Proof of Pilates?
Author: Dr Mel Siff Blog // Category: Blogs with Supertraining, Dr Siff On All Things core, Dr Siff Resources*** Devoting 20 minutes of a workout to isolated core training entails
spending as much as 50 percent of the average efficient weightlifting
workout, something I know that no elite lifters would even vaguely consider
doing. After all, the normal movements in Weightlifting and Powerlifting
challenge one’s balance and core to an extent that is more than adequate for
their sports, so it would be redundant to prolong a workout with Pilates or
any other general methods of isolated core training.
You may recall that I submitted an entire article analysing Pilates methods
and requesting any Pilates practitioners to submit any scientific studies
that prove that Pilates methods enhance core stability and functional
sporting performance, and to validate claims that it is superior to weight
training and many other methods of physical conditioning.
Although I received a good few hostile attacks on my person, not a single
respondent was able to produce a single reference to validate the host of
anecdotal claims being made by neoPilatean practitioners. Possibly someone
on this list may be able to do so.
For those who may not have read them, my different articles on Pilates appear
on these websites:
http://www.worldfitness.org/exer0022.html
http://www.stumptuous.com/siffonpilates.html
Lest we end up discussing a host of unsubstantiated commercial or personally
biased claims about Pilates methods, please ensure that all future articles
on the topic offer analysis based upon solid scientific principles or actual
referenced studies. Does that suit everyone?
Dr Mel C Siff
Denver, USA
