Note: This is a previous newsletter I sent out about a month ago, I’m merely posting it so the information can be archived.
Hey everyone, Mat, the trainer here to clear up a common misconception. The misconception is that your abdominal muscles are your core muscles. This is a half truth. While your abs, more correctly your internal and external obliques as well as your transverse abdominus, are a component to your core musculature they are not the whole package. So your core entails your abdominals (core equals abs) as well as other muscles, but your abs are not your core (abs does not equal core). “Core” muscles are any muscle that helps stabilize your spine, especially in preventing rotation. So by definition not only are your abdominals included in the list but also the deep intrinsic muscles of your lower back (multifidus) as well as the muscles that run up and down the sides of your spine (iliacus, spinalis, longisimus). These may seem obvious but the list continues…the muscles of the hips (glutes, psoas) and the shoulders (pecs, lats) also contribute to core stability. ”Pecs?” you say. ”So by doing bench press, I’m working my core?” the answer…..well, check in the next email for the answer. Till then here are a few coupons for a free 1 week trial of our new Empower Hour Boot Camp, which start next Monday at 6 and 7am. Make sure to contact me to reserve your spot and so I can get you some EXL paperwork to fill out as well.
Stay Fit,MAT “the trainer”
Hey, Mat “the trainer” here,
