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Visual demonstration of the Body Saw Plank exercise

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Intermediate

Difficulty
Intermediate
Movement type
Strength
Primary muscles
Shoulders Abs Obliques
Secondary muscles
Lower back Glutes
Equipment
Bodyweight
Exercise guide

Body Saw Plank

4 steps Updated 29/08/2026

Body Saw Plank is a bodyweight exercise targeting Core Muscles (rectus abdominis, obliques), Shoulders (deltoids).

Step by step

How to perform it

  1. Start in a forearm plank position, with your elbows directly under your shoulders and your body forming a straight line from head to heels.
  2. Rock your body back by pushing through your forearms, moving your shoulders behind your elbows level.
  3. Rock your body forward by pulling with your forearms, moving your shoulders in front of your elbows level.
  4. Repeat this controlled forward and backward motion.
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Last updated: 29/08/2026

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