Core · Bodyweight
Side Plank Rotation a Padded Stool Supported
How to do the side plank rotation a padded stool supported, 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
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in a side plank with your forearm on a padded stool and body in a straight line. Reach your top arm under and through your torso to rotate, then open back up reaching toward the ceiling. Repeat, then switch sides.
- 1Feel the obliques control the rotation
- 2Keep the hips lifted and stacked
- 3Move through the twist slowly and evenly
Common mistakes
- Do not let the hips drop toward the floor
- Avoid rushing the reach-through
- Do not let the supporting shoulder collapse
Muscles worked
The side plank rotation a padded stool supported mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs, glutes, lower back, and side delts assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Rear DeltsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the side plank rotation a padded stool supported for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.