Technique
- Assume a Plank position with straight arms.
- Rotate your hands 180 degrees so that your fingers point back toward your feet.
- Hold this isometric position with your body in a straight line.
Form tips
- Do not let your back arch; maintain a posterior Pelvic tilt.
- Push your shoulders away from your ears.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Biceps
- Forearms
Secondary
- Abs
- Obliques
- Serratus anterior
- Pelvis
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Biceps brachii (short head)
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Serratus anterior
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
Elbowflexion
trains stretches
Progressions
Planche lean
Intermediate
Dynamic planche lean
Intermediate
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