Core Strength Secret (THE HIP HINGE!!)

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Get a strong core by training your abs like an athlete here http://athleanx.com/x/get-your-strongest-core-ever-here Core strength is a buzz word that gets thrown around a lot in the fitness industry but is often misunderstood. Some think that core strength has everything to do with the abs. While the abs certainly play a large role in the ultimate strength of your core, there are other muscles that play a significant part as well not to mention other joints. In fact, in this video, I’m going to show you how mobility and not stability in other joints can have a profound effect on the ultimate strength of your core muscles. If you realize that the entire body is set up as one kinetic chain with alternating segments of stability and mobility, you see quickly that the core and low back are meant to be stabile for optimal performance. That said, the joints immediately above and below the central core or abs and lower back must provide mobility. This includes the hips and the thoracic spine. If either of these joints do not have the adequate amount of mobility then they will look to the joint in between (the lower back) for some additional mobility to pick up the slack. The problem is, this area is not meant to be providing mobility to joints that lack it. The core is supposed to provide a more dynamic stability that we can rely on to protect our spines and lower back from injury. When hip hinge mobility is limited (by either tight hamstrings or an inability to conscious

Published 2015-08-20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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