Technique
- Start from a Low plank position.
- Slowly lower your shoulders toward your hands until your nose almost touches the ground.
- Push your forearms into the ground to return to the starting position.
Form tips
- Keep the core engaged the entire time
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Abs
- Obliques
- Serratus anterior
Secondary
- Pelvis
- Chest
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Serratus anterior
Equipment
Appears in
Progressions
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