Developing the Core (Sport Performance Series)

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Elite-level athletes take great pride in their fitness and physical strength. However, whether they are known for a powerful golf swing or a hard hockey slap shot, the best athletes all have one thing in common—a strong and well-conditioned core. With contributions by 17 of the top names in sport training, conditioning, and science, Developing the Core features over 50 of the most effective exercises, science-based assessment tools, sport-specific programs, and expert advice for developing a personalized core program.

Basketball, football, soccer, golf, baseball, tennis—no matter what your sort, Developing the Core will place you on the path to success and your strongest midsection ever. How popular media distorts the way people look at core exercise. Health Care in Exercise and Sport. Health Care for Special Conditions. Physical Activity and Health. Physiology of Sport and Exercise. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation. Nutrition and Healthy Eating.

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Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The book gave me a new understanding of the core and the muscles involved. I always thought I had a strong core until I realized I didn't. I added this book to my growing library of core related books. Multiple authors contributed to its content. The book contains many exercises and they are relatively well explained. It explains well the different planes of the core and how you can target one or multiple planes during exercise.

The book also contain many sports specific exercises which could be useful if you are an athlete in any of them: I read those chapters mostly out of curiosity. Most of them are written quite well by different authors. Overall this book is quite good for the beginner, intermediate and the expert. You can build a strong core, which is essential not only in sports but in everyday life, if you follow it.

Four out of five people in the US experience back pain. This book can help mitigate that.

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Although, I believe that it's mostly because of too much sitting. Excellent book for anyone who doesn't know the importance of the core. The absolute foundation for developing total body strength and speed. Surely this is overkill?

No, as the Contents list clarifies. Part II chapters are all short and sweet. Following preliminary notes which define the unique requirement of each sport, specific core programs are provided to confront the specific demands. The first chapter is 'Core Anatomy and Biomechanics'. The author distinguishes between the popular media pursuit of the aesthetic 'six-pack' and the potential functionality for sports performance.

Total body integrative exercises performed in a standing position and not seated on crunch machines may facilitate greater transfer to sports performance. But, what are core exercises?

This definition is very liberal. Coaches must be conscious of the fact that core is more than the mirror abdominals. Page 11 of this chapter contains a chart of global, local, upper and lower extremity categories of core exercises and their function. It is whole body linked! Another definition describes the core as the kinetic link between upper and lower body. Chapter two addresses the issue of testing core efficiency.

Essentially, there are three variables that contribute to core stability — intra-abdominal pressure, spinal compressive forces, hip and trunk stiffness.