Why should you not fatigue the core before performing a heavy leg workout with squats and lunges?? ADVERTISEMENT 879 viewsFebruary 13, 2012 0 Leila0 February 13, 2012 0 Comments Stabilizer of the body. 8 Answers ActiveVotedNewestOldest 0 Karin-2 Posted 0 Comments To add to LaRue’s excellent answer, I never fatigue the core before any other workout, whether it be legs, chest, back or anything else. All those exercises can be used very effectively to train the core as stabilizer which is its job. You are viewing 1 out of 8 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login