Why should you care about muscles you can’t even see? The answer is, among other reasons, to flatten abs, eliminate back pain – particularly lower back pain – and achieve core fitness.
By now you are probably familiar with “core training” or you have at least heard the term used on TV or in various fitness publications. Your “core” refers not just to the abdominals, but your entire trunk musculature, including those deep muscles you can’t even see (like the Transversus Abdominis, or TVA).
Back pain is one of the biggest complaints of men of ALL ages, and many women suffer from it as well, especially during and after pregnancy. You see a weak core, combined with other problems such as tightness in certain muscle groups, lousy form and poor selection of exercises is one of the leading causes of lower back pain. The good news is that it’s largely preventable with a few easy exercises.
There’s more. Your core is also the seat of power for your entire body. If you’re an athlete – recreational or competitive – core strength means better performance on the playing field. If you’re a non-athlete, greater core strength means more efficient and safer performance of regular day to day activities. If you know anyone who blew out their back lifting boxes or simply doing work around the house you know what I’m talking about.
About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with a herniated disk, and at one point a neurosurgeon told me I should be on the lookout for “foot flop”. This is when the nerves in the leg go numb to the point where the foot literally drags on the ground and, he explained, that surgery was imminent and unavoidable. I was fairly freaked out. An alternative therapy was an epidural injection of steroids which, after just one treatment, did provide relief.
I knew that a lifestyle change was in order and fortunately, I was able to rehab my own back without ever going under the knife, thanks to a ton of flexibility work and some intelligent abdominal training. Once you rupture a disk you can rehab to a remarkable degree, but it’s something you always have to be cautious about.
Anyway, in the last few years since I started to use core training methods, and not just the traditional “bodybuilding-style” routines, I’ve seen a greater improvement in my lower low back than ever before. If you haven’t started doing any ball work or core training yourself, I would definitely urge you to look into it.
The reason I’m mentioning core training today is because of the availability of home core fitness programs that do not have to break the bank. In fact there are unique programs available that do not focus on traditional advise such as killing yourself with mind numbing sit ups and crunches.
Looks for programs that offer levels to progress through, as not all of us are ready for the more advanced core training techniques. Level progression from beginner up to “athlete” is ideal. Note that some of the exercises are a lot more challenging than they look in the pictures. You have to try them to appreciate them. Many of them can be done with just your body weight. Others require a stability ball (swiss ball), and a handful can be done with a cable apparatus you’d find in any gym.
So get started on a program that creates core fitness through a workout program that will flatten your abs and reduce lower back pain. R. Adam Shore is an active fitness enthusiast, freelance reviewer and writer. To learn more visit Firm And Flatten Your Abs link at Physical Fitness Articles, home to over 4000 Fitness articles from over 1500 authors.hot fix swarovski rhinestones

Deep within your musculature rest a series of important elements to achieving a successful ab and core workout. So, you may be asking, “why should I care about muscles I cannot even see”? The answer is, among other reasons, to flatten abs, eliminate back pain – particularly lower back pain – and achieve core fitness.
By now you are probably familiar with “core training” or you have at least heard the term used on TV or in various fitness publications. Your “core” refers not just to the abdominals, but your entire trunk musculature, including those deep muscles you can’t even see (like the Transversus Abdominis, or TVA).
Back pain is one of the biggest complaints of men of ALL ages, and many women suffer from it as well, especially during and after pregnancy. You see a weak core, combined with other problems such as tightness in certain muscle groups, lousy form and poor selection of exercises is one of the leading causes of lower back pain. The good news is that it’s largely preventable with a few easy exercises.
There’s more. Your core is also the seat of power for your entire body. If you’re an athlete – recreational or competitive – core strength means better performance on the playing field. If you’re a non-athlete, greater core strength means more efficient and safer performance of regular day to day activities. If you know anyone who blew out their back lifting boxes or simply doing work around the house you know what I’m talking about.
About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with a herniated disk, and at one point a neurosurgeon told me I should be on the lookout for “foot flop”. This is when the nerves in the leg go numb to the point where the foot literally drags on the ground and, he explained, that surgery was imminent and unavoidable. I was fairly freaked out. An alternative therapy was an epidural injection of steroids which, after just one treatment, did provide relief.
I knew that a lifestyle change was in order and fortunately, I was able to rehab my own back without ever going under the knife, thanks to a ton of flexibility work and some intelligent abdominal training. Once you rupture a disk you can rehab to a remarkable degree, but it’s something you always have to be cautious about.
Anyway, in the last few years since I started to use core training methods, and not just the traditional “bodybuilding-style” routines, I’ve seen a greater improvement in my lower low back than ever before. If you haven’t started doing any ball work or core training yourself, I would definitely urge you to look into it.
The reason I’m mentioning core training today is because of the availability of home core fitness programs that do not have to break the bank. In fact there are unique programs available that do not focus on traditional advise such as killing yourself with mind numbing sit ups and crunches.
Looks for programs that offer levels to progress through, as not all of us are ready for the more advanced core training techniques. Level progression from beginner up to “athlete” is ideal. Note that some of the exercises are a lot more challenging than they look in the pictures. You have to try them to appreciate them. Many of them can be done with just your body weight. Others require a stability ball (swiss ball), and a handful can be done with a cable apparatus you’d find in any gym.
So get started on a program that creates core fitness through a workout program that will flatten your abs and reduce lower back pain. R. Adam Shore is an active fitness enthusiast, freelance reviewer and writer. To learn more visit Firm And Flatten Your Abs. Be sure to read over 4000 articles from more than 1500 authors at Physical Fitness Articles.Sitegrinder

