Side Plank

Overview

How to do it

1. 1

   Start on your right side and lift yourself onto your right forearm.

2. 2

   Stack your right shoulder over your right elbow, and keep your shoulders, hips, and knees aligned in one straight line.

3. 3

   Let your left arm rest along the side of your body.

4. 4

   Before you drive upward, pull your abs in, lower your shoulders away from your ears, and reach long through your spine.

5. 5

   Press up until your body forms a straight line. Hold for 10 seconds for beginner to 1 Minute if more advanced. Repeat on your left side.

Muscles worked

Target

Obliques

Stabilizers

Gluteus Medius، Minimus، Tensor Fasciae Latae، Quadratus lumborum، Psoas major، Iliocastalis lumborum، Iliocastalis thoracis، Adductors، Hip، Pectineus، Gracilis، Gluteus Maximus، Lower Fibers، Latissimus dorsi، Pectoralis major، Minor، Levator Scapulae

Antagonist stabilizers

Obliques، Iliocastalis lumborum، Iliocastalis thoracis