Although the focus of this exercise is historically the abdominal region, there is a great test on the hip that is in contact with the floor. This hip has load of load passing through the quadriceps, hip flexors and into the abdominal region, whereas the hip which is kicking back has a high activation of the hip extensors, most notably the gluteus maximus. This makes the high plank kickback a good no-impact choice to hit the whole body, especially when cues are utilised to in