Alternating Plate Reach
- Primary muscles
- Abs
- Secondary muscles
- Obliques
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Hold a weight plate with both hands, arms extended directly above your chest.
- 2 Engage your core muscles and lift your head and shoulders slightly off the floor, keeping your lower back pressed into the mat.
- 3 Reach the plate towards your right foot, twisting your torso slightly and lifting your right shoulder blade further off the floor.
- 4 Slowly return to the slightly lifted starting position, with the plate above your chest.
- 5 Now, reach the plate towards your left foot, twisting your torso and lifting your left shoulder blade further off the floor.
- 6 Return to the slightly lifted starting position to complete one repetition, then continue alternating sides.
