When it comes tostrengthening your coreyou don’t need to work your abdominal muscles to complete exhaustion.

Yep, you don’t have to be so hardcore when it comes to getting a hard core.

Of course, it takes both smart training and a healthy diet to develop a rock-solid core.

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But consider these nine bodyweight exercises lesson one.

Core school is now in session.

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