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Run 400m
50 Squats
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Maintain midline stability in a handstand is as difficult as with a heavy press.
So let's talk about "core strength" for a moment, shall we? The role that the abs and the erectors play in our body is a simple one – to stabilize your spine. When we lift something off the ground, we utilize our abdominals and erectors to sandwich our spine in a neutral, but safe position. Lacking strength in either of these two areas result in a potential for injury. So why the heck don't we do more ab and low back work?
Well, to address this concern, please take a moment to think about the workout that we did on Monday – you remember: SP, PP, PJ & FS, BS, DL. Do you remember thinking how much your low back was burning during the squats, or how difficult it was to keep your ribs down in the presses? That's because each of these movements required midline stability, or "core strength".
We utilize the functional movements to develop midline stability. With that said, there is no harm in spending a little extra time before or after a WOD doing a little accessory work. We recommend building a capacity at movements like the hip extension and the AbMat sit-up and then moving forth with more difficult movements like the back extension, reverse hyper extension, and GHD sit-up to parallel. We'll be reviewing each of these movements during class today.
A classic CrossFit.com vid of today's WOD, featuring our own Coach Zac!
