How do you work in core workouts?

Yoga, situps, pushups.  I do it in the morning after waking up.  4x per week.

Edited by GMAN 19030 2016-01-12 6:56 AM

Pushups, planks a couple times a week. Situps are hard on the back, but on a ball there are good.

Does not take long, 10 to 15 minutes 3 or 4 times a week.

Kettle bell workouts. This time of year, I have 2-3 workouts per week usually after a swim/bike/run. Some of my other run sessions have a short set of other strength training after too. In the spring I'll move it to 1-2 per week.

My tri club also has some challenges over the winter I participate in. We've had burpee challenges, lunges, kettle bell swings etc. Those build a lot of core strength for me too in the off season.

Edited by Meulen 2016-01-12 8:35 AM

2x per week, concentrating on functional strength. Kettle bell and TRX. Always end each session with 10min stretching.

I find early morning works well for me and I schedule it so it's not two days before a hard work out (day after I feel great, but two days after I'm a bit stiffer).

x3 on Kettlebell work outs. I'll usually do a 20 min circuit before my runs. Mainly swings, snatches, get ups, windmills and some front squats.

Cross country skiing! With the stabilization and balance required, and because you're poling it's a much better total body exercise than running or biking. Done correctly every double-pole includes a little bit of crunch.

I know this is a pretty useless suggestion for someone in Foriduh but we've got good snow this year and I'm a little obsessed.
Don

Edited by donw 2016-01-12 10:25 PM

People always say to do sport specific exercises, I prefer to do individual specific exercises first. Do what you NEED, master that, then move on to more progressive stuff. Go to a professional and get a good assessment of what your body needs/requires first.

Anti-extensional/rotational movements are a good place to start with core development. Don't load the body before you can hold good position form with bodyweight only first.

Work from the ground up with difficulty. Start supine, move to a half-kneel position, tall-knell, split stance, and eventually to your feet.

Contralateral work is great for muscle imbalances, don't go unilateral, until you master bilateral.

The most effective exercises don't need to be complex or sexy, most of them cannot be mastered by many anyway. Go to the basics, repeat it and over time your body will adapt and you can progress.

I know this is all really general stuff, but its kind of the blanket points.