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Diastasis Recti: What is it and how to do progress back to lifting after it?

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Diastasis Recti: What is it and how to do progress back to lifting after it?

Many of you might not have any idea what I’m talking about and may never need to know. Diastasis Recti is the separation of the rectus abdominis (the 6 pack muscles). You know that line that goes down the middle of them? Well that gets thinned out and your abdominals get pulled sideways. Yup, that’s right you basically have a big hole in the middle of your stomach.

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Functional and Therapeutic core training done right

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Functional and Therapeutic core training done right

So far in this blog series I’ve discussed lumbopelvic anatomydefined the core, and deciphered common daily activities.  Those cover the basis for low back health and optimizing movement patterns.  Now that you have the foundation, I can get into the “meat and potatoes.” In this installment, I will discuss therapeutic and functional core stability.  I will discuss how to make it individualized and review common errors with popular core exercises.

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