Dear Léo Wissemberg,

The following publication entitled " What Is The Best Workout To Strengthen Core Stability?" describes the best method for achieving core stability:

INTRODUCTION

Core stability is an important attribute of the body that is vital to an array of athletes. This is an aspect that keeps the body in equilibrium during certain types of movements. For example, it's core stability that allows a wrestler to throw an opponent in a fluid motion.

Of equal significance is the fact that core stability is a preventative measure against injury in the lower spinal region. Think again of that wrestler. What keeps the musculoskeletal system (relating to the muscles, bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and spinal discs) of his/her core system from failure leading to injury? The obvious answer is core stability.

First of all what is the core for those who don't know? It is the lower torso region including the abdominals, obliques and lower back. This is involved in facilitating a wide variety of movements, such as jumping, twisting, etc. It is also important as a power source for many actions. For example the power from a punch or kick comes not from the arm or leg, but from the core.

Lets define stability:

Stability is defined as remaining unchanged even in the presence of forces that would normally change the state or condition. Since this is the definition of stability, just apply this to the core region and there you have it, core stability.

The Power From A

Kick Comes From The Core.

Proper stability of the core allows athletes to withstand forces that have the ability to be debilitating. It is also involved in coordination of simple and complex movements that result in optimal performance.

Seeing as how core stability can influence an athletes performance, let's see how this characteristic can be improved and developed.

WORKOUT

WHAT IS THE BEST WORKOUT TO STRENGTHEN CORE STABILITY? BE SPECIFIC.

Before we get into a workout, I want you to understand how core stability can be improved. One misconception I would like to clear is that of core strength and its relation to stability. It is erroneous to think of strong core muscles as ones that can provide maximal stability.

Just because you can push out twelve decline crunches while holding a hundred pounds doesn't mean your core stability is on the same level. What do I mean by this? Well think of a powerlifter. They are the strongest people on the face of the Earth, that's their main skill. Now try putting them on thin poles and see if they can do the job.

"JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE STRONGEST LEGS,

DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE CAPABLE OF THE GREATEST STABILITY."

My instant instinct would be that if they would fail miserably. That's right, just because they have the strongest legs, doesn't mean they are capable of the greatest stability. This isn't to say muscular strength doesn't help, it's just that it isn't the main factor.

So how do we go about working on core stability? Well there are three general ways.

To view the full publication, please use the following link:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw96.htm

Hoping this will be helpful,

Rafik

Hello Rafik, thank you for your answer !

Can we consider core stability as isometric training ?

And when I said core stability I meant about prone bridge, side bridge and back bridge position.  And I wonder how many time these positions take to have significant effect on the muscle?