@GeneralStalin
Weighted decline situps!
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Train your 1RM to build up resistance to death!
& @Zagor
“Is ab training actually necessary?”
Yes and no. Compound lifts certainly train the core to maintain stability - if all you’re looking for is static strength and an awesome ab aesthetic you can get by with squats and deadlifts alone if your insertions are decent.
The problem with this method is you’re completely ignoring the fact that that girdle is how we rotate and launch the kinetic whip. You may have tremendous strength, but you’re losing out on power because the internal and external obliques have been trained to stay still. If you do any sport (or want to keep your body balanced) you need to incorporate some kind of twisting motion.
@Sterling_Archer
You’ve got to hit it from the toes. The problem with, say, rolling out just the hamstrings is that if your calves or the bottom of your feet are tight some amount of the slack you create in the hammies gets sucked up by the calves. Your calves can actually get tighter over time if you just pass over them. Same thing with the quads and the anterior compartment of the lower leg.
I need to drop a datasheet on foam rolling and mobility work.
Weighted decline situps!
Train your 1RM to build up resistance to death!
& @Zagor
“Is ab training actually necessary?”
Yes and no. Compound lifts certainly train the core to maintain stability - if all you’re looking for is static strength and an awesome ab aesthetic you can get by with squats and deadlifts alone if your insertions are decent.
The problem with this method is you’re completely ignoring the fact that that girdle is how we rotate and launch the kinetic whip. You may have tremendous strength, but you’re losing out on power because the internal and external obliques have been trained to stay still. If you do any sport (or want to keep your body balanced) you need to incorporate some kind of twisting motion.
@Sterling_Archer
You’ve got to hit it from the toes. The problem with, say, rolling out just the hamstrings is that if your calves or the bottom of your feet are tight some amount of the slack you create in the hammies gets sucked up by the calves. Your calves can actually get tighter over time if you just pass over them. Same thing with the quads and the anterior compartment of the lower leg.
I need to drop a datasheet on foam rolling and mobility work.