Plank Exercises Strengthen Your Abs And Core

Plank Exercises Work Your Abs And Your Core

By forcing your body to stabilize itself in one position, planks work both your abdominal muscles as well as your back muscles.

A significant advantage of planks in terms of developing better looking abs is that they work the transverse abdominus (that holds in the rectus abdominus), while crunches focus on the rectus abdominus alone. What will happen with crunches alone (aside from back pain) is that your abs will stick out when viewed from the side.

The worst thing an overweight beginner can do to lose belly fat and get “six
pack abs” is to hit the floor and do hundreds of crunches and sit-ups.

This “spinal flexion” can cause disc herniations. A much safer approach to
abdominal training for beginners are three lesser-known exercises, called
the Plank, the Side Plank, and the Bird Dog.

You can do these everyday in the comfort of your own home.

Today you will learn of three basic exercises that will help your abdominal endurance and low back health. These exercises are the plank, the side plank, and the bird dog exercise.

Now, I want to be honest and say that these three abdominal exercises are not the most exciting to do. They won’t give you that classic burning sensation in your abs that leaves you feeling like you’ve really worked them hard.

However, these three are the safest and probably the most important to do when first starting to work out to prevent you from low back injury.

Dr. Stuart McGill, a researcher in Canada, has done extensive research on low back pain and has concluded that individuals who have a lot of endurance in their abdominals tend to have less chance of sustaining an injury to the low back.

The great thing about each of these three exercises is because no equipment is required you can do them in your own home. Also, because these are endurance exercises, you can do them every day.

Continue Reading And See The Video Demo At How To Get That Six Pack Abs Look