Reviewed by Jim Parker, CPT, B.A. Kinesiology
This exercise is a more complex and challenging variation on the more standard Plank. Similar to Planks, the goal of this exercise is to stabilize your body. The added challenge is that you need to not only balance and raise one hand off the ground, but you then need to move that hand out away from you while pushing against the tug of a mini loop band. All of this leads to significantly more instability in this exercise that you need to engage your core to stabilize. This is a great variation for anyone looking to make their Planks more challenging.
Make sure you’re keeping your hips level, and a straight line from your shoulders, through you hips, to your heels. Raising, or allowing your hips to dip will make this exercise less effective. Focus on keeping your core engaged, and maintaining that straight back throughout the exercise.
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