For three months I dealt with my life while putting training in the backseat. Now with more time, energy, and motivation, these are the keys I’m using to getting back to where I was.

You’ll notice that these are stabilizer-focused lifts—that’s a common theme in sussing out the value of new lifts as well as old ones that have been rediscovered.

I’m making some changes and have employed the knowledge of several lifting legends to answer these crucial questions.

While you program the complex details of a meet-training cycle, don’t over look these principles your strength is built upon.

Some say torso stabilization comes from bracing during heavy compound movements. Others disagree.

Train your abs.

I’ve been reading more and more on the internet about how crunches and sit-ups are evil and anyone who does them will ruin his back and a host of other bullshit stories like that.