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2. The Muscles You're Actually Working When You Do a Plank - AOL

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   As a result, few other exercises can compare to the plank when it comes to muscular activation and time under tension (the undisputed king of muscle-building stimuli). But like every other ...

3. Plank (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The plank is commonly practiced in Pilates and yoga, and by those training for boxing and other sports. [3] [4] [5] The "extended plank" adds substantial difficulty to the standard plank exercise. To perform the extended plank, a person begins in the push-up position and then extends the arms or hands as far forward as possible. [6]

4. How to Do Planks the Right Way - AOL

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   The plank is one of the most common core training exercises. Here's how to do planks the right way, and some extra-challenging variations. The plank is one of the most common core training ...

5. A 31-day plank challenge to strengthen your core and boost ...

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   Ditch the crunches — planks are a super effective exercise for strengthening and toning your core muscles. They help improve your posture , stability and overall balance , while also improving ...

6. Isometric exercise - Wikipedia

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   An isometric exercise is an exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint. The term "isometric" combines the Greek words isos (equal) and -metria (measuring), meaning that in these exercises the length of the muscle and the angle of the joint do not change, though contraction ...

7. Planche (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   The main muscles used in this exercise are the anterior deltoid and the biceps, but the abdominals, chest, shoulders, lower back, and glutes also play important roles. [ 2 ] As the planche is a demanding position, athletes train for it with a progression of simpler moves, advancing to the next when they have gained mastery of the intermediate ...