Kettlebell Side Plank Alternative
12 substitute exercises that target the same muscles
Kettlebell Bent Press
Kettlebell Advanced Windmill
Side Leg Raise Jack
Standing Hip Frontal Rotation Arm Sways
Kettlebell Low Windmill
Double Diagonal Reach
Side Plank Leg Raise
Elbow to Knee Side Plank Crunch
Lying Split Abductor
Side Plank Leg Lift
Oblique Crunches with Straight Leg Lift
Standing Side Crunch (Diagonal)
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 Kettlebell Side Plank trains
Primary Obliques
Secondary Deltoid Lateral Gluteus Medius Rectus Abdominis Serratus Anterior