Table Of ContentTABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Part One: Core Plank Moves Chapter One: Full Planks: Build the Foundation of Core Training Chapter Two: Side Planks: Develop Shoulder Stabilization and Sculpt Your Waist Chapter Three: Forearm Planks: Increase Your Resistance to Amp Up Intensity Chapter Four: Side Forearm Planks: Shred Your Obliques Part Two: Unstable Surface Planks Chapter Five: Stability Ball Planks: Develop Balance and Coordination Chapter Six: BOSU Ball Planks: Advance Your Stability and Target Supporting Muscles Chapter Seven: Medicine Ball Planks: Perfect Advanced Unstable Surface Moves Part Three: Planks With Equipment and Plyometric Planks Chapter Eight: Planks with Weights: Strength Training for a Strong Core and Toned Body Chapter Nine: Plyometric Planks: Increase Your Heart Rate for Killer Cardio Chapter Ten: Glider Planks: Recruit Multiple Muscle Groups for Total Body Burn Part Four: Reverse, Stretching, and Ultimate Challenge Planks Chapter Eleven: Reverse Planks: Flip Your Plank for an Intense Core Workout Chapter Twelve: Stretching Planks: Gently Stretch, Strengthen, and Tone Chapter Thirteen: Extra Credit Planks: Combine Equipment and Surfaces for the Ultimate Challenge Sample Workouts Index Acknowledgments About the Author
SynopsisUltimate Plank Fitness features step-by-step instructions for 100 different variations of planks to customize your workouts and done your whole body., A safe, challenging, and effective method of core conditioning, planking is one of the best ways to get fit and toned. Variations of planks are used across many fitness domains including traditional group exercise, personal training, home workouts, yoga, pilates, barre, CrossFit and plenty more In no time, planks will craft: -Abs -Shoulders -Pectorals -Biceps -Triceps -Glutes -Quads -Hamstrings Not to mention the fact that planking increases heart rate, offering calorie-busting cardio exercise, and creating healthy muscle tone. Ultimate Plank Fitness features 100 different variations of planks that can be used to customize your workout. Easily increase the difficulty of your core strengthening exercises by adding stability balls, gliders, and weights. Each exercise includes a step-by-step photo demonstration, points of performance, where to engage, along with common faults to detect ways to improve your fitness. Finally, CrossFit coach, personal trainer, and fitness instructor, Jennifer DeCurtins provides you with ten 5-minute workouts incorporating several planks that you can use to target trouble areas and build strength. With countless variations of the exercise, ranging from traditional planks to side plank variations and planks using external weights or unstable surfaces, your entire workout can be programmed around the plank Work your way to a healthy core with Ultimate Plank Fitness., Ultimate Plank Fitness features step-by-step instructions for 100 different variations of planks that can be used to customize a workout. A safe, challenging, and effective method of core conditioning, planking is one of the best ways to get fit and toned. Variations of planks are used across many fitness domains including traditional group exercise, personal training, home workouts, yoga, pilates, barre, CrossFit and more. Not only are planks perfect for crafting six-pack abs, they also target shoulders, pectorals, biceps, triceps, glutes, quads, and hamstrings. They increase the heart rate, offer calorie-busting cardio exercise, and create healthy muscle tone. Ultimate Plank Fitness features 100 different variations of planks that can be used to customize your workout. Easily increase the difficulty of your core strengthening exercises by adding stability balls, gliders, and weights. Each exercise includes a step-by-step photo demonstration, points of performance, where to engage, along with common faults to detect ways to improve your fitness. Finally, CrossFit coach, personal trainer, and fitness instructor, Jen DeCurtins provides you with ten 5-minute workouts incorporating several planks that you can use to target trouble areas and build strength. With countless variations of the exercise, ranging from traditional planks to side plank variations and planks using external weights or unstable surfaces, your entire workout can be programmed around the plank! Work your way to a healthy core with Ultimate Plank Fitness.