The results from this limited untrained sample cannot be
considered conclusive in identifying the effects core
training had on core muscle endurance, general strength,
and athletic related performance measures. However, this
investigation does challenge the principle of specificity of
core training to improve lower body strength and core
endurance with an untrained college-aged population and
challenges theoretical claims of the core’s role in improving
athletic performance measures. Both strength and endurance
core muscle training improved specific core endurance
positions along with squat exercise strength. However,
despite the widespread acceptance of core training and its
positive contribution to performance through core stability,
neither core training protocol used in this study improved
performance tests measuring jumping, agility, and sprinting
activities in an untrained college-aged population. Aside
from the need of further study using a larger population and
the inclusion of core muscle strength tests, future research
The results from this limited untrained sample cannot be
considered conclusive in identifying the effects core
training had on core muscle endurance, general strength,
and athletic related performance measures. However, this
investigation does challenge the principle of specificity of
core training to improve lower body strength and core
endurance with an untrained college-aged population and
challenges theoretical claims of the core’s role in improving
athletic performance measures. Both strength and endurance
core muscle training improved specific core endurance
positions along with squat exercise strength. However,
despite the widespread acceptance of core training and its
positive contribution to performance through core stability,
neither core training protocol used in this study improved
performance tests measuring jumping, agility, and sprinting
activities in an untrained college-aged population. Aside
from the need of further study using a larger population and
the inclusion of core muscle strength tests, future research
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