What's a plank up? We do these at the park from time to time - they are a great variation on doing push ups and offer a different challenge. Plank ups work both your core and your arms. You stay in a plank position the entire time, but you raise and lower your body with your arms. Start with your toes on the ground, elbows on the ground and your body in a nice flat line from shoulder to heels. Imagine you're trying to suck your belly button into your spine, keeping your back from arching and sagging. You then push up with one arm, then the other to raise yourself up as if at the top of a push up. Then lower yourself back to your elbows one arm at a time. This is ONE rep.


Lawrence is at the bottom of his plank up, Greg is on his way up, and Mike is at the top.

Today's Workout:
As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes:
5 burpees
10 flutter kicks (2 count)
20 bird pickers (2 count)

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Do you have any video demonstration of the plank-up? When I do them, my hands never leave the ground...

Hey there Brooks - I don't have a video, sorry. But it's not right or wrong for your hands to leave the ground. It's probably faster if they don't leave the ground, but a little harder, too.

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