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Plank

CoreCoreDifficulty ★GymHome / bodyweightClass-style circuitCourtPool
3 MET
≈ 38 kcal per 10 min at 75 kg

How to do it

  1. Forearms down, elbows under shoulders.
  2. Squeeze glutes and pull ribs toward hips.
  3. Hold with a neutral neck.

Coaching cues

  • Push the floor away
  • Ribs down

Common mistakes

  • Hips sagging or piking

Make it harder

  • Long-lever plank
  • Plank with shoulder taps

Muscles worked

front view of the muscular system
front
back view of the muscular system
back
  • Core
  • Shoulders
  • Glutes

Primary: Core · Secondary: Shoulders, Glutes

Equipment

None