Front Plank with Twist Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Alternate Single Leg Raise Plank
Front Plank with Arm and Leg Lift
Plank Arm Lifts
Boxing Left Uppercut
Plank Jacks
Swing Back Knee Drives
Mountain Climber Cross
Spiderman Plank
Bridge - Mountain Climber (Cross Body)
Squat Thrust
Twisting Knee Thrust
Plank Jack on Elbows
Criteria used to find exercise alternatives
Same target muscles
We rank alternatives highest when their primary muscles exactly match. i.e: same target muscle, different movement.
Full muscle overlap
Secondary muscles and synergists are scored too, keeping the overall movement pattern close to the original lift.
Equipment considered
Equipment overlap nudges similar-kit options up the list. But we include different-equipment alternatives too so you're never stuck.
What the Front Plank with Twist trains
Primary Obliques Rectus Abdominis
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Gluteus Maximus