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 Core: Intro http://tinyurl.com/y5qhql Medicine ball twist and lunge: http://tinyurl.com/y28r9h Balance Ball Pike: http://tinyurl.com/ygdmcx Lat Row with Weight: http://tinyurl.com/y9b8ap The Plank http://tinyurl.com/yng3d8 Using Torso Rotation http://tinyurl.com/y9gnsj -- AdamBolonsky