Reverse Plank

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Technique

How to perform Reverse Plank

1. Sit with your legs straight and place your hands on the floor behind your hips.
2. Press through your palms and heels to lift your hips, keeping your elbows straight.
3. Hold your body in a line from shoulders through hips to heels with your chest facing upward.
4. Use your glutes and the back of your legs to maintain hip height without leaning your head back.
5. Breathe steadily while holding the position without letting your hips sag.
6. Lower your hips to the floor under control.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus, Erector Spinae.

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.