Core · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Side Plank Raise
How to do the dumbbell side plank raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in a side plank on one forearm, holding a dumbbell on your top hip or in your top hand. Lower your hips toward the floor, then raise them back up by driving through your bottom obliques into a strong straight line.
- 1Feel your bottom-side obliques contract to lift the hips
- 2Keep your body in one straight line at the top
- 3Control the lower so the hip dips slowly
Common mistakes
- Don't let your torso rotate forward or back
- Avoid collapsing into your shoulder; push the floor away
- Don't bounce the hips; move with control
Muscles worked
The dumbbell side plank raise mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs, lower abs, glutes, and side delts assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the dumbbell side plank raise for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.