Primal Primer 8 (Fitness)
Core strength is essential to overall fitness and rooted deeply in human evolutionary history. Our ancestors relied on robust trunk musculature in navigating three-dimensional challenges of past present and future environments. Conditioned core musculature defined as strength and stability of abdomen, low back, and hips; all working together supporting wide ranges of complex movement. Throughout Paleolithic and Neolithic era’s, early humans engaged in arduous activities involving running, walking, climbing, carrying, and tool use (farming, hunting, and warfare). All activities requiring dynamic movements of bending, twisting, and extending; building the sapien’s tenuous grasp of dominion to today’s heights.
Why Train Core?
Core training is crucial for meeting demands and creating adaptations necessary for 360 degrees of existence. A strong trunk acts as foundation for generating power, enhancing athleticism, and ensuring safe movement. By developing your core, you create proximal stability allowing for distal mobility—as one cannot shoot cannon from canoe. An activated core also serves as body armor; protecting from injury while promoting proper posture in everyday life and times of stress or danger.
~Cave Implementation~
Incorporate trunk workouts into every fitness routine: including 1-2 core-specific exercises minimally alongside regular workouts. Using trunk-focused exercises as part of a warm-up effectively primes the body for training. Additionally, dedicating active recovery days to core training continues progression and healing as it’s low impact, targets slow-twitch muscle fibers, and maintains low VO2 demand.
The Core Is The Body’s Center Of Gravity. Prioritizing Core Strength Is Vital For Optimal Movement & Overall Fitness.
