Core Training Safety Squat Style

by Atomic Athletic on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:24pm

As a great rapper once said: “You can do side bends or situps...” and you probably know the rest.

The truth of the matter is that side bends with weight are an excellent exercise to strengthen the core.

Enter the Safety Squat bar.

With handles placed at the chest level the Safety Squat bar makes it comfortable to add weight to your side bends. Instead of doing conventional bends with dumbbells or kettlebells hanging from your hands, the Safety Squat Bar instead places the weight comfortably on your back.

When doing side bends with the weight higher on the torso you may find that your range of motion and balance is different than with hanging dumbbells. We suggest starting off light, or with just the Safety Squat bar itself, until you get the hang of the movements.

Why can't I just use a regular bar to do side bends? Well, you can, however, using a regular Olympic bar to do this movement could result in shoulder impingement, discomfort and possibly shoulder injury. With a safety squat bar these problems are resolved for most people.

Try the Safety Squat bar for side bends and give your core a workout.

Live Strong, 

Roger LaPointe

Safety Squat Bar

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