Bridge Mountain Climber Cross Body
Start in a high plank position, hands directly under shoulders, body in a straight line from head to heels. Engage your core, glutes, and quadriceps to stabilize your body and prevent hip sagging or piking.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Rectus Abdominis
- Obliques (internal and external)
- Iliopsoas
Secondary muscles
- Deltoids (anterior, medial)
- Triceps Brachii
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus Maximus
Target muscles
- abs
- hips
- shoulder
- legs
How to perform
- 1
Start in a high plank position, hands directly under shoulders, body in a straight line from head to heels.
- 2
Engage your core, glutes, and quadriceps to stabilize your body and prevent hip sagging or piking.
- 3
Draw your right knee towards your left elbow, twisting your torso slightly to maximize oblique engagement.
- 4
Return your right leg to the starting plank position with control, maintaining core tension.
- 5
Repeat the movement on the opposite side, drawing your left knee towards your right elbow.
- 6
Continue alternating sides, maintaining a stable plank and controlled movement throughout the exercise.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
