Technique
- Get down on your hands and feet.
- Engage your Abs and keep a posterior Pelvic tilt.
- Shoulders are protracted (pushed towards the ground) to have a slightly rounded upper back.
- Keep a straight body or slightly Hollow body.
- Head is neutral, looking at the ground in front of you.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
- Serratus anterior
Secondary
- Pelvis
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Serratus anterior
Equipment
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Progressions
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Incline wall handstand
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Long plank
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One-arm plank
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Plank squat thrust
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Rings plank
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Scapular pushup
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Plank pass through
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Fingertip plank
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Wide arm plank
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Horizontal plank
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Sun salutation A simplified
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Sun salutation B simplified
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Regressions
Incline plank
Beginner
Bent-legs plank
Beginner
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