Are You Making This Common Plank Mistake?

When countless people perform plank variations (or really, many exercises that are done in a prone position), they mindlessly hang out on their shoulders. This might not make your shoulders overly happy, AND it is not good form! ⁣ ⁣ ⁣

Planks are not just a ‘’core’’ exercise. The muscles around your shoulders and shoulder blades play a key role. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣In this video I show what TO do, and what NOT to do. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣

✅ Press your body away from the floor/towards the ceiling and protract your shoulder blades. In other words, think about spreading your shoulder blades apart and moving them away from your spine and around your ribcage. When I do this you see my shoulder blades spread apart, and my body moves towards the ceiling. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

❌ When you see me disengage the muscles around my shoulder blades (I made an effort to be very dramatic ;)), my shoulder blades crowd my spine, my body drops towards the floor, and there is needless stress on my shoulders. Avoid doing this! ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣As always, I really do not like doing the ‘’bad form’’ videos as they generally do not feel very good! ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