# Planche Progression The planche is a static hold where your entire body hovers parallel to the ground, supported only by your hands, and probably one of the hardest calisthenics skills to master. The common planche progression is laid out as such (see the [/r/bodyweightfitness FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/exercises/planche)): - Planche Lean - Tuck Planche - Advanced Tuck Planche - Straddle Planche - Full Planche Personally, I never managed to do a tuck planche for a reasonable amount of time, and it feels to me like the advanced tuck planche is already substantially harder than the tuck planche. On the video below, Captain Calisthenics claims that a very efficient exercise to do is the **high intensity planche lean**, where you lean as far as you can into the move, and try to hold for 3 seconds when you reach your max lean. Another good exercise is the **planche imbalance**, where you lean as far forward as possible and alternatively kick up and switch which leg is on the ground. He advises for 10 reps of a mix of maximum leans and imbalances. I'll try it out. <center><div class="videoWrapper"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tLGqcy9Pxn0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></center>