10 Anatomy Facts Every Bodybuilder Should Know
From beginner gym goer to competitive bodybuilder, every weightlifter can use these tips to build muscle
2 of 11 Squatting is Core Training.
The term “core” takes on several meanings in scientific literature. According to the NSCA Essentials of Strength and Conditioning, “the anatomical core is the axial skeleton and all of the soft tissues with proximal attachments that originate on the axial skeleton. The soft tissues include the articular cartilage, ligaments, tendons, muscles and fascia.” The axial skeleton consists of the skull, spine, and rib cage. The muscles we’re concerned with during training are ones you might be familiar with.
“I define the core as the musculature of the trunk and hip region: the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, obliques and spinal erectors such as the multifidus and longissimus,” says Winchester.
To best train these core muscles, Winchester suggests the barbell back squat.
“There’s some pretty good data that you see higher levels of recruitment in the small muscles of the low back during a deep back squat than an isometric maximum back extension,” Winchester says. “That said, the squat won’t work the obliques very much because the obliques twist and rotate or lean side to side".
The term “core” takes on several meanings in scientific literature. According to the NSCA Essentials of Strength and Conditioning, “the anatomical core is the axial skeleton and all of the soft tissues with proximal attachments that originate on the axial skeleton. The soft tissues include the articular cartilage, ligaments, tendons, muscles and fascia.” The axial skeleton consists of the skull, spine, and rib cage. The muscles we’re concerned with during training are ones you might be familiar with.
“I define the core as the musculature of the trunk and hip region: the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, obliques and spinal erectors such as the multifidus and longissimus,” says Winchester.
To best train these core muscles, Winchester suggests the barbell back squat.
“There’s some pretty good data that you see higher levels of recruitment in the small muscles of the low back during a deep back squat than an isometric maximum back extension,” Winchester says. “That said, the squat won’t work the obliques very much because the obliques twist and rotate or lean side to side".
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