AllPostsLifestyleNutritionTrainingAboutPrimalRecipesWorkoutsSearchBenBanburyJan28,20193minreadTheReversePlank:TheOneExerciseyouneedforBetterPosture&AHealthierLowerBackI'mgoingtosetyouachallenge.Performthereverseplankeverydayforonewholemonth.Icanpromiseyouless-roundedshoulders,nolowerbackpains,astrongercore&moretonedglutes.TheReversePlankBenefitsofareverseplankLessroundedshoulders;Tohaveyourarmsbeneathyourbodyandyourchestuptall(likethephotoabove)requiresgreatflexibilitythroughyourchest,shoulderandbicepmuscles.Thesearethemuscles,thatwhentightpullyourheadforwardtocreatethathorribleroundedneck.ThisalsocausesNASTYneckpainandtensionheadaches.Areverseplankwillstretchoutthemusclesassociatedwithroundedshoulders.Nolowerbackpain;Toholdareverseplank,youneedastrongsetofglutes(bum)tokeepyourhipsup.Weakglutesleadtoanoveractive(andpainful)lowerback.(I'llgointomoredetailaboutthislater)Astrongercore;You'vedoneanormalplankbeforeright?andwheredoesthatburn?yourstomachmuscles.Thereverseplankisnodifferent.Tostaticallyholdyourbodyuprequiresastrongcore.WhyIlikethereverseplanksomuchWhenexercisingIliketousemovementsthatgetthemost"bangforyourbuck"Inotherwords,exercisesthatbenefitasmuchofthebodyinonemovementaspossibleAgoodexamplewouldbesquatsSquatstargetthewholelowerbody,thestomach,lowerandupperback.Soyougetalotoutofasetofsquats!Werefertosquatsascompoundexercisesasmorethanonejointisrequiredthroughoutthemovement(ankles,kneesandhips)WealsogetisolationexercisesAnexampleofanisolationexerciseisabicepcurl(theelbowistheonlyjointrequiredthroughoutthemotion)Isolationexerciseshavetheirusebutyou'llgetmuchmoreoutacompoundexerciselikeasquatThereverseplank,inmyopinion,isoneofthebestcompoundexercisesIcanoffertoimproveyourpostureIfyoureadmylastblog;HowtoGrowDeliciousGlutesIspokeaboutpostureissuesandhowtheglutesarevitaltohavingagoodpostureandlesslowerbackpains.Thereverseplanksimulatesaglutebridgeposition,whichmakesitagreatexerciseforstrengtheningtheassGluteBridgeWhiletheglutesareholdingupyourhips,yourarmsaresu