Twisting Planks
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:00 pm
Not sure if this has been posted before - combining a normal long armed plank and a twist, it's a bit of a yoga move.
Start in a straight armed plank position, with SG head under your chest, with the handle out to the left, 90 degrees to the body.
With the left hand pick up SG, under your chest, push the head towards the right initially and then with your arm slightly bent pull towards the left and rotate the shoulder out and up and at the same time, straightening your arm, rotate the whole upper body towards the left and upwards, keeping your right hand in place to support the upper body and obviously the feet stay in place.
The end position is like a rotated crucifix position, with the SG held above your head.
Change hands, you don't get to use the full leverage of the SG, but it's gives a different feel to the day to day moves.
I hope this makes sense.
I find it works the shoulders and especially the Abs area.
Start in a straight armed plank position, with SG head under your chest, with the handle out to the left, 90 degrees to the body.
With the left hand pick up SG, under your chest, push the head towards the right initially and then with your arm slightly bent pull towards the left and rotate the shoulder out and up and at the same time, straightening your arm, rotate the whole upper body towards the left and upwards, keeping your right hand in place to support the upper body and obviously the feet stay in place.
The end position is like a rotated crucifix position, with the SG held above your head.
Change hands, you don't get to use the full leverage of the SG, but it's gives a different feel to the day to day moves.
I hope this makes sense.
I find it works the shoulders and especially the Abs area.