Core · Bodyweight
Side Plank Plus
How to do the side plank plus, 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
Lie on one side and prop yourself up on your forearm with your elbow under your shoulder, then lift your hips into a side plank. Push the floor away to round your top shoulder forward, hold that protracted position, and keep your body in a straight line.
- 1Your obliques working hard to keep your hips lifted
- 2Your shoulder blade spreading as you push the floor away
- 3A straight line from your head to your feet without twisting
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag toward the floor
- Collapsing into your supporting shoulder
- Holding your breath instead of breathing steadily
Muscles worked
The side plank plus mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs, lower abs, and side delts assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- Mid TrapsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Internal RotatorsMinor
Kovo programs the side plank plus for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.