Perform a forearm plank with your elbows supported on a stability ball, ... It’s a brilliant anti-rotation and anti-extension exercise and an efficient core-strengthener.

Forearm Plank. Lying on your stomach stack your elbows directly under your shoulders, with your forearms on the ground and lift your hips up. This is a good beginner variation, and one I use to ...

From a forearm plank position, extend one arm forward, then return it to the starting point before alternating sides. This movement challenges stability while minimizing hip rotation, promoting ...

Up-Down Plank This variation activates your arm muscles in addition to the core, Nuwer says. To do it, start from the forearm plank position, push up on one arm and then the other into a pushup ...

Plank Rotation. Yes, the plank is largely a stationary movement—but this variation adds another core function, rotation, ... Continue for 3 to 8 reps per arm. Battle Rope Plank Pull.

Perform a forearm plank with your elbows supported on a stability ball, ... Adding anti-rotation exercises like this or the Pallof press helps train core strength and activates the deep core ...

The straight-arm plank is similar to the forearm plank, but it’s slightly more advanced and difficult. Start in a pushup position with your elbows and forearms at your side and palms facing down.

Your trunk should stay as still as ... the exercise on your knees, and hold the side plank static, eliminating the rotation. ... your elbows. Return to your neutral forearm plank. Then, ...

Start in a forearm plank position with shoulders stacked over your elbows, ... trunk rotation is a “key risk factor for low back pain.” During rotation, many muscles are at work, ...

Push up on your left side so your arm is straight, and then follow with your right arm so you’re in a high plank. Come down onto your left forearm, then your right, returning to low plank ...