The core and pelvic floor are often forgotten areas of the body when it comes to addressing injuries and issues in powerlifting. This area of the body is not visible and symptoms associated with dysfunction of the inner core and pelvic floor can present themselves as poor training progress or injuries in the back or limb before a direct issue presents itself.
Why does this happen? Well, most people are completely unaware of their pelvic floor and inner core because we don't see them, feel them, or typically think about them. Additionally, their functions are anticipatory and automatic when it comes to movement and posture.
In this episode of the PRS Podcast, PRS Clinical Coaches, Drs. Rori Alter and Breanne Maruca discuss the functional anatomy of the pelvic floor and core and the role they play in barbell training.
This episode is an educational experience for barbell trainees, powerlifters, Crossfitters, weightlifters, and other strength lifters to deeply understand their core and pelvic floor to optimize their training and technique to either address their symptoms or reduce the risk of injury in the future.
If you're a chiropractor, physical therapist, medical doctor, strength coach, or student clinician, this episode is a great review and application tutorial regarding the core and pelvic floor and barbell training.
In this episode we discuss:
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The layers of the anterior core musculature and how they function in daily movement and barbell training exercises
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The role of the transverse abdominis and how it functions are your inner weightlifting belt
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Why you don't necessarily need to do isolated abdominal exercises
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How the anterior core muscular contribute to the mechanism of the Valsalva Maneuver
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Pelvic floor function and how the muscles contract and relax relative to the diaphragm, movement, and barbell training
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Proper functioning of urination and defecation and why it shouldn't happen when you lift
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A brief introduction to Powerlifting Urinary Incontinence and resources for that
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