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Sam Hopes

Nope, not Russian twists — try this one bodyweight exercise to strengthen your abs and obliques instead

A photo of a man performing a side plank.

Don’t fancy Russian twists? Try plank windmills instead. They're one of the best plank variations for also strengthening your obliques — the muscles that run along your waist.

To do the windmill plank, you’ll start in a high plank position, lift an arm toward the ceiling, feed the arm underneath your body, complete reps on one side, then move to the other. You can add a set of light dumbbells to increase the intensity or work with your body weight if you’re short on equipment.

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