As all dedicated Tom’s Guide readers will know, there’s nothing we love more on the fitness desk than a workout challenge. Next up in our quest to find the best ab exercises out there — weighted side planks, also known as dumbbell side planks. What would happen when we added them to our workout routine for a week? Read on to find out.
When working on our core, most of us focus on the six-pack muscles that run along the front of the body, but the oblique muscles, that run along the side of the body, are equally as important. The side plank is one of the best ab variations for targeting your oblique muscles, so it’s a good bodyweight exercise to work into your routine.
