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Watch Chelsea Handler do the hardest plank variation.”
Chelsea Handler is expanding her core business. The actress recently shared a video on Instagram of herself doing a challenging exercise with longtime trainer Ben Bruno. “@chelseahandler has way more than 99 problems, but her core strength is none,” Bruno wrote in the caption of his post. “Really impressive stuff here – a lot of professional athletes struggle with this.” Chelsea Handler Made This Impressive Core Exercise Look Easy In the clip, Handler wears a long-sleeved white T-shirt, black leggings, and Nike sneakers. She is in a forearm plank position with her elbows resting on a pad and her toes resting on a slider. The …
Watch Chelsea Handler do the hardest plank variation.”
Chelsea Handler is expanding her core business.
The actress recently shared a video on Instagram of herself doing a challenging exercise with longtime trainer Ben Bruno.
“@chelseahandler has way more than 99 problems, but her core strength is none,” Bruno wrote in the caption of his post. “Really impressive stuff here – a lot of professional athletes struggle with this.”
Chelsea Handler made this impressive core exercise look easy
In the clip, Handler wears a long-sleeved white T-shirt, black leggings and Nike sneakers. She is in a forearm plank position with her elbows resting on a pad and her toes resting on a slider. The comedian also has a weight plate balanced on her back, and Bruno is holding a long resistance band wrapped around her ankles. She performs a few bodysaw reps, subtly shifting her weight forward and back while maintaining the plank position.
“This may be the hardest plank variation we've ever done,” Bruno says in a voiceover that accompanies the video. "I don't like to be too nice to Chelsea, but her core strength is really impressive. She can do a plank for 10 minutes, no problem, so regular planks aren't enough," he continues. (Read more: How long does it really take you to hold a plank?)
Planks alone are a solid abdominal exercise, so this variation really speaks to Handler's overall strength. "Planks are great for core stabilization; they also work the quads, glutes, lower back, trapezius, lats, pecs, biceps, and triceps," Taylor Rae, certified functional strength coach and trainer at Fiture, tells Shape.
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To up the ante, Bruno incorporated three obstacles for handlers: exercise, a plate on their back and a resistance band around their feet. “I pull really hard [on the resistance band] because I found the harder I pull, the less she talks,” Bruno jokes in the clip.
“With the added challenges of the band, the weight, and the conversion from an isometric hold — [such as] a standard plank — to a body saw, [you] put additional stress on the entire body, especially the abdominals and obliques,” explains Rae, who watched the video of Handler doing the challenging move.
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“Basic movements with added resistance and time are the best, safest and most reliable way to build strength and endurance,” adds Rae. However, this exercise is not particularly suitable for beginners. "While this move is exciting, it can be risky and I recommend only performing it by experienced gym-goers and athletes under the supervision of a certified fitness professional," says Rae.
If you're looking for a way to spice up your plank exercises without adding too much risk, you can start with a body saw, where you use only your body weight for an extended period of time, advises Rae.