60 Minutes per Month Plank Challenge - January 2017

b3achy · December 2016

New month! New Year! New challenge thread!

This is a pretty simple challenge thread for those that want to have some accountability with their plank workouts. This plank challenge thread is meant to be flexible enough that people of various fitness levels should be able to successfully complete it as long as they are consistent with doing their planks regularly.

Challenge Goal - 60 minutes of planks for the month. That's about 2 minutes of planks daily, or 3 minutes of planks for 20 days or 5 minutes of planks for 12 days...or...what ever you want to do to reach the challenge goal.
>>If you are already a planking superstar or start to consistently hit the challenge goal, feel free to post your own goal at the beginning of the challenge that is higher than the one for the posted challenge. Or post an updated goal once you hit 60 minutes.
>>If you join us late in the month, feel free to post an alternate goal that is in the spirit of the original challenge (for example, joining around the 15th would be a 30 minute plank challenge to finish out the month).

How many sets? As many as you need. If you can do a 5 minute plank in one set, that is amazing!! If you want to do a few sets of 1 - 2 minute planks, that's cool! If you need to break up your planks into multiple sets of 15-30 seconds, that's okay too!

Types of planks? ALL planks and their variations count! Straight arm planks, forearm/elbow planks, side planks, reverse planks, etc. This allows you to vary your planks depending on your personal workout goals.

How to join / participate? Just post the total minutes of the planks you did for the day and your running total for the month. No spreadsheets, no groups. Easy peasy.

Last month's 60 minute plank challenge thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10484622/60-minutes-per-month-plank-challenge-december-2016

Another awesome plank challenge thread by @Serenade_N, but a bit more structured for each day:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10493159/31day-varied-plank-challenge-jan-2017

Welcome and start planking!!

Spliner1969 · December 2016

I'm in as usual. Personal goal 120 min.

I'll probably skip the varied planks, not sure my lower spine is ready for that. Maybe after a full month of side planks are under my belt. For now will stick with my 6 minutes of mixed planks a day for this challenge.

BelaGrae · December 2016

I'm in but I'm new so I'm breaking it up by doing 30 seconds. As I get stronger, I'll increase my time.

Spliner1969 · December 2016

@BelaGrae Do them as long as you can, there's no set amount of time you have to hold a plank. It's all good. I've read that you can hold for as little as 10 seconds and do more reps and benefit just the same. The more you do them the easier it is to go longer, so that's what most people do. But you don't have to. This challenge is nice because it's unstructured, you can do whatever you feel you can do each day or week just to get the number of minutes per month. Work at your own pace.

135terry · December 2016

I'm in. December's goal was 60 min for the month and I am currently at 64 min, therefore, pushing my January goal to 90 min mixed planks.

alipsie19 · December 2016

I'm back for more self abuse!

Going to do shorter multi sets this month. Should be interesting!

KerrySmilesmfp · December 2016

Bring on the Planking

natashasiddall331 · December 2016

I'm in 60 minutes should be doable I suffer with my wrists though. Do the handles/bars work?

b3achy · December 2016

Welcome back 'old timers' and welcome to all the newcomers! Things will get interesting tomorrow! Happy New Year!

natashasiddall331 wrote: »

I'm in 60 minutes should be doable I suffer with my wrists though. Do the handles/bars work?

Not sure what the handles/bars are...but if you are doing planks, any type of planks, they count. Long ones, short ones, forearm ones, straight arm ones, static ones, dynamic ones (where you are moving), full body weight ones, modified ones...it's really a place for you to be accountable to yourself to get it done (which I need to learn to do more...lol). January is a new month and a new year for all of us. And my resolution is to make the 60 minutes each month too.