Twisting Knee Thrust

Muscles involved

AbsObliques

How to do it

1. Start in a high plank position with hands directly under shoulders, body straight. 2. Drive your right knee forward and across your body towards your left elbow, engaging your obliques. 3. Pause at the peak, feeling a contraction in your core. 4. Return your right leg back to the starting plank position and repeat with the left leg.

Equipment required

Peso corporal

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Rectus abdominisObliques

Tips

- Keep your shoulders over your wrists in a strong plank. - Drive your knee across your body, not just forward. - Squeeze your obliques at the peak of the twist. - Control the return of your leg to the starting position.

Difficulty