The RKC, Russian kettlebell challenge (also called Hardstyle plank) plank was actually invented by Soviet special forces trainer Pavel ...WorkoutsNutritionTrainingExercisesFoodFactsTrendingNewsDealsVideosBodybuildingCrossFitPowerliftingStrongmanMMAReviewsNoResultViewAllResultWorkoutsNutritionTrainingExercisesFoodFactsTrendingNewsDealsVideosBodybuildingCrossFitPowerliftingStrongmanMMAReviewsNoResultViewAllResultNoResultViewAllResultHomeExerciseGuidesCoreRKCPlankExerciseGuide:How-To,MuscleWorked,BenefitsAndVariationsBasicplanksaregreat...buteventually,it'snotchallenginganymore.TheRKC(Russiankettlebellchallenge)plankgetshardafterjust10seconds!byMatthewMagnanteJuly24,2020RKCPlank(ImageviaYouTube@FunctionalBodybuilding)FacebookTwitterRedditFlipboardLinkedInTodaywe’regoingtoshowyouhowtoRKCplank,whichishonestlyamoreworthwhileexercisethanthebasic,frontplank.Nowdon’tgetuswrong,thestandardplankisadecentoptiontoimprovecorestrength.However,onceyoubecomedecentlygoodatthem,youcouldholdaplankforseveralminutesandevenhours. Atthispoint,you’rejusttestingyourmentalfortitude(nothingnecessarilywrongwiththis).Butwewanttobuildrealstrengthandthishappenswhenwereallypushitwiththeintensity.TheRKC,Russiankettlebellchallenge(alsocalledHardstyleplank)plankwasactuallyinventedbySovietspecialforcestrainerPavelTsatsouline(you’veprobablyheardofhim).Don’tletthenamefoolyouthough…therearenokettlebellsinvolved.Tsatsoulineisknowntobeaproponentof‘whole-bodytension’andthereforehasfoundaveryeffectivemethodforimprovingtheplank. Let’stalkabouthowyoucanutilizeittoincreaseyourcorestrengthandglutedevelopment. RKCPlankExerciseGuide:ShowHowToRKCPlankForStrongerCoreMusclesExercisetipsMusclesWorkedRKCPlankBenefitsBuildsmusclesandstrengthInjury/painpreventionBetterlookingabsImproveshipmechanicsRKCPlankVariationsWhoShouldIncludeTheRKCPlankInTheirExerciseRoutine?WrappingUpHowToRKCPlankForStrongerCoreMusclesThere’sonemaincomponentofthisplankvariationthatdifferentiatesitfromthebasicplank…theamountoftensionbeingapplied. Th