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Originally Posted by LoriAnne
#1-The Horizontal Wood Chop is a tough one for me too. My weight machine doesn't have cable at mid-level, so I'm stuck doing the "alternate version" , a.k.a. ghetto version on the ball. No matter what, I also can't identify what and where I'm supposed to be feeling, hence the switch to side planks.
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If we're supposed to feel this in our obliques, oh, man, I hit it right! I'm feeling it today!
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Originally Posted by LoriAnne
#2-I have a client with back issues that has a hell of a time with planks. She finds that doing a static "Boat Pose" gives her a nice static contraction and is friendly to her back. Doesn't give you quite the same feeling of OH my God, I'm going to vomit!, but a good alternative nonetheless.
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The boat pose looks cool. I just tried it an no problems with it at all. However, if the planks give me hell, it makes me want to give them hell right back until I overcome whatever the issue. But, boy, my spine was just burning so bad at the back of my waist. Oy! I think I'll post about this down below to get some input for ways of addressing whatever my weakness is.