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Copenhagen Plank

Copenhagen Plank trains 3 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Adductors (inner thigh) 85%, Obliques 55%, Abs 40%.

Reference only Level: Intermediate Bodyweight

This movement is in our catalog for reference, with the same per-muscle numbers as every other page here. The app does not select it for you.

How to do it

  1. Lie on your side and set your top foot on a bench or chair, leg straight.
  2. Prop yourself on your bottom forearm, elbow under your shoulder.
  3. Lift your hips until your body is in a straight line, and raise the bottom leg to meet the bench.
  4. Hold the position, then lower under control.
  5. This is one of the hardest movements in the catalog - start with your knee on the bench instead of your foot.

Muscles it trains

Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.

Light Main

How it compares

Compared with the Hip Adduction (Machine), it loads Obliques 55 points higher, Abs 40 points higher. It needs Bodyweight where the other uses Machines. Compared with the Split Squat, it loads Quads 85 points lower, Glutes 60 points lower, Obliques 55 points higher.

Other ways to train this

Other exercises for the Adductors (inner thigh)

Related guides

Exercise illustrations and data by RepDB (repdb.co), used under licence.

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