"Instead of lifting a dumbbell, focus on drawing your elbow up towards your ribs and squeezing your shoulder blade in.

If your goal is to show off a six pack next summer, this exercise can be important to achieve it, but there are other benefits to be gained from planks as well. Strengthening the core also allows you ...

There are several types of planks that can be done to strengthen the core muscles. From knee planks for beginners to reverse planks for advanced exercisers, core strengthening exercises can be ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A 62-year old man from Illinois has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest planking session after holding the position for 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. 8 On Your ...

While record-setting athletes hold plank for hours on end, a new study shows that successful core training means doing more with less (Photo: Thinkstock) You probably don’t know that Tom Hoel held a ...

Hold a strict forearm plank for 90 to 120 seconds to prove elite core strength after 50. Get clear form cues, progressions, and the test.

Although Erika Rischko set a new nine-minute plank record at the end of August, it wasn't a feat she'd set herself the goal of accomplishing. As it turns out, the 85-year-old fitness influencer from ...

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The plank is the worst core exercise in the opinion of physio Dave O'Sullivan and here he explains why There, I said it! After six years of working in professional sport and treating hundreds of ...

You probably don’t know that Tom Hoel held a plank for four hours and 28 minutes on May 22, 2015, setting a world record. You probably don’t know that this was the second plank record for Hoel, a ...