Side Plank
Core · obliques · beginner
Start
FinishHow to do it
Stack the feet and elbow under the shoulder, lift the hips into a straight line and hold.
Muscles worked
Primary: obliques · Also works: glute medius, shoulders
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Hips sagging
- Rolling forward
Variations
- Knee side plank
- Side plank with reach-through
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Related exercises
- Pallof Pressobliques
- Kneeling Side Plankobliques
- Side Plank Hip Dipobliques
- Side Plank Reach Throughobliques
- Side Plank Leg Raiseobliques
- Copenhagen Side Plankobliques
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