Arghhhh my back!!!!

Well at the request of my good college buddy Horace, I'm going to talk about lower back and abs today. The lower back has always been a problem area for me. During my Jr. year of high school I suffered a terrible lower back injury that rendered me nearly useless. At times I often couldn't feel my legs or they would give out on me right in the middle of a run. My coaches didn't know and I appeared to look healthy but it was then I knew how terrible a lower back or ab injury can be.

Some of the biggest challenges athletes and just your general everyday person find during training is strengthening the lower back an abs. This particular body part is often over looked and under trained.



EXTENSORS and FLEXORS

The abs and the lower back work in concert to stabilize the body and to keep your spin aligned. Whether you are picking up groceries are bending down to pick up the mail your abs are firing off all the time. So here are a few things you will need to build that midsection and core.


1. Get a stability ball or Boshu ball

The stability ball is my favorite it brings crunches off the floor and allows you to use abs and lower back for every excercise. ( I will post a video tutortial for ab excercies next blog post).

2. ab wheel

Ab wheel is also a good way to build the core it allows you to really strengthen your entire body. I love this tool.

Additionally, I perform squats 3 times a week. While squatting the abs flex and and the lower back extends. You must also do Dead Lifts this will help with your lower back, and legs.

The abs are bigger than just a sexy beach asset they are essential for the day to day wellness for all of us.

diet is important for the look but best believe good ole fashsion hard work will get those babies where they need to be. I will be posting workouts about abs and lower backs all this week. Email your questions and more gould2.0@gmail.com

What are some of your ab techniques you find successful? email a video if you want and I will post it.