Monday, June 24, 2013

3 best core exercises from Dan Long

Wow, the TT Summit was amazing this weekend. The bootcamp workouts were amazing, and I put my good friend Dan Long, a world-famous TRX core-training expert through one of the toughest workouts he had done...
 
...since he filmed his new TRX follow along videos.
 
After the TT Bootcamp workouts, I asked Dan for his top TRX core exercises that we should have added to the TT Bootcamp workout IF we had TRX equipment.
Dan gave me the following 3 core exercises that are guaranteed to make you stronger and get you ripped abs.

(Dan is a world-renowned TRX trainer, having worked with many pro athletes and actors down at the legendary Powerhouse gym in Tampa.)

Here's what Dan put together in a killer core circuit. I'm off to do this today at FIT Gym in San Diego before I head to Denver for the week.

Killer Core Circuit for Craig

1. Suspended Front Plank w Body saw
2. Suspended Side Plank L/R w Scissor and Reach Under
3. Suspended Reverse Plank w Hip Drop and Raise
*All exercises performed 30 sec to 2 min
**Rest 1 minute and repeat 2 more times.

Dang, my abs are going to be ripped up from this, and my core strength will be better than ever.

Dan has more workouts, photos and descriptions in his new Suspension Training Revolution program here:
=> SuspensionRevolution.com <= Follow-Along TRX Workouts
 
You MUST meet Dan. Watch his video. He is the most HIGH-energy trainer you'll ever meet, which is why you want to learn his Suspension Revolution methods through his videos that show you dozens of UNIQUE exercises.
You'll NEVER meet another trainer like this. Ever. Seriously. Get ready to be so pumped up to train that you'll be ready to run through a wall.

I also asked Dan for exercise descriptions. Here you go, but  again, it's so much better with Dan's photos and videos in his full program here:

=> The Suspension Training Revolution <= Get over 190 exercises
Killer Core Circuit Exercise Descriptions (PRINT these out)
Suspended Front Plank w/Body Saw:
1. On your knees, face down, place feet in foot cradles of suspension trainer, and support your body on your elbows. 
2. Lift your knees off ground and straighten legs into front plank position.
3. Rock your body on elbows back and forth like a body saw for desired amount of time.  
Suspended Side Plank L/R w/Scissor and Reach Under:

1. Put feet in foot cradles, and then lie on your Right side. Lock your feet in an offset foot position (top leg/foot behind bottom leg/foot).  Get onto Right elbow, and lift body straight up on side elbow, raising left arm straight up.
2. Scissor feet apart, and then reach under with your left hand, and return to start position, with feet locked in offset position, and left arm straight up in air, and repeat for desired amount of time, then get on Left side.
3. Repeat on Left Side/Left elbow for desired amount of time.

Suspended Reverse Plank w/Hip Drop and Raise:
1. Lying on back, with heels in foot cradles, put hands flat on floor, and raise body straight into Reverse Plank position, then lower hips just above the ground and lift back to start position.
2. Repeat for desired amount of time.

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Alright, this new core training phase is going to be awesome. Let's do this.
 
 
Time to train hard,

Craig Ballantyne, CTT
Certified Turbulence Trainer
 
PS - Let me know what you think of the circuit, okay?

2 comments:

Jockamo said...

TT summit was Great!
Fantastic speakers, challenging workouts & good connections made.

I'll Rock these suspension exercises today.

Big Munney

Craig Ballantyne, CTT, Certified Turbulence Trainer said...

Great to hear, thank you!