A reactive trunk is a component of fitness and performance that is frequently forgotten.
The problem is we never teach our trunk how to react to the ground or momentum.
Instead we do isometric training all the time.
Not a terrible idea but your abs have to be able react on the fly.
Last time I looked, the ground is a huge factor in athletics as well as daily activities.
I am presently have the pleasure of working with a local high school and there is very little trunk reaction going on.
All I see is Crunches, situps, medball crunches, medball throws lying down and leg raises.
Its the same in the gym.
Its not the individual’s fault.
Its what they see everyday in the magazines.
Its what their taught on how to work the trunk.
How does your trunk learn how to react to the ground while lying on your back??
Not a thing!!
Recently in a group workout, I took 76 athletes through my Sea-Saw drill using a simple 20lb mini band.
They were instructed to..
Switch Partners every 20 seconds and never do the same base of support back to back.
90% of the group could not finish the 4 minute workout without putting their arms down.
The reason was that they could not integrate their trunk with their upper and lower body so the the extremites fatigued early because they were taking on most of the load.
With a reactive trunk that does not happen.
The Sea-Saw is a great reactive ab progression once you have isometric weight-bearing strength like what I showed you yesterday.
www.howtotrainwithbands.com will provide you my Reactive Abs book along
with Tons of other information Reactive RBT.
Now if your looking for 70 different trunk reaction drills…
www.fitnessbandbootcamp.com is the way to go.
Training Abs to React not Just Contract
Dave
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