Plank Alternatives For A STRONG Core

Strengthen your abs and reduce lower back pain with these plank alternatives! The core is a group of muscles that are often overlooked in resistance training. But it’s these muscles that help reduce pain, prevent injury, and perform better.

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The exercises below target your core muscles in multiple planes of motion and with multiple purposes (anti-extension, anti-rotation etc). They're the basics of core training and though they don't look as cool as something like a twisting hanging leg raise.

The trick to performing all of these exercises is to move slowly and with control. Just going through the motions with core exercises won’t get you strong. You’ve got to stop and focus on engagement and trying to maintain proper form first.

Deadbug The most common and effective core exercise of them all is the deadbug. This is a crucial exercise for moms to perform postpartum to help in healing abdominal separation.

Eccentric Sit Up Sit ups are a great exercise to target the abs in general. However, the eccentric component of a sit up requires more control. More control means increased strength.

Quadruped Hold This is a fun one that opens up a lot of variations as well. There are also multiple parts to the exercise which is why it’s so great on the core.

What's An Alternative To Side Planks? What is an alternative to a side plank? Some great side plank alternative exercises are unilateral loaded carries, hip dips and raises, lateral oblique raise, and oblique crunches.

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