Field Based Core Exercises/Progams

[ashley]

In full agrreeance here, when I was with basketball the players just hated stretching so I used the sprinter’s squat and they improved there hip flexor flexibility and single leg strength as well, also all the “core” work we do now is compound movments Turkish Get ups, Samson Sidebends, Suit case dead lifts, training the entire body and not isolating, cheers, ash

[ashley]

@bennyryan1996 1027 wrote:

Hey everyone thanks for your advice! 🙂

Ive put it all together with some other things Ive learnt at university and have decided on a draft program. Im thinking of setting out a 25 minute session twice a week that goes as follows:

Firstly light core activation exercises (5 minutes) such as Pilates exercises etc, to practise specifically activating core – as most of the guys probably wont even know how to activate it. Then move onto wrestling/grappling body weight drills in partners, all the while making sure that they try to keep their cores engaged during the drills (10 minutes). Then a strong man type circuit, inlcuding tyre flips, fireman carries, etc, with an emphasis on the core activation as used before (10 minutes).

Hopefully this does the trick, im thinking the session may run too long though due to time constraints. Any comments, suggestions, or ideas?

Thanks, Ben

That looks right on the money, I am sure the guys will get a lot out of the session and will enjoy the competition as well done, go well, ash

[brynley]

I havent been on the sight for a few weeks now but it looks as though Ben has resolved his challenges with TA.

I agree with Damians thoughts.

If the athlete is taught the optimal way to carry out any movement (or the body works this out for itself) the body naturally activates muscles in the most efficient way for that given activity. The body knows movements not muscles.

As Damian states unless you want to resolve some type of injury (e.g. Chronic LB) you are better pursuing exercises that are more bang for your buck.

Cheers

Bryn

[bennyryan1996]

Hey everyone,

Thanks for all the suggestions I have a fairly solid idea of what im going to try and run during the program. Thanks again I really appreciate all the help! 🙂

Cheers, Ben

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