What bothers me is that his principles assume that we train different parts of the body in isolation. Can we not train both the extremities and “core” through the normal course of playing sports and training using conventional exercise?
I’m using core and extremities when I:
Squat with a barbell
Perform Olympic lifts
Throw a medicine ball
Perform lower body plyometrics
Sprint or run
Perform a sport…
To assume that we require all, or even some, of the tools he lists is irresponsible. It’s obvious this guy is set up to push products, hence his long list of “functional tools”. Perhaps if he thought of how to train of someone properly, he wouldn’t have to “RETHINK” core training.
And, he uses the word “functional” way too much for my liking.
"Effective and functional core training is based on two simple principles:
Train Core Strength before Extremity Strength
A strong stable core will allow the extremities to better do their job therefore we should train the core first in a training session
D - if you train the core “first” during a session wouldn’t you have to back off the load for other lifts due to fatigue which could cause a breakdown in technique/strength doing things like squats or cleans? What is your advice on this, to build up to the complex lifts later…??