Me, my back and I!

[Old Mod]

Yes adey I’m about to go in in a moment, a private one.

Need to get deadlifting Andy, that’ll strengthen your core.

 

[Flintstone]

Need to get deadlifting Andy, that’ll strengthen your core.

He’s started me off on these leg lift things, concentrating on the muscles that run down from just below the pelvis / hip bone

 

[Andy Allen]

Try a chiropractor..... I've been seeing mine on and off for 25 years....done wonders for my back..

Got to know so well I tiled his new house for him....!

 

[Old Mod]

He’s started me off on these leg lift things, concentrating on the muscles that run down from just below the pelvis / hip bone

Front of your thigh you mean?

 

[Flintstone]

Front of your thigh you mean?

Yeah kind of that area

 

[Old Mod]

Yeah kind of that area

Quads Andy, as you sit on your glutes 🙂

Any power lifting exercise will naturally strengthen your core if you use free weights.
Squats
Bench press
Deadlift
You need your core strength to balance the weights. Machines don’t do the same job, they work a bit like the belt you talked about, artificially steady your core.

 

[WetSaw]

Quads Andy, as you sit on your glutes 🙂

Any power lifting exercise will naturally strengthen your core if you use free weights.
Squats
Bench press
Deadlift
You need your core strength to balance the weights. Machines don’t do the same job, they work a bit like the belt you talked about, artificially steady your core.

Lifting and lumping tiles all day doesn't count then? 🙄

 

[Old Mod]

Lifting and lumping tiles all day doesn't count then? 🙄

Well obviously not Paul if he’s been told to strengthen his core. 🙂
But I’d be looking more at the distance poor Andy has to bend over to pick stuff up, and try elevate things around me so I didn’t have to bend as much.

 

[Flintstone]

That is a problem marc for sure, bending over all day and it is a long way down, and I’m forever bending for my pen or tape etc. I’m open to suggestions. I’m guilty of bending and not using my legs for picking up tiles and things. I never really thought much about core strength

 

[Old Mod]

Suggestion one 😀