Exercises / Beginner
Side plank with extended arms
- Abs
- Obliques
- Side Deltoid
Available on Calisteniapp for iOS and Android.
- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
01 / Steps
How to do it
While lying on your side on the ground, with your support arm extended, hip elevated, and torso and legs aligned.
Hold for a set amount of time, engaging your abdominal, oblique, and shoulder muscles to maintain the line.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Abs
Obliques
Side Deltoid
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength10
- Explosivity0
- Technique20
- Cardio0
- Mobility15
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