@@trainforever1142 ha ha i guess there was a lot of injuries then!! I seriously wish I could have a coffee with you and talk about all this! So many colleagues still teach those! And I paid so much for pilates training and ended up removing 2/3 of the classics!!! Too bad you are not in Mtl anymore, I would learn and confirm a lot talking with you! Just Love your videos :-)
I have only been able to hold a plank for a little over a minute. I’ll give those other movements a try though! Your videos are great by the way. I appreciate the information you share. 🤙🏽💚
I had a major back surgery because of an accident. I was active before but after the surgery i was literally turned down to 0. I could not even walk. I went to different doctors specialised in sports, back injuries and PT but none of the think they said is work to me. Here is what worked for me; 1-Bird and dogs(extremly good and injury free exercise, you may want to increase curl up time before moving this because you want to brace your core) 2-Side Planks(hard to perform efficiently you may think you do right but after building some core strength you recognise that you were doing it wrong) 3-Curl ups(extremly good also) 4- sitting on ass to grass squat positions And my favorite movement which made me do all of these without irritating anything is reverse back extension. That movement makes wonders. Lastly i would like to tell you about somethink really interesting about the effects of this workout. Before working on these exercises the place where surgery operated was felt empty when touched. It was like there is no nothing there only bone, no back muscle. After doing these i recognised that that emptiness is now filled with meat and that made me very happy.
Great video on the core. I've never heard it described explicitly in that way though I kind of intuitively figured it was something like that. Since a coccyx injury some years ago I've utterly despised sit-ups and crunches due to the grinding I feel in my tailbone while doing them. Even with cushioning it's unpleasant and I despair at the thought of aggravating it or reinjuring the coccyx. I've been out of the fitness world for years and haven't done much more than occasional pull-ups and dips in the last couple years. A couple months ago I started up again with conditioning via burpees (the YT channel Iron Wolf motivated me), and I recently purchased a kettlebell after seeing Pavel Tsatsouline rave about them. The kettlebell is only 16kg but when I started doing 2-handed swings it destroyed me just doing a few sets of 10 with it. After some weeks training I do sets of 20-30 reps now with relative ease and will definitely be getting a 24kg kettlebell sometime soon. Anyway I digress, I recently saw a video of Obi Vincent doing a plank variation where he would hold the extended push-up position/plank then pass a kettlebell from one side of his torso to the other. I've tried this and it's pretty intense stabilising against that resistance. I've also had some benefits from the hollow body hold. I've only done that a few times now but it feels like it's doing a good amount of damage. I performed an ordinary plank for the first time in years just now and got to 60 seconds with barely any trouble, some mild tremors close to the end but the abdominal bracing exposure I've had through kettlebell swings has worked great for me. Just found your channel but it looks like great content, so good job!! I'll be watching the rest of your stuff now.
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you've found ways to train around the coccyx injury. You're exactly right that crunches and sit-ups are rarely a good choice for people with an injury like that. I'm a big fan of any kind of dynamic plank like the variation you mentioned as well as the hollow hold. Wishing you continued success with your training!
Hi! Sorry about that. I just updated some plugins on my site that were out of date. That might help if you want to try again. If it still doesn't work, I would be happy to email it to you directly if you were OK sharing your email.
Haleluia! I have removed crunches from all my classes 10 years ago. Love you :-) and will share so much !
Haha, thank you! That's around the same time I moved away from them as well, how about that!
@@trainforever1142 ha ha i guess there was a lot of injuries then!! I seriously wish I could have a coffee with you and talk about all this! So many colleagues still teach those! And I paid so much for pilates training and ended up removing 2/3 of the classics!!! Too bad you are not in Mtl anymore, I would learn and confirm a lot talking with you! Just Love your videos :-)
@@SingingTrainer I appreciate that so much. At least we can connect this way. Thank you so much for your kindness and comments.
I have only been able to hold a plank for a little over a minute. I’ll give those other movements a try though! Your videos are great by the way. I appreciate the information you share. 🤙🏽💚
I appreciate your comment, thank you! Good luck with your training!
I had a major back surgery because of an accident. I was active before but after the surgery i was literally turned down to 0. I could not even walk. I went to different doctors specialised in sports, back injuries and PT but none of the think they said is work to me. Here is what worked for me;
1-Bird and dogs(extremly good and injury free exercise, you may want to increase curl up time before moving this because you want to brace your core)
2-Side Planks(hard to perform efficiently you may think you do right but after building some core strength you recognise that you were doing it wrong)
3-Curl ups(extremly good also)
4- sitting on ass to grass squat positions
And my favorite movement which made me do all of these without irritating anything is reverse back extension. That movement makes wonders.
Lastly i would like to tell you about somethink really interesting about the effects of this workout.
Before working on these exercises the place where surgery operated was felt empty when touched. It was like there is no nothing there only bone, no back muscle. After doing these i recognised that that emptiness is now filled with meat and that made me very happy.
Great video on the core. I've never heard it described explicitly in that way though I kind of intuitively figured it was something like that. Since a coccyx injury some years ago I've utterly despised sit-ups and crunches due to the grinding I feel in my tailbone while doing them. Even with cushioning it's unpleasant and I despair at the thought of aggravating it or reinjuring the coccyx.
I've been out of the fitness world for years and haven't done much more than occasional pull-ups and dips in the last couple years. A couple months ago I started up again with conditioning via burpees (the YT channel Iron Wolf motivated me), and I recently purchased a kettlebell after seeing Pavel Tsatsouline rave about them. The kettlebell is only 16kg but when I started doing 2-handed swings it destroyed me just doing a few sets of 10 with it. After some weeks training I do sets of 20-30 reps now with relative ease and will definitely be getting a 24kg kettlebell sometime soon.
Anyway I digress, I recently saw a video of Obi Vincent doing a plank variation where he would hold the extended push-up position/plank then pass a kettlebell from one side of his torso to the other. I've tried this and it's pretty intense stabilising against that resistance.
I've also had some benefits from the hollow body hold. I've only done that a few times now but it feels like it's doing a good amount of damage.
I performed an ordinary plank for the first time in years just now and got to 60 seconds with barely any trouble, some mild tremors close to the end but the abdominal bracing exposure I've had through kettlebell swings has worked great for me.
Just found your channel but it looks like great content, so good job!! I'll be watching the rest of your stuff now.
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you've found ways to train around the coccyx injury. You're exactly right that crunches and sit-ups are rarely a good choice for people with an injury like that. I'm a big fan of any kind of dynamic plank like the variation you mentioned as well as the hollow hold. Wishing you continued success with your training!
You are very knowledgeable man. Great video.
Thanks a lot I appreciate that!
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Hi! Sorry about that. I just updated some plugins on my site that were out of date. That might help if you want to try again. If it still doesn't work, I would be happy to email it to you directly if you were OK sharing your email.