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The blast-off bear plank combines three very intense moves to challenge your abs and strengthen your core in a single go. To try the move for yourself, you’ll want to start out in a bear plank with ...

While the standard plank is widely incorporated into core workouts, the side plank is often overlooked. This variation of the plank targets the obliques, the muscles that run along the side of your ...

A plank is a core exercise that requires glute and leg strength, as well as shoulder stability. To hold a plank, you need to keep your spine neutral and support it with your abdominal muscles. That ...

If you thought your days of planking were over when you graduated from high school gym class, you may want to reconsider. This classic move provides several benefits that can keep you healthy today ...

Think planking is easy? Give it a try! The initial 10 seconds are okay, but then—your arms tremble, your core screams, and ...

What’s the best exercise for strengthening your abs? Ab crunches? Plank? Bicycle crunches? A combination of all three? Whatever form of torture you prefer, building a strong core – which includes your ...

Planks and push-ups can be intimidating, but this modified push-up and plank workout can help you ease into the moves by introducing variations that can be both progressed and regressed. That’s where ...

Right when you thought planks couldn’t possibly get any harder, you find out that rocking planks exist. Not only does this move require you to hold a plank — as per usual with plank variations — but ...

Shoulder taps require minimal movement – when done right, at least. Who’d have thought such a minute move could pack such a punch? Despite how simple this plank variation might look, shoulder taps (or ...