Are core exercises worth the time of day? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Nick B · 21-09-2006, 09:44 PM

Hi,
I've been training for a while now both free weights and machines and I play a lot of football 2 matches and 2 training a week.

Last year when I was training at the gym I got some advice off of a personal trainer and all he would do with me was core stability and core exercises, even though they knackered me when I was put through my paces I thoguht they was a bit sh!t. My balance did improve and I had sligtly more confidence on the footy pitch, but now I'm doing weights shall I continue my training which is pretty hard or should I try and incorporate some core exercises aswell?

Cheers

**big** · 21-09-2006, 10:01 PM

Core exercises are essential IMO.

Bear in mind, the usual compounds work your core hard anyway - deads, squats, standing OHP.

But there's no harm in doing extra core work. The strongest lifters in the world spend most of their time on a mixture of core and rear posterior work, both of which are heavily overlooked by most bodybuilders/weight trainers.

Truewarrior1 · 22-09-2006, 02:24 AM

dont waste ure time on the medicine ball doing 5kg chest presses if thats what he's got u doing.

Nick B · 22-09-2006, 11:58 PM

Yeah, it involves balancing on moving plates using fitness balls, stretches etc. and I find it boring am I benefiting from it or is there a more hardcore version of core exercises.

samurai69 · 23-09-2006, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangst

Yeah, it involves balancing on moving plates using fitness balls, stretches etc. and I find it boring am I benefiting from it or is there a more hardcore version of core exercises.

Yeh theres more hardcore versions of core exercises

Bigdav · 23-09-2006, 06:43 PM

I think core stuff is essential but a tip i got from a mate was to not to do them more than twice per week, i see a lot of folk doing core stuff every day. You wouldnt work your chest every day, so why do the core stuff so often

**hackskii** · 23-09-2006, 07:05 PM

Problem with overtraining would be intensity.

Like Big, I would think you would get more development focusing on core exercise while trying to improve either weight or reps each week.
If you focus on this and all your core lifts go up you have no other choice but to get bigger.

Beyond Brawn focuses strictly (from what I have read so far) on core.

How many bodybuilders in your gym do core?
Mine, hardly any.
How many have weak legs and core?...............Most.
I really laugh at guys with big arms and dont work legs.

When I started dead lifting all my lifts went up.
Crazy huh?

Nick B · 24-09-2006, 05:35 PM

Cheers, your so right about the most guys in the gym aswell hackskii, has anyone got a link to a website which gives advice and has routines for vore exercises.

thanks

21-09-2006, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nick B Why so serious? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 648	Are core exercises worth the time of day? Hi, I've been training for a while now both free weights and machines and I play a lot of football 2 matches and 2 training a week. Last year when I was training at the gym I got some advice off of a personal trainer and all he would do with me was core stability and core exercises, even though they knackered me when I was put through my paces I thoguht they was a bit sh!t. My balance did improve and I had sligtly more confidence on the footy pitch, but now I'm doing weights shall I continue my training which is pretty hard or should I try and incorporate some core exercises aswell? Cheers

21-09-2006, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
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hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,650	Problem with overtraining would be intensity. Like Big, I would think you would get more development focusing on core exercise while trying to improve either weight or reps each week. If you focus on this and all your core lifts go up you have no other choice but to get bigger. Beyond Brawn focuses strictly (from what I have read so far) on core. How many bodybuilders in your gym do core? Mine, hardly any. How many have weak legs and core?...............Most. I really laugh at guys with big arms and dont work legs. When I started dead lifting all my lifts went up. Crazy huh? __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

22-09-2006, 11:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nick B Why so serious? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 648	Yeah, it involves balancing on moving plates using fitness balls, stretches etc. and I find it boring am I benefiting from it or is there a more hardcore version of core exercises.

24-09-2006, 05:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nick B Why so serious? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 648	Cheers, your so right about the most guys in the gym aswell hackskii, has anyone got a link to a website which gives advice and has routines for vore exercises. thanks

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