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Forearm Plank
The Forearm Plank is a drill that strengthens the shoulder girdle while teaching athletes how to articulate the muscles through their core to hold a proper handstand body line.
- Type Of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
Forearm Plank
- Begin in a prone position (facing the floor) supported by only your forearms and feet.
- Ensure that your shoulders are directly above your elbows and your feet are together.
- 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 time.
- Exercise: Scapular Shrug
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only
- Exercise: Plank
- Type of Exercise: Strength
- Muscles: Shoulders, Trapezius, Abdominals
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Equipment: Body Only