35 core exercises
Every movement in Handler's library classified as a core pattern. 13 are beginner-friendly. Movements within a pattern are the coach's swap candidates for each other when equipment or joint comfort changes.
Library data updated Handler exercise library
- Exercises
- 35
- With video demo
- 35
- Bodyweight
- 22
- Timed holds/intervals
- 9
Muscles trained by this pattern
Equipment used
Beginner (13)
- Band Pallof PressObliques, Core · Resistance band · Video
- Bird DogCore, Erectors · Bodyweight · Video
- Captain's Chair Knee RaiseCore, Hip flexors · Captains chair · Video
- Dead BugCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Dead Bug Wall PressCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Forearm PlankCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Heel Tap CrunchObliques, Core · Bodyweight · Video
- High PlankCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Pallof PressObliques, Core · Cable machine · Video
- PlankCore, Rectus abdominis · Bodyweight · Video
- Reverse CrunchCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Side Plank from KneesObliques · Bodyweight · Video
- Slow Mountain ClimberCore · Bodyweight · Video
Intermediate (11)
- Band WoodchopObliques, Core · Resistance band · Video
- Bear PlankCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Cable WoodchopObliques, Core · Cable machine · Video
- Dumbbell Dead BugCore · Dumbbell · Video
- Half-Kneeling Pallof PressObliques, Core · Cable machine · Video
- Hanging Knee RaiseCore, Hip flexors · Pull-up bar · Video
- Hollow Body HoldCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Mountain ClimberCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Russian TwistObliques, Core · Bodyweight · Video
- Side PlankObliques · Bodyweight · Video
- Stability Ball RolloutCore · Stability ball · Video
Advanced (11)
- Barbell RolloutCore · Barbell · Video
- Bear Crawl Shoulder TapCore, Obliques · Bodyweight · Video
- Cross-Body Mountain ClimberObliques, Core · Bodyweight · Video
- Hanging Leg RaiseCore, Hip flexors · Pull-up bar · Video
- Hollow RockCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Medicine Ball Russian TwistObliques, Core · Medicine ball · Video
- Plank JackCore · Bodyweight · Video
- RKC PlankCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Side Plank Reach-ThroughObliques · Bodyweight · Video
- V-UpCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Weighted PlankCore · Dumbbell · Video
Questions about this list
What counts as a core movement?
Handler's library groups 35 exercises under the core pattern. They share a joint action and are interchangeable when equipment, fatigue, or joint comfort changes; the primary muscles are mostly core, obliques, hip flexors, erectors.
Are core exercises measured in reps or time?
9 of the 35 are timed holds or intervals shown in seconds; the rest are measured in reps.
How many beginner core exercises are there?
13 of the 35 are tagged beginner. Each exercise page shows its position in a progression chain so you can move up or down in difficulty.
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