core work

My core has been weak since pregnancy. Long gone are the ripped abs of my 20's. Admittedly, I did almost nothing during the first year after having my baby to work my core and not a heck of lot during year 1 or 2. I think it was such a mental block, going from so strong to so weak, and knowing I had to start all over. But I am. Finally.

This time around I am approaching core work differently. I am back to lifting and doing compound movements that engage my core. I am doing planks and L-sits/hanging knees. And just recently I added a couple moves borrowed from the crossfit world - toes-to-bars and knees-to-elbows. Holy moly, those are challenging.  Today was probably my 4th time doing them, and I was able to do 8 T2B (toes-to-bars) and 3 sets of 6-8 K2E (knees-to-elbows). My T2B aren't pretty, but heck, I'm doing this and soon enough they will be!  My K2E are also a work in progress.  I filmed all 4 sets to review my form. For my K2E, my knees were closer to my shoulders than elbows so I tried really hard to press them higher the last round.  I have found it helpful to film my progress so I can check form and monitor progress.

And below is my GOAL!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOgtFcqWbE