Best core exercises for overweight folks?

[Ezekiel 25:17]

So I'm fat as hell and come to find out been doing situps the wrong way via anchoring my feet. I can't do situps without anchoring my feet. If you didn't know, it's possible for your hip flexors do to all the work, which means your abs ain't doing nothing. I just found out about this because my abs wasn't getting sore.

So I'm trying to find core exercises. Only thing I can think of is planks. Are there any other exerecises that can build me up to doing situps? The standing side bend seems pretty easy.

 

[The ADD]

This is going to seem like an a-hole question but it isn't. If you are overweight why the focus on core exercises? More than likely you are wasting valuable training time and energy on that.

 

[rico_ens]

Planks are ur best friend

 

[Dad]

maybe Squat jumps?

not sure

but congrats on starting and I wish you the best, breh. Don’t give up

 

[Son Goku]

This is going to seem like an a-hole question but it isn't. If you are overweight why the focus on core exercises? More than likely you are wasting valuable training time and energy on that.

^This.

Also: Muscle soreness is not an indication of workout/exercise effectiveness.

Also 2: Abs (i.e. rectus abdominis) =/= core.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

This is going to seem like an a-hole question but it isn't. If you are overweight why the focus on core exercises? More than likely you are wasting valuable training time and energy on that.

It's not an a hole question. It's a good one.

Without a strong core your body physically and efficiency suffers. Lower back pain, can't perform exercises correctly. Just all types of imbalances. A strong core is very important. Ask any personal trainer or bodybuilder. A strong core is everything. You can't properly dead lift without a strong core. You can't properly squat without a strong core. And worse yet, you can get injured

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

^This.

Also: Muscle soreness is not an indication of workout/exercise effectiveness.

Also 2: Abs (i.e. rectus abdominis) =/= core.

But your abs are your core. Or should I simply one of the parts of your core?

 

[The ADD]

It's not an a hole question. It's a good one.

Without a strong core your body physically and efficiency suffers. Lower back pain, can't perform exercises correctly. Just all types of imbalances. A strong core is very important. Ask any personal trainer or bodybuilder. A strong core is everything. You can't properly dead lift without a strong core. You can't properly squat without a strong core. And worse yet, you can get injured

Correct but isolated ab exercises aren’t going to build that strength to allow you to properly dead lift, squat, etc. You get that functionally by doing the exercise. Side bends aren’t achieving a strong core for dead lifting.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Correct but isolated ab exercises aren’t going to build that strength to allow you to properly dead lift, squat, etc. You get that functionally by doing the exercise. Side bends aren’t achieving a strong core for dead lifting.

Yeah I can't do those exercises without having to modify them and or get back pain.

That's why I mentioned core and not just ab exercises. I can take off days to strengthen my core, just gotta find the right movements.

 

[The ADD]

Yeah I can't do those exercises without having to modify them and or get back pain.

That's why I mentioned core and not just ab exercises. I can take off days to strengthen my core, just gotta find the right movements.

I hear you and I’m smart enough to know that I’m not a doctor. You have to do what you have to don it isolated AB/Core work isn’t transitive to compound lifts.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I hear you and I’m smart enough to know that I’m not a doctor. You have to do what you have to don it isolated AB/Core work isn’t transitive to compound lifts.

Yeah imma have to do what it do

 

[Son Goku]

But your abs are your core. Or should I simply one of the parts of your core?

The rectus muscle is just one part of your core.

Overtraining that and neglecting other muscles (some of which are: transverse abd., both types of obliques, spinal erectors , and lower traps) can have you all the way fukked up in terms of muscle imbalances.

Also remember that you cannot "spot reduce" body fat by working out certain muscle groups; you can only lose fat from your whole body in genetically predisposed pattern or have it surgically removed.


So if you are doing core exercises to get rid of a gut, your probably just spinning your wheels.

 

[Son Goku]

I hear you and I’m smart enough to know that I’m not a doctor. You have to do what you have to don it isolated AB/Core work isn’t transitive to compound lifts.

Yeah imma have to do what it do

I squat and dead more than just about everyone on this forum and I don't do more than maybe 10 minutes of core work a week.

I squatted and deadlifted (and rowed) my way to those bigger compound movements, I didn't ab roll my way to them.

 

[puppetmaster]

Farmers carries as heavy as you can handle at the end of workouts will get your core to do its main function.

Which is to Keep your spine straight while other parts of the body are in motion.


Use wraps if you have to

 

[xXMASHERXx]

I would focus on losing weight more than strengthing your core