Plate Twists

Overview

A weight plate core exercise is a type of strength training workout that targets the muscles of your core, including the rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis, and lower back. The exercise typically involves holding or moving a weight plate while engaging your core muscles to stabilize your spine and perform the movement correctly.

Description

Let's get started by grabbing your weight plate and having it down your side in both hands.

This is the starting position.

From here take the plate across your lap and down to the opposite side, as you do try and only use your core to twist. Once done, repeat in the opposite direction. This is one repetition, now repeat this for the desired amount.

You can change the intensity of this exercise by increasing or decreasing the weight of the weight plate.

Benefits

• Core Strength: Weight plate exercises engage the core muscles to stabilize the body during movements, helping to strengthen and tone the abdominal muscles, obliques, and lower back.
• Functional Strength: Weight plate exercises often mimic real-life movements, improving functional strength that translates to everyday activities and sports performance.
• Functional Strength: Weight plate exercises often mimic real-life movements, improving functional strength that translates to everyday activities and sports performance.

Area focus

• Core

Primary muscles

• Obliques

Secondary muscles

• Abdominals

Exercise type