Weighted vest plank
- Intermediate
- Weight vest
Straight line, glutes and abs tight
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Core
- Secondary:
- Shoulders
How to do it
- Set up in a forearm plank with the vest cinched tight.
- Squeeze glutes and abs to hold a straight line from shoulders to heels.
- Hold the prescribed time breathing normally.
Common mistakes
- Piking the hips to unload the abs.
- Letting the vest sit on the lower back instead of the upper back.
Tips
- With load, 30 clean seconds beat 2 unloaded minutes.
- If the hips sag, drop weight before dropping time.