Side Plank
Step-by-step technique for Side Plank, an exercise for obliques using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Lie on your side and support yourself on one forearm.
- Lift your hips so your body is straight.
- Brace your obliques.
- Hold the position and switch sides.
Coach tip: Keep your body in a straight line. Don’t let your hips drop.
Muscles worked
Primary: Obliques
Secondary: Transverse Abs
Side Plank is a endurance exercise that loads the obliques using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary
- Transverse Abs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Endurance