Face-up plank on your forearms, holding hips high.
Squeeze your glutes and keep hips lifted, do not let them dip.
Dropping to your forearms takes wrists out of the equation and lowers the angle, but the job stays the same, the core holds a rigid heel-to-head line while gravity works full time to fold you at the hips. The forearm base is more stable than hands, letting you hold longer and focus purely on keeping the hips tall. It earns its place as the entry point to reverse planking and the wrist-friendly option for longer timed holds.
Generally yes, the lower angle and bigger base make it more manageable, and it removes wrist strain entirely. It is the right starting point before progressing to straight arms.
Staying pulled down and back, away from your ears, with your chest open. Shrugging up into the shoulders is the most common leak in this hold.
The moment your hips dip below the straight line and a glute squeeze cannot bring them back. Time with broken position teaches nothing, reset and go again.
