by Cori Lefkowith | Jul 17, 2014 | Blog, Core, Exercises
All too often our posterior chain is neglected in our workouts – especially our core workouts.
We tend to focus on the abs and do a whole bunch of crunches.
But if we want to strengthen our core, we have to work more than our abs. We have to work everything from our shoulders to our knees on both our front and backside.
And one great exercise to strengthen the backside of your core is the Superman Exercise.
The Superman Exercise is a great bodyweight core move that works the stabilizing muscles of your back as well as your glutes, hamstrings and shoulders.
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by Cori Lefkowith | Jul 3, 2014 | Blog, Bodyweight, Core, Exercises
Crunches, planks and sit ups are usually our go to core exercises.
And all of them are core moves done on the ground.
BUT some of the best core moves can actually be done hanging from a pull up bar.
Want to blast those lower abs and work your back and lower body at the same time?
Then you need to try these 10 Hanging Core Exercises!
Most of these moves are more advanced and will require you to engage your lats (which is great if you are working on pull ups!) Beginners will want to start with moves one, two or even six before mixing it up!
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