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Rotational Core Training and FREE Gift!

Rotational Core Training and FREE Gift!

As promised…my favorite rotational core training exercise.  This is actually an ANTI-rotation exercise, developed by and named after physical therapist John Pallof.  Remember that the primary function of the core musculature is to provide stability in the presence of internal and external forces causing movement.  Essentially all this exercise involves is setting up something (like a… Read more

The Front Plank

The Front Plank

On Monday, I wrote about why the core should be trained for stability and to resist movement, opposed to cause it.  One of the most fundamental core stability exercises is the front plank.   The front plank is such a simple exercise that I think its merit is often overlooked.  In my opinion, planking is… Read more

Hockey Core Training

Hockey Core Training

  The other day I was going through some old pictures from my college hockey days and this one caught my attention.  Core training continues to be a topic of discussion and debate, for good reason.  Despite most strength and conditioning coaches seeing the light and moving to a greater focus on training the core… Read more