Increasing Core Endurance

[Mr.MojoRisin']

Any ways that I can increase my core endurance other than crunches and medicine ball? I work the heavy bag for a while and my arms and legs don't get tired but my core does. Idk if my breathing is wrong or what. Any tips?

[Redd Foxx]

You sure it's your muscles that are tiring? Seems incredibly odd that your midsection would be wearing out before anything else when hitting the bag. I don't think the answer is to strengthen your core, it's to correct whatever it is you're doing wrong.

[Mr.MojoRisin']

You sure it's your muscles that are tiring? Seems incredibly odd that your midsection would be wearing out before anything else when hitting the bag. I don't think the answer is to strengthen your core, it's to correct whatever it is you're doing wrong.

Its not like a muscle fatigue kind of tired its more like a just ran a few miles kind of tired. I keep focusing on my technique but It still happens, every other work out.

[Redd Foxx]

Its not like a muscle fatigue kind of tired its more like a just ran a few miles kind of tired. I keep focusing on my technique but It still happens, every other work out.

Could it be a cramp? Try to not eat an hour and a half before working out and drink your water well before hand. Also, if it's a long workout, getting depleted of electrolytes can cause your muscles to freak out.

[Elroy1]

Interval sprints on the bag of 1min w/2min rest about 9 rounds a session will condition your trunk muscles and all other weak areas too.

However like someone else said it is unlikely to be your trunk muscles that are tiring out first hitting the bag, if so It'll be your lower back before the abdominals for sure.

Too much skill work and not enough conditioning does it, you need both.

In terms of doing isolated core work for endurance, that is somewhat a thing of the past. Not totally, as the series of crunches and situps are still some of the best ways to target the ab muscles to develop protective tissues but in terms of core strength and core stamina, there are other more functional exercises that contribute.

[Mr.MojoRisin']

Could it be a cramp? Try to not eat an hour and a half before working out and drink your water well before hand. Also, if it's a long workout, getting depleted of electrolytes can cause your muscles to freak out.

I already eat an hour and half before workout and I drink a gallon of water a day. It might be the electrolytes though. Do I just eat fruit everyday to keep my electrolytes replenished? I don't have money for Gatorade or anything like that.

[Mr.MojoRisin']

Interval sprints on the bag of 1min w/2min rest about 9 rounds a session will condition your trunk muscles and all other weak areas too.

However like someone else said it is unlikely to be your trunk muscles that are tiring out first hitting the bag, if so It'll be your lower back before the abdominals for sure.

Too much skill work and not enough conditioning does it, you need both.

In terms of doing isolated core work for endurance, that is somewhat a thing of the past. Not totally, as the series of crunches and situps are still some of the best ways to target the ab muscles to develop protective tissues but in terms of core strength and core stamina, there are other more functional exercises that contribute.

What would be a good conditioning routine? I just do 240 push ups a day and 200 crunches also jogging for 30 minutes in the morning.

[BG_Knocc_Out]

What would be a good conditioning routine? I just do 240 push ups a day and 200 crunches also jogging for 30 minutes in the morning.

You need to be doing a variety of different core work, not just "crunches". Same as push ups. If you're able to do that many, then it has lost it's effectiveness.

[Mr.MojoRisin']

You need to be doing a variety of different core work, not just "crunches". Same as push ups. If you're able to do that many, then it has lost it's effectiveness.

Alright, I'll start doing leg raises and Russian twists. I don't do all of the push ups in a row, I break it up into sets of 40. Recently, I incorporated diamond push ups so I'll see how far that gives me as well. Any other upper body calisthenics besides pull ups that are good for boxing?

[BG_Knocc_Out]

Alright, I'll start doing leg raises and Russian twists. I don't do all of the push ups in a row, I break it up into sets of 40. Recently, I incorporated diamond push ups so I'll see how far that gives me as well. Any other upper body calisthenics besides pull ups that are good for boxing?

There's plenty, there's a variety of exercies you can utilize as far as upper body, lower body, and core goes.

Try mixing up the types of push ups. Distancing the width of your hands and the angle of your elbows will engage different groups of muscles.

Get creative too, do a Google search for different routines. I never keep doing the same thing for more than a week at a time.

Try to incorporate functional exercises as much as possible as they are the most practical use for athletes.