Verity is a plank workout with nowhere to hide. Seven stations, all of them performed from the same straight-arm plank: shoulder taps three times over, two 10-count holds, plank leg raises and slow climbers. It is a truth-teller of a workout - by the end, you will know exactly how strong your core actually is, as opposed to how strong you assumed it was.
The structure works by removing support without ever letting you leave the position. A plank on two hands and two feet is stable. Lift one hand for a shoulder tap, or one leg for a leg raise, and your core must instantly fight the rotation that follows. The workout alternates these instability drills with pure holds, so your trunk swings between resisting movement and resisting time. Slow climbers arrive late in the sequence, adding hip flexion when your shoulders are at their most tired, and the final hold is the honest summary of everything that came before it.
The plank standard never changes: shoulders stacked over wrists, glutes tight, one straight line from head to heels. During shoulder taps, imagine a full glass of water on your lower back - the goal is to touch your shoulder without spilling it. On leg raises, lift from the glute without twisting your pelvis. Slow means genuinely slow on the climbers: two seconds per knee, minimum.
Verity means truth. Your core is about to tell it.
Make it Harder: Perform the entire sequence without letting your knees touch the floor between stations.
Make it Easier: Do the shoulder taps and holds from an incline with hands on a sturdy chair.
