Core · TRX
Ring Plank
How to do the ring plank, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- TRX
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Place your forearms or hands in the TRX handles set near the floor and step back into a plank with a straight line from head to heels. Brace hard and hold steady while resisting the tendency of the unstable straps to wobble.
- 1The whole core firing to keep the body in one straight line
- 2The glutes and quads helping hold the hips level
- 3Constant shoulder tension fighting the straps' sway
Common mistakes
- Letting the hips sag or pike up
- Allowing the straps to swing or your hands to drift apart
- Holding your breath; keep breathing steadily
Muscles worked
The ring plank mainly works the upper abs and lower abs, with the obliques, glutes, and front delts assisting.
- Upper AbsPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- ObliquesSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- TricepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- LatsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the ring plank for you and tracks it every session.
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- How to do the ankle tap plank
- How to do the ankle taps
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- How to do the resistance band pallof press
- How to do the rollout
Last reviewed June 2026.