Strength exercise

Long-Lever Plank

How to do it

Assume a plank position on your elbows.
Walk your elbows forward past your head to extend the lever arm.
Contract your glutes and abs to maintain a straight body line.
The further forward your elbows are, the harder the exercise.
Hold for the prescribed duration.
Keep breathing normally throughout the hold.

Muscles worked

CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

Rectus AbdominisThe 'six-pack' muscle running vertically on the front of the abdomen, responsible for trunk flexion.

Related Core exercises

Weighted Crunch Ab Coaster Ab Crunch Machine Ab Rollout Ab Wheel Ab Wheel Rollout

Type: Strength
Equipment: Bodyweight
Primary muscles: Core, Rectus Abdominis
Measured in: Time