Plank Up-DownExercise demonstration

For men

Plank Up-Down

ArmsCoreDifficulty 4/5On hands and knees

How to do it

  1. Start in a forearm plank with your core engaged and your body straight.
  2. Place one palm down at a time to rise into a high plank, then return to your forearms and alternate the leading arm.

What to feel

Your shoulders and arms working with each press, and your core keeping your hips from rocking.

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