A lot of people fancy abs as they make your body look sharp and toned. And the first most important exercise to achieve stronger abs is planks. And as important as planks are, many people get it wrong. Now, the one major problem of doing incorrect planks is that it'll mess up with your body and end up giving you unnecessary muscular pain here and there. Hence, we've got you some information detailing how you can do planks the right way and keep your spine, shoulder and neck away from any kind of injuries.
The basic plan is to start resting on all fours. Keep your palms flat, raise up off your knees onto your toes in a way where your legs are straight. Make sure you're squeezing your glutes gentle so as to keep them engaged and keep your hands underneath your shoulders. Once you're ready with this position, contract your abs so as to keep yourself up and prevent your bottom from sticking up. Your belly button should be pulled in. Your head and spine should always be in line, which means your back should be flat and not curved in any way. You have to look about one inch in front of you and shouldn't trunk your chin. Once you get a hang of this whole thing, doing planks will assure you stronger abs.
Getting your plank position right is very important as there's a lot of pressure that your spine will feel. Your spine has to handle the stress and the load of the exercise. And so, your body has to be flat, but you can arch it once in the entire duration, it won't cause you pain. But if you arch too many times while you're in the plank position, it might put you at risk of an injury. Hence, your neck, head and spine should always align if you want to perfect your plank position. Don't mind a trainer or a friend who regularly exercises to guide you if you're doing it right so as to be double sure of your position. To learn more about your plan position, you can also record yourself doing it so that you can correct your position the next time if you're lacking somewhere on getting it right.