Why EVERYONE Should Plank - Do it RIGHT for Awesome Benefits!

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The plank is one of the most basic exercises out there. You simply rest on your hands or your forearms and keep your body straight. This is good for developing the core, but it's also very gentle. Some would even go as far as to argue that it's pointless for most people. If you're doing push ups, after all, you're already doing a plank by extension!

But hold on just a minute! Is that really all there is to it?

The plank is very much an example of an exercise where you get back what you put into it. Sure, it can be a gentle way to develop core strength... but actually this is a perfect way to challenge the strength *endurance* of the core, which often goes overlooked.

Moreover, the plank can be used to practice good posture and to engage all the muscles around the core that often get ignored. The precise way you hold the position will dictate the benefits - do you tuck the tailbone? Do you protract the scapula? It should depend on your goals.

And if you're performing plank with a tight core, contracted glutes, tucked pelvis, and protracted shoulder blades... well then you're going to feel it! And it can teach you the right posture you need for moves like the planche, and handstand push up.

[Steverodgers.]

0:38 “Teaches you important movement patterns”
- Bioneer’s best Magic Mike impression plays in background 😂

[GornubiusFlux]

0:38 Thanks for this one, just in time for Valentine's day

[onrhbep]

All through the ad all I could hear was "Barbell Aperol" and now I feel that this is a cocktail that the world needs

[jackwalter]

Your biceps flex almost knocked me over!

[eatkunedo]

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[David_Raab]

03:36 Oh, there is a nice squirrel jumping from one tree to another in the background!

[gkastor]

Been using the plank for body saw and stir the pot exercise, lately. Didn't realize how strong my core got. While watching this video I tried the front lever and got it for a 5 second hold. Never been able to get it ever before 🎉🎉🎉

[OfficialLeverKing]

Can you put together a video about hip flexors? Would love to see a workout centered around pulling the leg up and extending the legs out with bands or other “at home” tools. I feel like it’s a gap in my own training and would love to see what you’ve learned about it

[grantpeet]

Awesome my ankle knee and hip are felling 20 years younger from functional training.thank you.a 65 year old fresh retiree.

[ReasontoLiveAdventures]

In boot camp this was called the leaning rest, way back in the early nineties.🏋️‍♀️

[S_S_G]

I can always learn something or be inspired by this channel.

Today I also learned the British pronunciation of "app-arel"

[michaelmoran]

During the week (skipping the weekends) I wake up and do two minutes of the regular plank (on elbows) then a yoga stretch, kind of like a reverse plank stretching with one arm, followed by side planks, a minute each side. Then follow that up with a couple of basic stretches. Great way to wake up in the morning! Thank you for the video!

[FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

I planked for a long time, it was okay, but it doesn't do anything for hypertrophy so i moved onto weighted situps and I've been getting much better results.

[forrestchristy]

I'm loving the content lately, thank you

[OldHatIdeas]

I paused the video to like it for the first plank gag haha, thanks for the laugh.

[chrisrasnake]

Always great to watch your vids man. Thanks for the content as always

[DeepEndDiving]

`0:16` brilliant use of that planking trend.

I recently noticed that I when I'm standing most of my weight is in my heels. I'm pretty sure it's because I have little a bit of anterior pelvic tilt, probably do do having a desk job. I say this because if I slightly tuck my tailbone, so my pelvis is more nutural when standing, it shifts my weight so it's balanced between my forefoot and heel.
I want to try doing the plank with a tucked tailbone to see if that will help reverse it so that when I stand my weight is more balanced instead of being completely in my heel.
Great video. Cheers!

[joebailey]

There’s always money in the banana handstand

[michael]

I liked what you've said about the planche, the Lalane push-up, the Dragon Flag, the ab wheel roll out, the walk out...

I just find the plank unchallenging and unimaginative.

Regress by working on the dead bug, turn it into full hollow body pose, progress into Dragon Flags and handstands. No need to visit planks.

The only thing they might be good for, would be learning proper push up form. Maybe you can have a beginner workout that goes like this: knees on the flor pushups, one arm wall push ups, hold a plank for time. And even there, there are better alternatives.

[blues]

Everytime you post I keep thinking it is going to be the Redhood video. Excited for that one hope it comes out soon.