# Plank Shoulder Tap

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/plank-shoulder-tap

Also known as: Shoulder Tap, High Plank Shoulder Tap

Body region: Core

## Muscles

- Main: Rectus Abdominis, External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Transversus Abdominis
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior
- Holds: Quadratus Lumborum, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Triceps

## Technique

1. Start in a high plank with hands under the shoulders and feet a little wider than hip width.
2. Brace the abs and squeeze the glutes so the body forms a straight line.
3. Lift one hand and tap the opposite shoulder, then put it back down.
4. Alternate sides at a steady pace.

### Cues

- Keep the hips level, as if balancing a glass on your lower back.
- Widen the feet to make it easier.

### Common mistakes

- Rocking the hips side to side.
- Letting the hips sag or pike up.
- Rushing the taps.

## Variations

- [Kneeling Plank Shoulder Tap](https://heatsy.app/ex/kneeling-plank-shoulder-tap)

## Alternatives

- [Plank](https://heatsy.app/ex/plank)
- [Side Plank](https://heatsy.app/ex/side-plank)