Core · Bodyweight
Plank Side Kick Through
How to do the plank side kick through, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Start in a high plank or bear position. Lift one hand and the opposite foot, rotating your hips open as you kick that leg through and under your body to the far side, reaching your foot out. Return to plank and alternate sides. The rotation drives your obliques while your shoulders and core stabilize.
- 1Feel your obliques drive the rotation as the leg kicks through
- 2Keep the planted shoulder stable as you open your hips
- 3Move with control through each rotation and return
Common mistakes
- Avoid letting your hips drop as you kick through
- Do not rush and lose control of the rotation
- Avoid collapsing into the supporting shoulder
Muscles worked
The plank side kick through mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs, triceps, quads, glutes, front delts, and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- TricepsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.