Core · Bodyweight
Incline Elbow Plank
How to do the incline elbow plank, 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 an elevated surface like a bench or box and walk your feet back so your body forms a straight line from head to heels at an incline. Brace your core, squeeze your glutes, and hold the position, keeping your hips level and your back flat.
- 1Brace your core and feel it hold your spine steady
- 2Squeeze your glutes to keep a straight line head to heels
- 3Press your forearms into the surface to stay tall through the shoulders
Common mistakes
- Do not let your hips sag toward the surface
- Avoid piking your hips up toward the ceiling
- Do not let your head drop; keep it neutral
Muscles worked
The incline elbow plank mainly works the lower abs and upper abs, with the obliques, lower back, and glutes assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- GlutesSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- LatsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.