We are on our third exercise already! How exciting! It looks like you all are enjoying the Move Of The Week as much as we are. Anyways, to the point of the matter, the new move for this week is called the Plank Row. Now, the
reason this exercise is so great is because you are exercising and engaging
your back muscles, your core and even your legs by holding plank. In addition to
this, the move will also work on your core and arm stability because at one
point you are only holding yourself up with one arm!
To start, get down on the floor in a plank/ push up position.
Your core is tight (belly button is drawn into the spine), shoulders are active
and your hips are level. Now, slowly
lift one hand off the ground and bring it to your shoulder to tap it and then
slowly bring it back down. You can also
do this from a kneeling position if you are a beginner, progress to being on
your toes, and then finally being on your toes, adding a pair of dumbbells to
help add resistance is the final progression. The final product of what this move should
look like is in the picture below.
For some, this may be a new move, or for others they are advancing
this exercise to make it more challenging.
Either way, you need to start the plank row in your regime at lower
repetitions to get a good gage of how you are doing with it based on how your
form looks and how your body responds to it. So, starting with about 10 reps
total (5 on each side) and progress your reps from there.
Hope that you guys enjoy this exercise as much as we do and
good luck with this week’s new move. Let us know what you think about it and how you did! Have a great weeke eveeryone.
Committed to your health and fitness,
Justin and Angie LaPointe
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