Technique
- Place yourself in a Plank position.
- Move your hands out significantly wider than your shoulder-width.
- Hold the position with an active core and locked arms.
Form tips
- Maintain a Hollow body position.
- Hands should be significantly wider than shoulder-width.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Serratus anterior
- Chest
- Shoulders
Secondary
- Biceps
- Abs
- Obliques
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Serratus anterior
- Rectus abdominis
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Pectoralis major (sternal head)
- Anterior deltoid
Equipment
Appears in
Joint movements
trains stretches
Progressions
Incline chest ring flys
Intermediate
Regressions
Plank
Beginner
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