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EXECUTION   Assume a back -lying position on an exercise bench with the knees bent 90 degrees and the feet flat on the floor. Your head, shoulders and buttocks should rest on the bench and you should have normal curvature in the lumbar spine. Position yourself so that the barbell is on the rack directly […]

Execution   Assume a well-balanced position with the feet shoulder-width or slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and with the toes pointed slightly out to the sides. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with the grip of the dumbbell in a forward-backward line and the palms facing inward. Your arms should be straight and relaxed and

The proponents of core/stability training state that this type of training is needed in order to improve balance. To a certain extent this is true because balance type activities are included in the core/stability training. Most often, you must balance yourself while you do the exercise. The balance developed however, is static in nature and

For the most part I ignore many of the strength exercises described in newspapers. The reason for this is twofold: first the information usually comes from a trainer who only has a general background in the intricacies of strength exercises and what they do for the body; second is that the articles are usually full

Many runners do substantial amounts of “core” training. The core training is done in the belief that it will assist them greatly during the run and especially at the end of the run, when fatigue begins to set in. Also the core training will enable them to maintain good posture and form during the run.