Start by practicing perfect form before chasing longer times. Position your elbows directly under your shoulders, engage your ...

The next level of course would be the side plank, a challenging variation of the original abdominal bad boy. The side plank is going to teach you how to brace your core in order to build your obliques ...

These 20 ab exercises and workouts will strengthen your core, whether your ultimate goal is building a six-pack or just ...

To get abs you need to incorporate more aerobic and core-strengthening exercises in addition to eating a healthy diet.

A plank is more difficult than it looks. You have to use all of your muscle groups, including your core, abs, arms, back, shoulders, glutes and legs. It’s normal to struggle to do a plank. Many of my ...

YOU PROBABLY THINK you know how to do a plank. The ab training staple is relatively simple, after all—boiled down to the basics, all you need to do is get down on the ground and hold in place.

The runner's plank is an alternative I use as a certified trainer when sit-ups aren't possible, and this is exactly how to do ...

You've mastered plank—way to go! If you're ready to kick it up a notch, there are plenty of ways to build on the move to challenge your core even more. Here, 6 ways to make a stationary plank hold a ...

Three minutes on the rower followed by quickly hopping on the ground to hold one minute of plank — that was part of my CrossFit workout today. Four rounds of one-minute plank holds is no joke, but it ...

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This variation on a standard high plank engages all the body's major muscle groups , by it's great at really getting into those hard-to-engage lower abs. This quadruped exercise (which is a fancy way ...