[quote=christopher leigh;120766]
Quote Originally Posted by Chugger View Post

Chugger if you think I'm joking then you're wrong about me.What gets me is you tell me to look at the science and have an open mind, yet you dismiss perfectly good training advice I gave to another.

What you really mean is you'll only consider ideas from 'respected' sources.Those who belong to your clan and distribute worthless training advice about 'deep postural thing'(s).

Science is all about having an 'active mind' and judging ideas critically, even if they come from taxi drivers.Open mindedness is not applicable to me,or scientists because not everything can be true.
I have an open mind not because I belong to a clan, but because I want to give myself the best possible chance of doing what I do, to the best of my ability.......if I have some muscles that I don't use well, taking some time to improve seems like a reasonable experiment to me. I DO also do pure strength training, but as this thread relates to CORE STABILITY, I've commented on your input regarding this.

I have never criticised your training........I am happy for you if it works and I would always say that you need to make your own decisions regarding advice. Hence: don't dismiss it, suck it and see!?

What I would question is that you have dismissed other peoples views in such a sweeping fashion: see the quote above regarding "worthless training advice"..........you cannot possibly justify that statement except by turning a blind eye to the sound base of evidence that now exists.

I'm sure I'm not alone in noting one of our gold medal winning swimmers quoting "Pilates" in his chat with Sharon Davies this week.

Take a leaf out of the professionals book, they DO have the best guidance, us mere mortals should try and fly with the eagles, even if we usually end up pecking with the hens!!
Good luck.