“You get the core ready, you can handle anything else!”
- Indeed!

A long time ago, or maybe not that long ago, I was having a drink with a good friend of mine.

We were talking physical (contact) sports, combat, and more. I think that was the first time my buddy showed me how to CORRECTLY unsheathe a knife (a monster if there ever was one!) . . . and believe me, most people do NOT do it the right way.

And more, but one of the topics was conditioning.

And we were talking guys that could take a punch to the midsection (or not).

Actually, it was the “big VS fat” discussion.

Yes he’s a big guy, my friend said about another person. But lets see him take one to the gut!

To which I agreed.

The core is most important, I said. And I emphasized that by throwing a few “mock” punches to my midsection.

“Here, try hitting that!” I laughingly offered.

My friend laughed back.

“I know. I’d be wasting my time hitting there!”

And while this is a story unto itself, the point being is this.

The old “am I a big guy, or am I fat”.

And I think you know my answer and stance on that one.

Now, let’s take a look at a living legend Herschel Walker.

A physical specimen and a BEAST if there ever was one. Football player, and what a player at that! MMA. Bodyweight enthusiast. Martial artist. Sprinter. Is there anything physical this guy has NOT done?

And despite his muscular build that would put most boobybuilders to shame very quickly, he does not and has not ever lifted weights, and is going STRONG at the age of 58.

Most men call it quits at less than half that age . . .

According to Walker,

“Almost everybody wants to look like a body builder and do 500 pounds on the bench. That sounds good, but all of sudden you’ve got back problems and all these other problems.”

And then this . . . (when asked about his erstwhile 3500 pushup a day routine which during his MMA days was cut to 1500, still a gargantuan daily amount!) . . .

“You get the core ready, you can handle anything else!”

And it’s true, my friend.

It’s TRUE.

There is a certain inner and innate CONFIDENCE that comes from having a core of STEEL.

There is a certain “underhinted” swagger you’ll naturally have when you have abs so solid that people’s elbows “bounce” off them as they would steel walls!

(Yes, that actually DID happen to me!).

There is a certain pride in having abs so solid that all the punches in the world wouldn’t hurt it (in fact, as Martin Farmer Burns rightly said of well developed abs “my own abs are soft enough when relaxed, but when I “set” them the muscles are as hard and rigid as the muscles of my arms or legs. In fact you might strike me with all your force on the stomach with your clinched fist and not cause the least pain.”).

And that’s the sort of CORE you need to look to build my friend, and no, crunches ain’t gonna do it. Not even close. Sit-ups are OK, but they don’t come anywhere near to building the core as REAL core building movements do.

The core is NOT just the six pack. It is everything from below your chest to the knees!

And I’ve put together a compilation of 51 exercises, no less, that are BY far the best there are when it comes to building muscle in the core – and burning that unsightly blubber off in record times.

Get cracking on these now, my friend. Truly the best core exercise you’ll ever do!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S.: Along with that, remember to pick up Pushup Central for max core benefit!

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