Core strength and its importance

My take on the importance of core training

In my personal opinion working your core muscles is most probably the best and efficient way to get the results you want in fitness. It can assist with weight loss, a flat stomach, killer 6 pack abs, perfect postural alignment, toned muscles and in depth strength. It also factors in well with post-operation rehabilitation.Which  ones are your core muscles?  The pelvic floor muscles, transversus abdominis, multifidus, internal and external obliques, rectus abdominis,erector spinae (sacrospinalis) especially the longissimus thoracis, and the diaphragm. Minor core muscles include the latissimus dorsi,gluteus maximus, and trapezius). latissimus dorsi,gluteus maximus, and trapezius). I describe it as the body’s engine like a car, the bigger the core the stronger the engine and the smaller the core the weaker the engine. Would you prefer to run as efficient and as powerful as Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 Ferrari or would you prefer to have the inner strength comparable to that of a Renault Clio. I’m not mocking the Renault Clio but in comparison with a formula 1 car there’s no argument which is more desirable. So having a strong core, what will come of these results? Your metabolism will be far more efficient meaning your fat stores would be broken down even when not training thus reducing your body’s fat percentage. If your fat percentage reduces guess what? Your overall bodyweight reduces. Everything else will stem from that, if you want to get toned, now that your body’s fat percentage is reducing, naturally your muscles will come to the fore and you will look more defined.

Inner strength from core training

When you see Cristianio Ronaldo kick a ball from 40-50 yards with very little back lift you wonder how he generates all that power. He is a very big man with great strength, but it is his core strength that allows him to produce such velocity into his shot. This is what I mean by working on your core to develop your version of the performance of a Formula 1 car.

The best part of having great core strength

There is one thing you will achieve from working on your core, something most people desire and crave, that is a flat stomach. For all those people who go to the gym and wonder why when you do between 100-1000 sit ups a day and still don’t have a flat belly, it is because all you are doing is toning your abdominal muscles below that layer of fat. How do we get rid of that belly fat? Firstly let me make it clear that core work alone will not single handily lose you your belly fat, full body resistance work is a must. But working on those core muscles will develop your metabolism which will eat away at your belly fat. Why are there people who do 100% cardio every day that still have belly fat? All they are doing is reducing their body’s water percentage and this will resemble losing inches. To break down that belly fat you must do resistance work and to get that "beach body" introduce a lot more core work. Then it is at this point for the men and women out there you will see the definition you are working so hard for.