Advanced Plank Workout:

Add these three advanced plank moves to your workout. Planks are great for training your entire core, including your abs, lower back and hip muscles. Bonus planks work your arms and shoulders too.

opposite arm leg raises:

Start with your hands under your shoulders and your feet about shoulder width apart. The wider your feet , the more balance you will have. So to make this move extra hard narrow your stance. Keeping your back straight and your abs engaged lift your leg and opposite arm. For a modification lift your leg first then your arm. Make sure you squeeze your butt. Do ten reps for each leg-arm

side plank toe touch:

Start with your forearm directly under your shoulder.  Keep your hips up by contracting your abs. At the same time bring your top foot and arm together, meeting in front of you. Then bring back to the start position.  Do 10 reps on one side then switch to the other.

t-plank leg raise:

Start in the plank position. Keep abs and butt engaged.  Rotate into a side plank position. Raise your arm and then raise your leg.  Low leg and arm and rotate back to the plank position and then repeat on the other side. Do ten reps.

 

Do each one of these moves for ten reps each 2-3 times through for an awesome ab workout!