07/19/2018
Repeat after me “SQUARE IS NOT SEXY”
This one is for the ladiessss 👱♀️👩👵👩⚕️
**Core Comprehension Part 2**
What am I going on about today? Something that my client still repeats every time we do core exercises because she thought it was hilarious the first time I said it...and it’s successfully helped her tighten her waist to the point that she needs new pants😳
See if you do conventional core exercises for long enough you will build out your core similar to the way you would probably want your July calendar man or Wall poster cowboy to look like with his shirt off. But chances are while you find it visually appealing, as a women you don’t necessarily want that same look do you.
The answer lies in the transverse abdominis which is nicknamed “the corset muscle”. If your core has ever hurt from laughing or coughing or even from a rough night of drinking in college that may have ended up with those cranberry vodkas coming back up the same way the went down. You can thank the Transverse abdominis (TrA). That’s one way to get a core workout isn’t it; laugh, catch a cold, or get really drunk (please don’t take this literally) (yes you, I know you just typed out a text to the girls saying “I have an idea!”, don’t send it...it’s a bad idea Joanne).
WHY do we want to activate this muscle? As you may have guessed from the activities that make it sore, it is responsible for squeezing the abdomen. Simply put: traditional crunches alone won’t tighten your core, you need to do exercises that activate the Transverse Abdominis to accomplish that.
So now you’re asking HOW do we activate the corset muscle effectively? Listen carefully my little minions...There are 4 exercises I want you to do to do a NATURAL tummy tuck.
1. My favorite core exercise is a great way to target this. The MYOTATIC crunch will have you feeling like you just watched your favorite comedians newest special on Netflix. I talked about this exercise in my last article so check it out or google the exercise.
2. Russian Twists- idk why Russia gets all the credit but oblique twists (keep your legs off the ground) work really well at activating the Transverse abdominis.
3. Good ol plank- but try it with one leg up and to the side (also in my video)
4. Bird Dogs- whaaa yes even bird dogs work! Try them with either an ankle weight around your leg or dumbbell in your hand to make them even harder.
ON A SERIOUS NOTE- a lot of people don’t even know this muscle exists. Therefore it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it’s very weak in the majority of people who aren’t actively working out (call me captain obvious). Other than squeezing the abdomen this muscle is also responsible for spinal stability so if you or someone has lower back pain it may be directly (or indirectly) caused by a weak transverse abdominis.
I hope this helps 💪🏽🔥💪🏽🔥
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