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EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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excellent
Sharkie
Sharkie
Feb 2023
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Back IS core of course - there are lots of small muscles involved there that we misuse or don't use letting something else take over (me)
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Feb 2023
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true
I guess I was just thinking of old gym inductions saying don't forget back as well as core
ie when using abbs machine use the back one too
TeeBee
TeeBee
Feb 2023
12:59pm, 13 Feb 2023
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Bent over rows have been good for my back muscles.
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
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I'll add that to my list!
fraggle
fraggle
Feb 2023
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bent over rows, lat pull downs and deadlifts - all of which you can do effectively with resistance bands at home :-)
Ness
Ness
Feb 2023
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Bent over rows have been good for my back muscles.


Useful to know. I do those in two of the three weight training sessions I do each week. :)
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Feb 2023
2:07pm, 13 Feb 2023
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with 2 5m races I can train through and nothing until October I am definitely going to be more focused from now

Today is my post race relax day which I will follow with an easy recovery week whilst I write some plans up
There may be less proper runs for a few months but you have to step back to move forward sometimes
cathrobinson
cathrobinson
Feb 2023
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I always think it’s too easy to cheat on bird dogs. Try doing them from a bear crawl position (ie knees hovering off the ground) to make them much harder. Or use a resistance band between the opposing hand / foot.
Shades
Shades
Feb 2023
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I'm finally back at a weekly Pilates class after taking a 10 month break.

Recently I noticed that what core strength I had was starting to diminish,

along with some flexibility. Going back to Pilates I can feel I'm now using those core muscles again.

Then legs/glutes session in the gym.

Gym really busy now on Monday mornings, feels strange after a quiet couple of years.

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