Plank

Exercise Animation

Exercise Details

Equipment

bodyweight

Difficulty

Beginner

Type

compound

Muscle Focus

Primary Muscles
abs
Secondary Muscles
quadriceps

Instructions

  1. 1.Get into the push up position. Then go from resting on your palms to resting your weight on your forearms. This is going to be the position you will hold.
  2. 2.Keeping your body as straight as possible throughout, hold this position for as long as required.

Tips

  • Be sure to watch if your hips drop and try to keep you back as straight as possible.

Breathing Instructions

Try to keep breathing as you normally would.

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