or you could put your hands on a park bench and do an incline plank. No doubt, the standard, straight-arm high plank is a great exercise. “It really challenges your whole body,” says Wickham.

A high plank may be one of the best exercises to annihilate your core, but it can also put a lot of strain on your wrists too. This is pretty common, as your forearms and hands are helping to ...

However, if your goal is to strengthen the entirety of your core and work the smaller muscles to support you in big lifts, you might want to consider other variations of a plank. Lie on your right ...