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Plank
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Sets & Reps
- 3 sets × 30-60 s · rest 60 s
- How to do it
- Elbows under shoulders; posterior pelvic tilt (the key!); glutes and abs tight, body one straight line; breathe evenly, no holding your breath.
- Common mistakes
- Hips sagging, hips piked, head lifting, breath-holding for time
Muscles Worked
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