Progression ladder for the Side Bridge

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Side Bridge

These are the substitutes for the Side Bridge, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Bodyweight Incline Side Plank

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  2. Power Point Plank

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  3. Dead Bug

    • Beginner
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  4. Pallof Press

    Pallof Press

    • Beginner
    • Cable
    • Abs
  5. Pelvic Tilt

    • Beginner
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  6. Stomach Vacuum

    Stomach Vacuum

    • Beginner
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs

Where you are now

Side Bridge

  • Intermediate
  • Bodyweight
  • Abs

Harder steps (6)

  1. Spider Crawl

    Spider Crawl

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  2. V-sit On Floor

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  3. Frog Planche

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  4. Lean Planche

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  5. Flag

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs
  6. Straddle Planche

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Abs

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