Beginner
Side Plank Lift
Author
Owen JonesUpdated
17 Sep 2024Demonstration Video
- Description
- Instructions
- Muscle Groups
- Tips
Exercise Description
Side Plank Lift targets your core muscles, emphasizing your obliques. It also fires up your scapula stabilizers and glutes.
Exercise Instructions
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Step 1
Lie on your side. Position yourself on your lower elbow and side of your foot. Raise your hips into the air, forming a straight line between your ankles, hips, and shoulders. Tighten your abs and tighten your buttocks. -
Step 2
Shifting your weight to your elbow and side of your foot, lower your hips to the floor. Pause here and then return to the starting position.
Muscle Groups
Side Plank Lift targets Delts, Glutes, Hips, Lower Back, Obliques, Shoulders, Triceps as seen below.
Exercise Tips
- Don't move your hips back and forth. Instead, move them up and down.
- Do not lose the straight line of the shoulders, hips, and ankles.
- Don't place your elbow on the floor too high above your shoulder.
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