Plank Face Fix Site

Before your next plank, run this 10-second mental checklist:

Don't look forward or up; this strains the neck. Keep your eyes on the floor between your hands. plank face

Exhale audibly (like a soft “haaaa”) through your mouth during the hardest part of the hold. You literally cannot clench your teeth and make that sound at the same time. Before your next plank, run this 10-second mental

You have a finite amount of neurological "output." If you are sending signals to clench your jaw and squint your eyes, you are diverting energy away from your transverse abdominis and obliques. Before your next plank

“Plank face” is the unintentional, often extreme facial tension people create while holding a plank. Think: