However, if your goal is to strengthen the entirety of your core and work the smaller muscles to support you in big lifts, you might want to consider other variations of a plank. Lie on your right ...

I don’t love planks. There I said it. Isometric exercises (or holding one position) are not my thing. I prefer other types of ...

Your go-to, all-in-one exercise for full-body strength. Ah, planks. Carpenters may think they’re planks of wood and pirates may think they’re balance beams. But anyone who's ever taken a group ...

YOU KNOW THE SAYING: Work smarter, not harder. You may have already incorporated that mentality into your training routine, subbing unfocused, 60-minute workouts for strategic 30-minute sessions ...

Of course, we’d all love to hit a PB for holding plank (the Guinness World Record stands at 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds by the way – yes, our core is screaming at the thought too) but ...