Amazing Core Secrets is brought to you by Christopher Mazzella, a certified personal trainer with over 18 years of hands-on experience teaching core strength classes to groups as well as individuals. Below he shares personal experiences and why he developed The Amazing Core Secrets Blog.
“If you have attempted to increase core strength just buy doing ab exercises or crunches, you’ve been missing the boat!”
“Proper core strength is built by doing multi-planar movements so that these muscles that stabilize the spine and move the body can work together better.”

Since we sit during the day and often sleep curled up, we develop muscle imbalances which “turn off” and decrease our ability to utilize our total core  muscles properly. Doing crunches while lying on your back and pulling on your neck like I normally see in the gym, not only can cause injury, it wastes your time,” says Christopher Mazzella.

I know how it feels to have awesome core strength, and I also know how it feels to have poor core strength and serious back pain. For example, as early as 13 years old I started having lower back pain when playing hockey. I would have patterns of back pain especially after days or weeks of rest. I delt with it for many years if my life but only found it was my core that was weak! I wish the advances of core strength training were around when I played. Experts “kinda” knew since they would say to strengthen your abdominals and it would help the lower back pain. The concept of total core fitness wasn’t mentioned. It could have saved me many years of back pain and stiffness, not to mention it would have improved my game big time.

I’ve been suffering for many years with a genetic back disease called (AS) ankylosing spondylitis. It’s a chronic, inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease. It mainly affects joints in the spine and the sacroilium in the pelvis, causing eventual fusion of the spine. Keeping my body moving and strong with a fitness program involving exercises and movements for your total core  like Turbulence Training is essential. I put so much into the maintenance of keeping my body  but also into the flexibility component as well. It hurts me so much not to stretch!

Supplementing my immune system with  Transfer Factor supplementation is vitally important to me for a few reasons. I have  been on Enbrel for about 2 years and it has helped me greatly. Every doctor is amazed at my movement and range of motion. Don’t get me wrong, I hurt m0st of

the time and all over, but now it is livable. What I am most excited about is my ability to stay healthy while on Enbrel. As a child and throughout my life, I had compromised immunity and was always very sick . Since Enbrel works by lowering your immune system, doctors warned me that the Enbrel could lower my resistance as well as keep me open to infection.

Thank God, I take Transfer Factor by 4Life which enables my immune system to be modulated (helps to brings down an overactive immune system as well as BOOSTS a low immune system). In English, I haven’t been seriously sick in two years even though I starting the Enbrel!  Given my previously past low immunity, I definitely owe my now strong immune system to Transfer Factor.

I also practice do my best with sanitary prevention since I’m a personal trainer  and also teach group fitness training. My daily interaction of teaching fitness classes and working with heavily breathing individuals puts me on a crowded battlefield of bacteria and viruses. Besides the hand sanitizers and frequent hand washing, I also use a Transfer Factor Immune Spray and RioVida Burst packets. These have done an amazing job of keeping me healthy while faced with genetic and environmental challenges.

If you have comments or ideas of what to add to make the Amazing Core Secrets Blog better, please feel free to comment below!

God Bless,

Christopher Mazzella