How to Engage and Fire Your Core in Three Simple Steps
Wonder why you’re not getting those abs you so desperately try to get even though your diet is perfect, you exercise and train your butt off for them and still, nothing?? Well I have some tricks and tips for you to use.
Proper core engagement starts with the mind muscle connection, developing the body’s ability to recruit muscles during exercise is important, especially when training the core and all surrounding muscles of the midsection. For proper anterior or frontal core engagement of the ab muscles you must focus on the muscles you are activating. I personally place my hands on my stomach or abs in order to help me focus on the right muscles, next I only work or exercise for as long as my core is activated, if I no longer feel it in my abs during a sit up and now feel it in my low back, mid back, and or legs I know that I need to rest in order for my muscles to recover well enough to perform the movement with the proper muscle again.
While most individuals will feel “as long as I’m doing an ab exercise I will get abs, right?”. They are wrong, The key to core strength and getting big abs is actually using your core!
Here are some exercises to help with muscle activation.
Perform all exercises for 2 to 4 sets at 15 reps and 5 to 8 seconds in the eccentric contraction phase of the movement.
1) Supine reverse crunch (keep knees bent)
2) Fisio ball crunch
3) Pilates roll up
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