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July 25, 2005

EXERCISE: Lateral Plank

This is a great stabilization exercise for the entire body. The primary muscles used are obliques, abdominals, transverse abdominus (TVA), erector spinae (lower back muscles). To perform this exercise correctly:

1. Laying on your side, start with elbow and forearm on the ground and feet stacked on top of each other
2. Lifting the body up in a straight line, raise other arm straight towards the ceiling, and turn head up to the ceiling, and hold
3. Make sure to keep the body aligned and stomach tight
4. This exercise can be progressed for advanced and regressed for beginners

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Posted by Dallas Personal Trainer at July 25, 2005 12:11 PM

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