Plank Saw Tutorial

DESCRIPTION/INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Hold a plank position on your elbows, and place your feet on furniture sliders, paper plates, or towels. Make sure you’re on a surface that will allow you to slide such as a carpet, wood floor, or turf. These will not work on a rubber floor.

  2. While maintaining a tight plank position, push your feet back by flexing your shoulders and allowing your upper arms to angle backwards, then pull yourself back to the start position.

HELPFUL CUES:

  1. Keep your hips and ribs pulled together. This will make sure your back doesn’t sag down and put you in a bad position.

  2. Make sure you’re able to perform regular planks with good technique before moving on to this exercise.

COMMON MISTAKES:

  1. Sagging at the hips/low back. If you aren’t able to maintain a good plank position throughout the range of motion, don’t push your feet back quite as far.

OTHER NAMES:

  1. Plank push-backs.

COMMON VARIATIONS:

  1. Single Leg Plank Saw

  2. Plank Saw on Foam Roller