By now you are probably familiar with "core abs workout" 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.
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.
There are a lot of different exercises you can do to get hard abs, but this article is going to focus on a specific type of exercise that will help to strengthen the core as a whole.
Having a strong core is the foundation for having hard abs. I guarantee that anyone you see who has hard abs and a core six pack abs also has a core that is rock solid.
The specific type of exercise we are going to focus on here is called an isometric exercise. This means that you will be contracting your muscles without having any range of motion. Isometric exercises are great for hard abs because of the strength it build in your core muscles.
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