Cross-Body Mountain Climber
Cardio & Conditioning · full · intermediate
Start
FinishHow to do it
Hold a high plank with hands under the shoulders and drive one knee diagonally toward the opposite elbow, then switch legs in a steady rhythm without the hips bouncing upward.
Muscles worked
Primary: full · Also works: obliques, core, shoulders
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips pike up on every knee drive instead of keeping a flat line from head to heel
- Driving the knee under the body without rotating, which removes the oblique work entirely
- Creeping the hands forward so the shoulders end up behind the wrists
Variations
- Slow tempo with a two-second hold at the knee
- Hands elevated on a bench
- Alternate 20 seconds cross-body with 20 seconds straight-on
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