Isometric vs. ... Stability vs Strength ... Reverse Plank- From a seated position on the floor, place your hands on the floor behind your back, with your fingertips ...IFIT.COMNutritionSIGNINSIGNUPGroup3CreatedwithSketch.FitnessWellnessNutritionCommunityFitnessWellnessNutritionCommunityIFIT.COMNutritionFitnessWorkoutsTrainingRecoveryiFitSeriesiFITMemberHighlight:JasonAshHIITvs.BootcampWorkouts:What’stheDifference?TheBenefitsofBodyweightExercisesShoppingListRemoveItems SENDMYLISTToPlank,OrNotToPlank?BeccaCapellREADTIME:3min.SharePlankingcommonlygetsthereputationofbeingthekingofcoremovements,butisitallit’scrackeduptobe?ThePlankTheplankispraisedforbeingtheultimatecoremovement,puttingallotherabdominalexercisesoutofbusiness.Andwhileitdoeshavealottooffer,don’tabandonallothercoremovementsquiteyet.Isometricvs.DynamicPlankingisanisometricmovement,whichmeansthatalljointsremainstationary.Becauseofthis,strengthcanbedeveloped,butnotthroughafullrangeofmotion.Dynamiccoremovementswouldincludeanyexerciseinwhichjointsmovethroughaseriesofdifferentpositionssuchascrunches,reversecrunches,inandouts,etc.Acombinationofbothisometricanddynamicmovementsisrecommendedinordertomaximizecorestrengthaswellasstabilityinavarietyofcorepositions.StabilityvsStrengthOneofthelargestbenefitsofplankingistherecruitmentofstabilizingmuscles.Plankingworksboththerectusabdominis(the6packmuscle),transversusabdominis(astabilizing,supportivecoremuscle)aswellasmusclesthatsupporttheback(erectorspinae),andshoulders.Whatthismeansisthatplankingwillnotonlymakeyoustronger,butyouwillbeabletosupportyourself,andhavemorefunctionalcorestrengthandendurance.Ifyouarelookingfortherippling6pack,thiswilltakemoremusculardevelopment,sobesuretoincludedynamicmovementsintoyourroutineaswell.PlankVariationsForearm-Thisistheclassic‘standard’plank.Supportyourselfonyourtoes,andforearms,focusonkeepingyourbodyinalevelposition,andkeepyourheadlevel,withyoureyeslookingatthegroundbetweenyourelbowsandyourfingertips.Makesureelbowsaredirectlyunderyours