Core · Bodyweight
Front Plank Against Wall
How to do the front plank against wall, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Place your forearms on a wall at chest height and walk your feet back into a straight incline plank. Brace your core and glutes and hold the line, keeping elbows under your shoulders.
- 1Core bracing to hold a straight line head to heels
- 2Glutes squeezing to keep the hips level
- 3Forearms pressing into the wall for a stable base
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips sag toward the wall or pike up
- Holding your breath instead of breathing steadily
- Dropping the head out of line with the spine
Muscles worked
The front plank against wall mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the obliques, glutes, and front delts assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- QuadsMinor
Kovo programs the front plank against wall for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.