June 2013 plank challenge - for abs

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  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
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    between squats and tightening my core during all lifts, I was very far along the first day I ever tried planks. It was brutal but I got it, Point is, engaging your abs, while doing all strength training, will do a LOT for your core strength.

    Good luck on the challenge and lock that core out all the time. It'll improve form and make all your training more rewarding.
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
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    Good luck on the challenge and lock that core out all the time. It'll improve form and make all your training more rewarding.

    Thanks for the advice, will do.
  • Darius66
    Darius66 Posts: 62 Member
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    Count me in... Shooting for Gold!
  • tam6van
    tam6van Posts: 1,089 Member
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    We do planks so much in martial arts. My TOP time was 5 minutes
    it sucks hardcore. But i did it. I only ever do it to 3 minutes max now. I personally thinking mixing the planks are the best.

    right sided - 1 minute
    middle - 1 minute
    left sided - 1 minute
    middle - 1 minute

    Going for diamond!
    Great idea!
    I'm in as well! Now did I miss something because I can't find a"group." Heard about it from a member of my one and only MFP group. Thanks Julie
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    Day 1 done!

    1 min plank
    30 sec right side plank
    30 sec left side plank
    Then I meant to do 1 min plank, but only got about 50 sec
  • lokecheer
    lokecheer Posts: 43 Member
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    im in :)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    Day 2 done! 1 minute reg plank
    45 sec right side plank
    45 sec left side plank
    1 min regular plank

    Whew!
  • jan112
    jan112 Posts: 198 Member
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    Day 1- 60 second planks x 3
    Day 2- 70 second planks x 3
    Working my way up!
  • yoshigreen94
    yoshigreen94 Posts: 29
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    I'm shooting for diamond!
  • Pamela_in_Progress
    Pamela_in_Progress Posts: 197 Member
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    Days 1 - 3 done! 30 s x 3 each day. Hoping to increase time over the month, never done planks before.
  • JulieAnn72
    JulieAnn72 Posts: 795 Member
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    I managed 45 x 45 x 45 on Saturday. I did another workout that includes lots of planks yesterday and today, so will really start up on doing planks for this challenge tomorrow.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
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    On saturday I did 30x30x30 pretty easily. On sunday I moved up to 45x45x45, not too bad. :)
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
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    Day 3 I moved up to silver 60x60x60..it was a challenge after the first set but I stuck it out with a 1 min break in between each set. :)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    Day 4 done! Man, it felt hard today!
  • Lysander666
    Lysander666 Posts: 275 Member
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    Did 60 x 60 x 60 yesterday. I'll move it up slowly, hoping to get gold by the end of the month.
  • egrif1
    egrif1 Posts: 23 Member
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    I want to be in, but what does 30s x 30s x 30s mean. I know the "s" means seconds, but how to do you perform these? Are you doing a set of 30 in 30 seconds????
  • egrif1
    egrif1 Posts: 23 Member
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    I still don't understand the 30x x 30s x 30s. Is this just one plank that you are holding for 30 seconds each? I want to be in, but need to understand.
  • tam6van
    tam6van Posts: 1,089 Member
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    Great question. I was personally doing the 1 minute straight, 1 minute side, straight, side and straight. Total of 5 minutes. But is the original 30s -30s-30s considered one set? So if I were to follow that method to work my way up to diamond I would end up doing 3 sets of 120+120+120 (or whatever diamond was.....can't recall and my post is covering up the original challenge post. Lol
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
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    So its just 3 planks held for the amount of seconds listed? Or does all three count as 1 set? How many sets need to be done per day?
  • FakingFitness
    FakingFitness Posts: 325 Member
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    So its just 3 planks held for the amount of seconds listed? Or does all three count as 1 set? How many sets need to be done per day?

    3 reps - 1 set.

    So 30 x 30 x 30 would be:
    hold plank 30 seconds, rest, hold plank 30 seconds, rest, hold plank 30 seconds, rest = 1 set complete.
    Typically an exercise is done in a set of 3. So, do this^ 3 times per day.

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