How To Brace Your Core for Workouts ✅

2 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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In this instructional segment, Eric Roberts explains the proper way to brace the core during lifting. He emphasizes aligning the ribs and belly button—stacking them vertically—rather than flaring or rounding the torso. The core should be engaged by pulling the abdomen down, creating a stable, braced position. Roberts offers practical cues to help viewers achieve this, such as imagining a punch to the stomach or the sensation of preparing to defecate, reinforcing the stacked alignment. The goal is to provide a clear, actionable method for maintaining core stability during workouts.

What a lot of people end up doing is they kind of go like this, right? If they're going to go lift, their ribs and their belly button are flared. We want those 2 things stacked over each other. You're not rounding, you're just taking, pulling down. And there's so many ways that we teach this, right? Whether it's a punch in the stomach, whether it's act like you're going to take a poop on the toilet. But essentially, you want these 2 things stacked over top of each other.