How long can you plank for?

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  • mrsgoodwine
    mrsgoodwine Posts: 468 Member
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    90 seconds
  • radiosilents
    radiosilents Posts: 223 Member
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    I can't seem to break 1 minute. Depends on the day, though – sometimes 30 seconds is all I can do. :) It helps me to watch the time.
  • StrawberryJam40
    StrawberryJam40 Posts: 274 Member
    edited November 2014
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    I haven't checked since June. But, even at 268 back then I could plank for 45 seconds. Blew my trainer away. I should see how I do now that I'm over 30 pounds lighter and have been working out. (Pushups are a different story!)
  • whitewolf1200
    whitewolf1200 Posts: 31 Member
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    70 seconds
  • lyrics09
    lyrics09 Posts: 217 Member
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    2.5 min I'm up to for a continuous plank. When I go to do 3min I have to add a 10 second break in there somewhere to make it :/ Working on it!
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    edited November 2014
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    We do it in Crossfit after workouts sometimes and the time is 2 minutes. I've never not made the 2 minutes, but I don't know what my max effort plank would be because I've never tried it on my own. I'm sure doing it in a group makes me do it longer because I'm competitive on stupid little stuff like that.I usually do hollow holds instead of planks on my own and I can't even get past 90 seconds on those right now.
  • Beckilovespizza
    Beckilovespizza Posts: 334 Member
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    Wow, thanks for all of ur answers. I will take some of these tips, I like the idea of adding 5 seconds each time. Seems like my mam is not He-man in disguise, maybe she is She-ra though!? Going to practice in secret! :smile:
  • arunimarajan
    arunimarajan Posts: 11 Member
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    I am doing a 60 seconds now.. I hope I can do a push up soon.
  • TheDarkestStar87
    TheDarkestStar87 Posts: 246 Member
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    I'm doing a challenge atm, up to 50 seconds so far. Arms starting to shake the last few seconds but I'm holding it so far.
  • trungalung
    trungalung Posts: 45
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    I've never try to find out how long I can do plank for. My plank routine usually is: normal plank > left side plank > normal > right side plank > normal > repeat two more times. 30 seconds on each. So it's about 12 sets of 30 secs in a row with no rest. I fumble a bit but I try to keep the transition as smooth as possible.

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