Understanding Core Strength - Part 3

Tom completes his core strength and lumbar spine stability trilogy.  He details a number of exercises that will achieve core strength suitable for all upper body based tasks, including most standing sporting activities.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Vertical lumbar spine stability is the ability of the spine to remain stable under vertical forces enabling the upper and lower body a solid surface to push off of and generate power. It really is simpler than it sounds. The transfer of power from our lower back to the upper body is often the crux of most sporting activities. The first thing to increase lumbar spine stability is standing exercise, such as the hand-off or stiff arm in rugby.  Exercises that are non vertical tend to give the lumbar region too much of a rest.    BEST MOMENTS ‘Was there anything that particularly opened your mind? Anything that you agreed with, maybe disagreed with? If so, I’d really like to hear about it.’ ‘The powerful and mobile hip, the strong stable knee and the springy mobile ankle of our take off leg are going to all provide the vertical force by thrusting the foot down to the ground. Obviously, the greater the size of the force the higher the player has the potential to jump, which is why we shouldn’t skip leg day.’ ‘(The stiff arm) is a bit like a punch, or throwing a javelin if you like. So it has to cross the bridge between the lower body and the upper body which is the lumbar region, or low back if you want to keep it simple.’    VALUABLE RESOURCES https://youtube.com/channel/UCQXAka99a6MdZexeEJaMZbA https://m.facebook.com/elevatehealthuk/ https://www.elevatehealthuk.com/ https://instagram.com/elevate_healthuk?utm_medium=copy_link ABOUT THE HOST TOM BUTTERFIELD I have always been interested in sports, unfortunately injuries and poor training decisions curtailed my dream of becoming a professional football player. I have always been very passionate about helping people and I get a real kick out of seeing people improve and make progress towards a chosen goal or aspiration. I have been actively learning and implementing knowledge for over 20 years with the aim of improving the level of service I can offer to my clients. This has included formal qualifications such as: BSc (Hons) in Sports Sciences Masters in chiropractic PGDip in Diagnostic Medical (Musculoskeletal) Ultrasonography 14 years clinical experience helping tens of thousands of members of the public to improve their health and wellbeing. Unofficially I have digested countless information in the form of audiobooks, books, videos, seminars, and countless conversations with experts within the health and wellbeing niche. I aim for at least one hour a day. The day I stop learning is the day I pack up my stuff and go home.   CONTACT METHOD https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-butterfield-801ba515/ https://www.elevatehealthuk.com/ [email protected] [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.