Single Arm Plank
The Single Arm Plank is a plank exercise that articulates the muscles around the scaps, preparing and strengthening them for the shoulder protraction necessary in handstands and straddle planches.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
Single Arm Plank
- Begin in a prone position (facing the floor) supported by only your hands and feet.
- Ensure that your shoulders are directly above your hands and your elbows are completely straight.
- Lift one hand off the floor to enter the single arm plank.
- Spread your feet apart if necessary to avoid shifting or twisting sideways.
- Keep constant tension in your glutes and core to maintain a posterior pelvic tilt.
- Push your chest away from the floor to keep your shoulder blades spread apart (protracted).
- Maintain a comfortable head position and straight body as you hold for an equal amount of time on each arm.
- Exercise: Plank
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Planche Lean
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Chest, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
