Let's take a quick look at the two:
The Front Plank
And
The Front Planche
Now, I know that both of them are in a kind-sort-of top push-up position, but that's where the similarities end.
The Front Plank is a great beginner's movement to start realizing how to use your abdominal structure and how to integrate your upper and lower half together. But, after a few weeks of training it, you'll out grow it.
Now, I know that most people start with the balancing on the elbows version and then graduate from to the balancing on the palms with straight arms version. And that does take adaptation time. And I know that you can always make the plank harder by adding full co-contraction of the entire body, changing the leverage points, making it a 1-arm a 1-leg or a 1-arm/1-leg movement, adding weight, elevating the legs, performing it on the rings or on ropes; and that's all well and good.
However, the front planche is a whole different animal. in order to perform it correctly you'll need to have incredible full body strength and muscle control. You'll use literally every muscle from your neck to your toes in order to hold this one. And that's just the beginning. After you master the basic tucked planche you'll probably have a body that looks like it's carved out of granite. And then you move on to the tucked planche with a straight back, the partial planche, the straddle planche, and then the full planche that you see above. By the time you reach that baby, you'll know that you are indeed strong, fit, coordinated and capable of just about anything.
From there, feel free to add planche push-ups, moving from a planche into a handstand or from a handstand into a planche, and more variations.
So, if you want a true "core" workout, start working on your planche today.
I'll talk with you more later.
Yours in strength and health,
Brett Stepan
Also, feel free to check out the other blogs at:
www.brettsmartialarts,blogspot.com
www.brettsrealdefense.blogspot.com
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