Are You Doing Planks Correctly? — Key Takeaways
Train the plank with maximum muscular tension—clenched fists, protracted shoulders, tight glutes—because forceful bracing, not passive endurance, builds a core that holds up under fatigue.
Key takeaways
Clench fists hard during planks to increase full-body tension
Clench fists hard during planks to increase full-body tension
- Fist clenching increases global body rigidity through irradiation
- Applied to front plank and long lever plank variations
Draw forearms down and backward in planks to engage the lats
Draw forearms down and backward in planks to engage the lats
- Cue adds lat tension on top of shoulder protraction
- Part of maximum-tension protocol in long lever plank
Neck position during planks directly affects nervous system output
Neck position during planks directly affects nervous system output
- Looking down collapses neck and upper back position
- Cranking neck upward is called a 'big no-no' for global output
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In this video
- 1mFront Plank Setup and Alignment
- 1mCommon Plank Form Errors
- 2mAlternating Arm Plank Progression
- 2mAlternating Leg Plank Progression
- 3mLong Lever Plank Setup
- 3mLong Lever Plank Maximal Tension Technique
- 4mCore Training Philosophy and Offer
“Duration only comes secondary to form. Don't go for endurance if your positioning is faulty as this just ingrains bad motor patterns.”
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