Swiss Ball Plank Hold (knees off)
Trunk: Dissociation
Corrective
Level: 1
Front Lever Progress 2
Trunk: Dissociation
Mastery
Level: 11
Target Action: Linear Dissociation
Trunk
Dissociation The ability to stiffen the lumbar spine in a neutral position while the legs and arms move is an important skill for both performance and injury prevention. It is important to distinguish between this and Ant-Extension Isometrics. Here the flexibility of the hips and shoulders are as important as the brute force of the abdominals to resist lumbar extension. Dissociation drills require both strength and flexibility.
What series of strength exercise would, if performed optimally, demonstrate the extremes of human movement and maximally test local and global stability strategies with high relevance to sports performance? The Mastery Theme houses these exercises across all 14 Exercise Categories. The most extreme demands of multiple Exercise Categories completely converge leaving absolutely nowhere for movement deficiencies to hide. These exercises demonstrate an exquisite balance of strength, flexibility and reactive stability and represent elite movement competency in a gym setting.
