“Core Values”

“Great article in the current issue of USA Weightlifting Magazine by Richard Lansky called Approaching Core Strength From the Weightlifter’s Perspective“

“Besides general core conditioning with the usual suspects of core movements, Lansky recommends the following weightlifting movements for core conditioning:

1. Power Cleans and Cleans + Front Squats
2. Jerk Drives
3. Overhead supports and Jerk Recoveries
4. Power Clean + Front Squat + Jerk
5. Snatch and Clean Pulls to knee height
6. RDL + High Pull
7. Snatch Grip Behind Neck Push Jerk + Overhead Squat
8. Overhead Squat
9. Overhead Stationary Alternating Lunges
10. Overhead Walking Lunges
11. Overhead Step Ups
12. Drop Snatches/Snatch Balance”