Thread: Core Stability

i like the article but some things he should've went into a little more are practical ways in which to assess if one's pelvis tends to be anteriorly or posteriorly rotated and what muscles are tight, or weak in each case.

anterior pelvic tilting is probably more common so i guess he chose to only get into that but with regards to his methods i believe they are spot on.

i like robertson's stuff. it is a pretty good read.

Robertson's articles are usually good. This was no exception.

Actually, I use a lot of the exercises he presented there with my clients. I like the unilateral overehead press and the unilateral bent rows a lot. Both are great. The side pillars are good too. If you do those with the elbow extended then they also make for recruitment of various shoulder stabilizers.

Cowpimp, could you post a link to a page that describes "side pillars"?

Originally Posted by Yanick

i like the article but some things he should've went into a little more are practical ways in which to assess if one's pelvis tends to be anteriorly or posteriorly rotated and what muscles are tight, or weak in each case.

anterior pelvic tilting is probably more common so i guess he chose to only get into that but with regards to his methods i believe they are spot on.

I thought it was a bit shallow (and I like T-Nation for its complete articles).

Originally Posted by P-funk

i like robertson's stuff. it is a pretty good read.

Now I know I can trust him. Thanks.

Originally Posted by DOMS

Cowpimp, could you post a link to a page that describes "side pillars"?

He called them pillar bridges. My mistake. It's a plank or a plank on your side. I like plank variations and use them a lot with people.

Thanks for that article, this is why all my training suffers, as he said it can affect your knees, my knees are fucked up, I can't squat(I cant go down) or deadlift for shit, I have a bad posture, My core stability is horrible, plus im very heavy, so I suffer even more from the bad core stability. Im going to be training for it to get better for a very long time, even when I could start squatting ATG, I will still have at least 2 days a week just for core stability, it is very very important.

I like the article, it looks like a good way to get some base core strength. It did lack depth, but stuff over there is more written for athletes to apply, not so much for someone looking to get in depth with biomechanics.

I'd like to see an add-on where he addresses using power moves with the medicine ball or chops to improve activation.

The best part of that article is that he gives 6 exercises for the core and only one of them is NOT a strength movement that will improve multiple aspects of performance.

my core stability is so bad that one time I was military pressing and I fell over.

Originally Posted by mike456

my core stability is so bad that one time I was military pressing and I fell over.

Now THAT'S bad. I've almost lost balance a little doing heavy push presses before...it was more related to fatigue than a weak core though.

Originally Posted by PWGriffin

Now THAT'S bad. I've almost lost balance a little doing heavy push presses before...it was more related to fatigue than a weak core though.

lol my whole body is so fucked up because of bad core stability, but im workin on it.