Core Stability, Part 1 – Core Instability: A Personal History

Core Stability, Part 1 Core Instability: A Personal History

I first hurt my back in 1998 Back Squatting late at night. During that period of time, I was studying Paul Chek's works. And at that time, Paul, and everyone else it seemed, advocated actively sucking your navel to your spine to "activate" the fabledTransverse abdominus one of the key muscles in the "Inner Unit." I had been playing with it on certain exercises and foolishly decided to apply it mid-squat session. BSQ's were last in the workout that night and I was supposed to hit 160kg for 10 doubles with 60s rest between sets. I think I was on set 5 when I heard a loud pop accompanying a sharp pain in my left SI joint.

Tough guy that I am, I completed another set and a half before I decided to quit.

I couldn't squat for another 6 months. Fun.

The second time I hurt my back was on a rep max set of Deadlifts with 405lbs in 2002. I was doing this after Snatches and Cleans with around 70%. I heard another loud pop on the left side again on the 8th rep. But I determined to go to 10 so once more, foolishly, so I continued.

I couldn't get out of bed the next day and couldn't bend over for a week. My abs and diaphragm were locked in spasm.

About this time, conveniently, I was neck deep in studying model on a company that still has a big name in the fitness world. Little did I realize that the developer of this model completely ripped off the FMS and misapplied some key concepts, not least of which was "Reactive Neuromuscular Training." (Makes sense why I won't name "the model" now, huh?)

I was still using kettlebells in my own training and with my clients at this time, but was relying heavily on "the model" and honestly, making very little progress, at least by my definition. I did, by combining "the model" and what I had learned in the originalRussian Kettlebell Challenge book (a classic to this day), finally get rid of the chronic and nagging throbbing in the bottom of my left heel.

But both my knees were routinely sore, despite passing "the model's" guidelines, loading up the reverse hypertension machine to 500lbs, excessive foam rollering and quad/hip flexor stretching, and so I trained around them.

But shortly thereafter, in January 2005, while training for a weightlifting meet three months away, and having some stellar training progress, I injured my right hip. Badly. Walking became difficult. Squatting and pulling almost non-existent. Single arm kettlebell lifting was working well though. I took a cortisone shot and the thing cooled off.

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