6 Ways To Make The Plank Harder: Plank Progressions
Here Are 5 Ways You Can Make the Plank Harder and Continue to Challenge Your Body
Planks are a great functional exercise which challenges the abdominal’s. Furthermore, like any exercise it is important to keep looking for ways to further challenge your body. These plank progressions will do just that!
Plank Progressions
1. Bosu Ball Plank
Place your hands on a bosu ball, and retain the regular plank stance. The bosu ball will add an extra element of stability with will make the plank harder.
2. Elevated Plank
Using steps, a box or any stable object elevate your feet on the object and resume the plank position.
Looking for other ab exercises? Try the medicine ball switch.
3. Thread The Needle
From the plank position lower one arm under your body, rotate out to the opposite direction until the arm is parallel with the sky and repeat (See how in the video below).
4. Extend The Leverage
Walk your arms up a few inches or move your feet back, this plank progression will increase the leverage and make the exercise much more challenging
5. Plank Push Press
Attach a resistance band to a stable post. Grab the resistance band while in plank position and push straight ahead performing an overhead press. This is a great progression which will surely make the plank harder!
6 Add Weight
Perform the plank wearing a weight vest! Stabilizing the body too easy? Add weight. The same plank rules apply the only difference is you have to stabilize your body while holding on to more weight.
These are all great ways to make the plank harder and build your abs and core!
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