Name the muscles that are considered “core” muscles. Here’s a hint. If it’s less than 7, you fail. (More if you count the minor muscles, and I’m including groups, such as the erector spinae)
John
you are suggesting that the marketing departments of the fitness world are in agreement about where the core begins and ends?!
transversus abdominis
multifidus
(to get people started… 
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glutes
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I just call it the situation.
Let’s keep it simple- nipples to knees, blades to butt.
Don’t feed the troll, he’s either trying to cheat on a certification exam or inject common sense into the discussion of strength training, neither of which are acceptable on this forum.
Also yr whole entire Trunk
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Don’t feed the troll, he’s either trying to cheat on a certification exam or inject common sense into the discussion of strength training, neither of which are acceptable on this forum.
The latter. I’ve been there done that on the cert exams.
I’m just amused when people talk about how core helps in triathlon and everyone starts saying “more situps ain’t gonna help” like the core starts and ends at the abdomen and lower back.
John
Um, I’ll take a shot…but I’m by no means knowledgeable about this…
Sternomasteocloid (Hey! I remembered this!!)
Rhomboids
Anterior, Lateral, Posterior Deltoids
Erector Spinae
Maximus,Medius Glutes
Latimus dorsi
Pectorals Major (I think)
Obliques
Abdominals (3 types)
Infraspinatus
Trapezoids
That’s all I can remember. But there’s bunch more little ones.
I try to evenly work my major groups with large movements, like squats and step ups, and such. I don’t focus on “core”. I figure swimming gets my upper core, and running/biking gets my lower core. Perhaps I’m naive.
I just call it “The Hog.”
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Your epidermis is showing.
Um, I’ll take a shot…but I’m by no means knowledgeable about this…
Sternomasteocloid (Hey! I remembered this!!) Sternocleidomastoid. But no.
Rhomboids
Anterior, Lateral, Posterior Deltoids
Erector Spinae
Maximus,Medius Glutes (Minor contributors)
Latimus dorsi (Minor contributor, Latissimus)
Pectorals Major (I think)
Obliques (Internal and external)
Abdominals (3 types)
Infraspinatus
Trapezoids But will give you a freebie on Trapezius
John
i only have ONE core muscle that my wife likes me to workout… but i’m guessing you are going to ruin my joke and say it’s not a muscle it’s tissue
Oscar: Twelve hundred dollars. What’s a Core Blaster Extreme?
Michael: That is by far the best way to strengthen your core. This machine, you sit on a stabilizer ball, you put your feet into the power stir-ups, you reach up and you grab onto the super rod, and you twist, and you twist, and you twist. It strengthens your entire core. Your back core, your arm core, the Marine Core actually uses it. I think that’s how they got a core.
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i only have ONE core muscle that my wife likes me to workout… but i’m guessing you are going to ruin my joke and say it’s not a muscle it’s tissue
Muscles are tissue. I’ll allow it on a technicality. (Besides, it’s workout related)
John
Could be a good discussion but the post’s title tells me that the poster is a self-inflated dude of sorts, whose goal appears to be to let us all know he’s much smarter than we are and little else. Probably is looking at an internet article that has just informed him so he wants to inform us that he’s informed and we are not informed.
Could be a good discussion but the post’s title tells me that the poster is a self-inflated dude of sorts, whose goal appears to be to let us all know he’s much smarter than we are and little else. Probably is looking at an internet article that has just informed him so he wants to inform us that he’s informed and we are not informed.
No, I’ve proved many times over in this forum that I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed. This was basically an offshoot of the current core thread, where everyone is focused on the abs and lower back. How can you debate whether or not core work helps unless you know what muscles are involved and why they don’t directly contribute to being faster but they do help enable being faster.
John
No, you’re right, the tongue is a muscle.
No, you’re right, the tongue is a muscle.
FTW!!!
i didn’t even see that one coming!