I’ve been collaborating with an Olympic martial arts team member on a series of drills and exercises designed to help paddlers strengthen their cores.

Here’s the series so far. Could anyone comment on the drills’ appropriateness and methods?

Thanks.

Here are the blog links:

Strengthening the Co Intro
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...your-core.html

Medicine ball twist and lunge:
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...r-core_25.html

Balance Ball Pike:
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...trengthen.html

Lat Row with Weight:
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...4-dumbell.html

The Plank
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...plank-and.html

Using Torso Rotation
http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...t-6-torso.html