Core Crush Workout | Roller Derby Athletics
Channel: Roller Derby Athletics
Date: 15/01/2014

For the full details, visit www.rollerderbyathletics.com/core-crush !  Looking for more Core Training? Try my RDA:CoreBuilder training program, available online from www.rollerderbyathletics.com/training-programs :)

It's Booty Quake here from Roller Derby Athletics. Today I have a sweet core interval workout for you.

Sometimes it's worth reminding ourselves why we train our core. So first off, what's core? Right. Well, in very technical terms, it's kind of all of this area here...

Now if you notice that in my very technical explanation, I have also kind of pointed at my booty and my inner thigh and outer thigh areas, my adductors and abductors. Those are what control your stride and your balance on your skates. All of your core muscles working together including your small stabilizers are what give you power for hits, power for your stride and the ability to stay there on one skate balancing on the line as someone is trying to hit your ass out of the track. So core is very important for roller derby. It's also great for injury prevention.

Now if you know me and you watch my videos, you know that I always like to make the most out of every workout. No wasting time, right? So today we're not just going to do core strength but we are going to throw in some intervals so that we get a cardio workout today as well.

Here's how the workout looks. We are going to alternate four strength moves which we will do for reps with four cardio moves that you will do for 30-second intervals. Now what's great about this workout is that each of those cardio moves also really works your core.

However, you need to do your part as well. If you focus on your lower abs, you should do great. Just try to maintain good form and if you can't, stop and take some rest instead. 

With that, I am going to go warm up before I start this workout. You should too and I want you to stick around to the end of the video because I'm going to give you a bonus core move to do and I'm going to give you some tips and tricks as well.