, sumo deadlifts will all help you build up explosive strength (very important in football), and will build up your core strength.

Working abs is important too, if you want to strengthen them you, you'll need to do weighted exercises. Weighted crunches, leg lifts etc will help, and don't forget about your lower back, hyperextensions (weighted) will help you build up strength in your spinal erectors (lower back).