Limp Core

[ju-ju-]

Great to find this forum as I am the Worlds worst at doing anything for my core so guided by a fellow runner I am now doing 1 minute of plank and 1 minute of lunges with weights a day. Puny I know but its better than NOTHING!! I am now on day 5. I will report on my progress...

What is everyone else doing and has it made a difference?

Juicyju

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try out these workouts free on youtube. Jessica is really great and they will help core strength. I started these in january when I was on the Injury couch (sprained ankle) The upper body workouts were brilliant. I have even bought light weights.

jessicasmithtv.com/

[Anaverageman]

have a look at classes at the gym you go to JJ..  ignore the people IN it... Pilates the best for core work... its what i always do...xxx

[Realfoodieclub]

I'm a big believer in baby steps.  i always start the week telling myself one session is better than non and then build on that.  If I don't do all of them at least I have done some of them.  That's why I hoping 5x50 will just focus me a little more. 1 minute of planking is great,  I'm still to add them in maybe I'll start with 5 seconds every session it's got to be better than not trying.  

[danm in reply to Realfoodieclub]

Yeah, I agree, it's getting the level of comfort/versus pushing a bit further that I always struggle with. If I manage to get that right (and get on a roll) then everything is good. It's those first few weeks that are the hardest though.

[Anaverageman]

have a look also at runwaterloo.com/the-big-3-e...

and also from Stuart McGill

 youtube.com/watch?v=qsup3Zv...(Not working as expected?) 

He is the man I talked about who has studied WHY you dont NEED to do long extended versions of the plank.. 

for more detailed discussion see 

nsca.com/uploadedFiles/NSCA...

[Rignold]

This morning's session was 5 sets of: 30 Hollow Rocks, 30 second Hollow Rock hold, 30 Arch Rocks, 30 sec AR hold, 30 Hollow/Arch swings on the bar.

Then we did a whole bunch of weights stuff and finished with 5 sets of: 1 min skipping, 30 situps, 30 pushups.

this is a good website for finding correct form for exercises:

gymnasticswod.com/library

[ju-ju- in reply to Rignold]

wow!!!

[ju-ju- in reply to Rignold]

I did do spinning class this morning, does that count?

[Rignold in reply to ju-ju-]

Only if you did it without saddles

[ju-ju- in reply to Rignold]

mostly, these was lots of riding no saddle and it did hurt

[Rignold in reply to ju-ju-]

try taking the saddle off completely. It is great motivaton to keep you standing in the pedals. You certainly don't slump more than once.

[ju-ju- in reply to Rignold]

good idea I will try that next time if i dont get told off!

[Anaverageman in reply to Rignold]

Good library of demos, thanks Rig.. 

[Rignold]

Actually 'Limpcore' sounds like a genre of not very loud music. The antithesis of hardcore.