Plank

How to perform

1. 01Get into a prone position on the floor, supporting your weight on your toes and your forearms. Your arms are bent and directly below the shoulder.
2. 02Keep your body straight at all times, and hold this position as long as possible. To increase difficulty, an arm or leg can be raised.

Form cues

• —Control the lowering phase — that is where most of the growth stimulus lives.

Common mistakes

• —Using momentum instead of the target muscle.
• —Cutting the range of motion short to add load.