side plank

English

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Noun

side plank (plural side planks)

1. (yoga) A yoga pose in which the body is held rigidly straight, with weight resting on the feet and one arm, where the upper body is held off the ground by the upper arm, leaving the lower portion of the arm on the ground.
   • 2014, Adam Campbell, The Men's Health Little Book of Exercises, page 153:

     Start by performing a side plank with your right side down.

   • 2015, Jennifer DeCurtins, The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions, page 24:

     Side plank is commonly used in yoga classes as a pose to develop core strength, especially in the side body and obliques.

   • 2015, Beth Shaw, Beth Shaw's YogaFit, page 55:

     Side plank and kneeling side plank _target the oblique abdominal muscles, the two layers of muscle in your torso that work together to help you exhale, side bend, and twist.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see side,‎ plank. A plank on the side of something.