The Core Strength Paradox | Corporis

Abdominal anatomy is complicated enough as it is, but it gets trickier when we try to define “The Core”. Everyone wants to strengthen their core — it’s a go to for physical therapists and strength and conditioning experts, but there is some controversy about what muscles count as core muscles and why.

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Hi, I’m Patrick. I’m a freelance science writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training and a master’s in clinical exercise physiology. I used to work in the clinical setting as a certified athletic trainer, physical therapy aide, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. After working in the clinical setting, I went back to school and became a teacher. The goal of my content is to help normal people, not just pre-med students, learn about the human body. That might mean explaining a topic from an anatomy class or exploring a topic from medical history.

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[jamiewood]

Pilates instructor here. Love this information. Very helpful as I build my class plans and help clients learn about their bodies.

[SolCoreTherapyFitness]

LOVE that you are bringing attention to ALL the muscles that contribute to the "core."

[reilly]

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[ConstructiveMinds]

This channel should have far more subscribers.
Thank you for creating this jewel.

[DrJacobGoodin]

Awesome video Pat. I give my structural kinesiology students an assignment where they design a core training program that incorporates both movement and anti-movement (aka isometric stability) exercises, and then ask them to explain which muscles these target and why we need both for healthy function and performance. Your video explains this so succinctly while addressing the nuances they need to be aware of as future practitioners.

[nikevisor]

Thank you for the implicit reminder to stretch and warm up before deadlifting
Also, excellent video yet again!

[smoothieaddct]

Wow! This video was so much more educational than my anathomy course book!
Thanks Patrik

[xwn]

I love this video explaining the physics and how core muscles work in animation and inciting research. It is much better than a fancy strong guy showing off his body and his way of exercise and telling you “Yes you can”. Subscribed!

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[ratchanokthamdee]

Thank you for the video!
For me personally, I kinda think that the core muscles have 2 important jobs. 1. Postural control (like you said stabilize the spine&support limb movement) 2.help with the breathing. When the core muscles work more as a stabilizer(for example during upright position against the gravity with the gross movement) then they will help less in breathing and vice versa.
And like you said there are global and local muscles which global muscles help with the gross movement but local muscles help to stabilize the spine, control the posture and help the global muscles work effectively. That's why when you want to strengthen the local core stabilizer you should do it more in a static+endurance training way otherwise the global muscles will take advantage of that training. Plus it will give you even better effect if you also apply breathing exercise when you do core muscles strengthening exercises.

[MonicaHamalainen]

Awesome video! I find it encouraging that you focus on the holistic benefits of core exercise in this video rather than following the "showy ab" trend that doesn't provide true stability and overall health for your core and back. As a future PT student, I am glad to see someone taking such an interesting and applicable approach to teaching anatomy and physiology!

[shawndanielle]

Tk you. Very much enjoyed learning from this video, looking forward to others, available and to come. Appreciate your channel. Much success to you, going forward.

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[coachbax]

Rectus abdominis, external and internal oblique eccentrically decelerates spinal extension, rotation and lateral flexion as an integrated function.

However, Their isolated function is different from one and another

abs roll out, side plank, hanging leg raises, abs machine contralateral, ipsilateral, and rotation exercise is how we build their integrated and isolated function (strength) 🧐

[jonathanlochridge]

So do stuff like planks actually strengthen the core?
It seems like what you said that it might effect the movement muscles in an isometric range.
I know the quads also are engaded as parts of planks as a rule.
Although, maybe they actively strengthen or at least improve the endurance of the stabilizing non-movement muscles as well?
Although, perhaps the not-moving resistance inherently utilizes the stability muscles more.

I guess general core isometrics are still generally effective. But that having the surfaces be unstable has extension but not flexion benefits?

That makes me wonder if slowly adding weights to isometric core exercises would be an effective way to increase core strength?

[connorbetancourt]

So If I define core strength as an athletic ability to twist in the air with stability good ROM no pain strength and speed then what should I workout? I feel like twisting motions would be good High endurance (low weight) and low endurance (High weight) Would be good also Quick concentric Movements would be good as well as slow ones and stability planks and side planks would be. For back I feel as if back hyper extension workouts would be good along with a twisting motion. It's hard as an athlete to find good core workouts to do because as he said in the video it's hard to know what your working and how to judge if it's working.