Today’s post might ruffle some feathers, but let me explain why I say: Stop Doing Crunches, Do This Instead….
For the love of god, can we stop having our athletes perform ab crunches to “strengthen” their core
The job of the core is to stabilize the spine, but more importantly these athletes are in constant flexion with their heavy backpacks and their posture when they text!
Here are 5 core exercises…
1.Low Plank Variations
2. High Plank Variations
3. Side Plank Variations
4. Loaded Carries
5. Hollow Body Variations
And the best part, 4 out of the 5 exercises don’t need any equipment
So let’s put a little core circuit together
20 seconds of work, rest 30 seconds
1. Low Plank
2. High Plank Spidermans
3. Side Plank with Row
4. Off Set Farmer Carry (1 Kettlebell)
5. Hollow Body Holds
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Coach Jen
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