Subject: Deep core and pelvic floor...weird, new "up/down" exercise...
This one is a cool one that I just came up with last week...
The unique up/down loading of this exercise hits your deep core and pelvic floor muscles in a way they've never been hit before.
And yes, this exercise is a weird one, I'll give you that (have you met me?)...
...but it's phenomenal for targeting the deep core (obliques and transverse abdominis) and pelvic floor muscles.
This exercise takes an "opposing loading" concept (like my Ab Rippers, if you've tried those) and applies it to the split squat exercise.
You're going to be holding a dumbbell UP (as you normally would) while also keeping a cable DOWN....while you do a split squat.
It's not about working your legs...that's just a "carrier", so to speak, in that you're doing the movement with your legs but it's the core that is the focus.
This will be easier to explain after you see the pictures and/or video of it in action but essentially, your deep core and pelvic floor muscles (the ones that affect continence and incontinence) are going to be working to stabilize the torque of two loads trying to rotate you in opposite directions.
My New Podcast Interview from Strong By Design just dropped!
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Here are some of the topics we covered in the interview...
- 01:07 – Welcome to the ‘Strong by Design’ podcast
- 04:09 - Meet today's special guest, The Mad Scientist of Muscle, Nick Nilsson
- 11:41 - Discover how he came to be known as "The Mad Scientist of Muscle"
- 17:22 - How his great interest in fitness at an early age served as an inspiration to become an expert in this field
- 19:11 - What is a Nilsson curl?
- 22:50 - Nick's bizarre experiences with various weighted equipment
- 32:07 - Where does this long-lasting passion for fitness come from?
- 41:03 - Real World Strength vs Gym Strength: What is the difference?
- 50:49 - Making the MOST of your home gym equipment
- 57:56 - Why you must know your LIMITS
- 1:02:32 - MUST HAVE items for a "Fun Well Equipped" Home Gym
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Nick Nilsson
The Mad Scientist of Muscle
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