Sailors assigned to the amphibious command ship Blue Ridge perform planks during a physical readiness test at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 13, 2021. (MCSN Trinity Benjamin/Navy) The Navy has ...

The Marines are changing how they’ll work the core. Over the next two years, the Marine Corps physical fitness test will undergo two important changes related to abdominal strength tests, eventually ...

A plank is more difficult than it looks. You have to use all of your muscle groups, including your core, abs, arms, back, shoulders, glutes and legs. It’s normal to struggle to do a plank. Many of my ...

Changes to the exercises used for the military fitness testing are here to stay. It will take some time and practice to get used to replacing sit-ups and crunches with more static exercises like plank ...