Tag: Deadlift

  • Build Your Foundation – Target Your Core!

    “Ab” exercises are out, Core exercises are in Strengthening your core musculature will help you reach your goal of a flatter, toned midsection and reduce low back pain. What is the “core”? Structures that form the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC), which include:  lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen, and hip joint. What muscles make up the “core”? Local Stabilization System:  Muscles attach…

  • Let’s Train Those Abdominals – Ready… Set… Go!

    How to train your abdominals without performing abdominal-specific exercises? 1.  Deadlift Stand holding the middle of a barbell (or two dumbbells in each hand) in front of your body. Perform a standard deadlift while holding the weight level.  Bend forward at the hips, keep knees straight (but avoid locking-out your knees), keep back flat,  draw-in…