Test Your Core Knowledge

In all of your spare time today.  Take this core quiz and see how much adbominal savvy you may have. Just answer T or F.   I will post the answers later.

1. The Rectus Abdominus I the most external abdominal muscle.
2. The fibers of the Transversus abdominis are essentially perpendicular to the rectus abdominus.
3. The internal obliques origin is both both bone and ligament.
4. The most external of the abdominal muscle group are the external obliques
5. The origin of the rectus abdominus  is at the xiphoid process and the cartilages of ribs 5-7
6. Abdominal muscles can be used as both stabilizers and movers.
7. The serratus  anterior interdigitates with external obliques
8. Normal range of motion for spinal flexion is 30-45 degrees.
9. There are only 4 major muscles considered when training the “core.”
10. The most effective training for the core is flexion exercises.
11. You don’t actually have a 4-pac not an 6-pac.
12. Your four major abdominal muscles run in the front, sides and back of your core.
13. Core exercise doesn’t really help improve performance or daily functional movement.
14. There are 5 major core abdominal muscles.

Good luck and please hold in your abs while you take this test.