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Originally Posted by loco
The key to pain free lower body training is unilateral.
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And also it goes without saying that most people here have the core of a 12 year old school girl
I think bilateral-dominant training is fine. Like any lifting, it needs to be properly executed and include sufficient core work.
Most online coaches seem to recommend the bench press, the squat, the deadlift, and the overhead press as primary movers to new lifters. Good choices, but the deadlift and the squat are technically challenging and hard for a new lifter to do correctly. I often see poor execution on those two and on the bench as well.
So, while I think these lifts are good, I think poor execution of them often causes injuries and imbalances.
And, as you note, the core is often left behind, when it is actually the foundation on which we carry all these heavy loads.
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Originally Posted by Renton555
As for the absence of ab work, I'd obviously be doing it if I had infinite time to train. I've crammed in about as much as I've got time for at present and I consider it all to be more important than ab wheel.
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Back was pretty delicate getting out of bed this morning.
I don't think you have time NOT to use the ab wheel or to do similar exercises. Your core really is key. For what you describe, hanging leg raises is a good exercise. And, while it can be hard to fit in many exercises, an ab wheel is one of the most portable tools there is. You can always hit a couple quick sets at home.