Core · Bodyweight
Wide Front Elbow Plank
How to do the wide front elbow plank, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Set up in a forearm plank but place your elbows wider than your shoulders, which lengthens the lever and raises the demand. Hold a straight line from head to heels, keeping your core braced and hips level.
- 1Feel your abs and deep core working harder because of the wide arm
- 2position
- 3Squeeze your glutes and keep your body in one straight line
- 4Pull your elbows lightly toward your toes to stay tight
Common mistakes
- Don't let your hips sag toward the floor
- Avoid piking your hips up to make it easier
- Don't hold your breath; breathe steadily through the hold
Muscles worked
The wide front elbow 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
- ForearmsMinor
- Mid ChestMinor
- LatsMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the wide front elbow plank for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.