60 Minutes per Month Plank Challenge - January 2017
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started 12th Jan, all forearm planks (but no longer knees and forearms! whoo)
12th Jan - 30secs
13th Jan - 30secs, 50secs, 1min10secs (weird times as asked gf to count me 30 and she didn't stop and I collapsed at 50! so later had to try and make it to a nicer number so managed 1min10 - she says it is good thing, I was not impressed!)
14th Jan - 4x 30 secs (in exercise classes)
15th Jan - 30secs, 1min, 1min, 30secs, 30secs
16th Jan - nothing, no excuse, just got to bedtime and hadn't done any
17th Jan - 1min, 1min, 30secs, 1mins, 30secs, 1mins (over 3 hours)
18th Jan - 1min13secs, 1min13sec, 1min, 1min,1min
19th Jan - 0
20th Jan - 0
21st Jan - 4x 30 secs (in exercise classes)
22nd Jan - 4x 30 secs (in exercise classes), then 30sec, 42secs, 30secs, 40secs - am counting the 2 seconds there as I really struggled after classes to do anything that evening!
23rd Jan - 0
24th Jan - 52sec, 52 secs, 1min
25th Jan - 1min
26th Jan - 1min18secs - longest hold yet!, 1min, 1min, 1min10secs
27th Jan - 1min10secs, 50secs, 50secs, 1 min
28th Jan - 10mins54secs throughout the day - did some straight leg side planks and held for 15 secs max each side, so that was fun!
29th Jan - 2 x 30 secs (in exercise class), 1min, a set of 3 30secs but then felt something pull so had to stop for the eve
30th Jan - 1min5secs, 1min, 50secs, 1min
31st Jan - 1min, 1min5secs, 1min, 1min16 straight arm plank
FINAL total: 60mins
ok so, done!
next month an added challenge will be to keep times a lot neater! this just looks messy
and to do more side planks, maybe do a rotation of forearm30, side15, side15, straight arm30.
We shall see! exciting! (never thought I'd be using that word for planks)3 -
It's the last day of January but I'm doing this in February!!!2
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January 1, None, Nada, Bumpkiss, Resting today
January 2, 2 x 3 min mixed planks (6 min)
January 3, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) (There's a first time for everything!)
January 4, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min)
January 5, None, Rest Day
January 6, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) - Not letting this head cold beat me. It can kiss my *kitten*!
January 7, None - Sick Day
January 8, None - Sick Day
January 9, 1 x 6 min plank (ok that was tougher than I thought, still under the weather a bit) (6 min)
January 10, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 11, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 12, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (3 min)
January 13, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7min)
January 14, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min) - RAWR!!
January 15, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 16, None, Rest Day
January 17, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 18, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 19, None, Nada, Bumpkiss... Rest Day.
January 20, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 21, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 22, None Resting today... too sore from yesterday to do planks!
January 23, None, Day #2 of DOMS from my Saturday excursion lol. /sigh
January 24, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
Total for the first goal 120 minutes, 0 minutes left to goal. Everything else this month is a bonus!
January 25, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 26, None, Rest Day
January 27, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 28, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 29, 1 x 8 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (10 min) - oh yea new record for me.. 8 min on that first one!
January 30, None, Much needed rest day.
January 31, 1 x 8 min mixed plank!, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (10 min)
Final total for the month, 170 minutes.5 -
Goal for the month 90 minutes. Total for the month 112 minutes!2
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Well done to everyone who met or exceeded their goals! Congrats to those with personal bests this month!
Good job to those that attempted the challenge but are still working toward your goals! Hope to see you in next month's thread to get that goal knocked out!
I did finally get my goal done, but I have to asterisks (*) this month ~ those modified planks were just so much easier than any regular ones, they almost shouldn't count for me, but then again you can't help it when your body doesn't want to cooperate (and some is better than none). For a full wrap up of my month, here it is...the good, the bad, and the ugly:
1 January: Rest Day
2 January: 3 minutes (2 x 60 sec - straight arm; 1 x 60 sec - straight arm alternating sides)
3 January: 2 minutes (4 x 30 sec - forearm)
4 January: 3 minutes (1 x 60 sec - straight arm alternating sides; 1 x 30 sec - straight arm superman/bird dog; 1 x 30 sec - forearm; 1 x 60 sec - straight arm dolphin/pike)
5 January: Nothing done
6 January: None
7 January: Still Nothing
8 January: Is it a rest day when you've not done them in 4 days?
9 January: 3 minutes (3 x 60 sec - straight arm)
10 January: None
11 January: 5 minutes (3 x 60 sec - straight arm; 2 x 60 sec - straight arm alternating sides)
12 January: 5 minutes (2 x 120 sec - straight arm dolphin/pike; 1 x 60 sec - straight arm alternating sides)
13-17 January: Sick / Nothing
18 January: 5 minutes (2 x 60 sec - straight arm; 3 x 60 sec - straight arm alternating sides)
19 January: 3 minutes (6 x 30 sec - straight arm)
20 January: None - headache
21 January: None - out all day pirating...arrrrgh...
22 January: None - working all day
23 January: 6 minutes (4 x 30 sec - forearm; 2 x 60 sec - straight arm; 2 x 60 sec - dolphin/pike)
24 January: None - shoulder aching
25 January: 4 minutes (4 x 30 sec - forearm; 4 x 30 sec - straight arm)
26 January: 5 minutes (2 x 30 sec - straight arm; 2 x 60 sec - dolphin/pike; 2 x 60 sec - alternating leg raises)
27 January: None - worked late
28 January: None - lower back hurts
29 January: 10 minutes* (5 x 120 sec - modified* straight arm) [*lower back still seriously hurting, so backed off and did some modified planks]
30 January: 5 minutes (2 x 60 sec - straight arm; 2 x 90 sec - dolphin/pike)
31 January: 5 minutes (2 x 60 sec - straight arm; 2 x 90 sec - dolphin/pike)
Total: 64* of 60 minutes
Left to Goal: 4 minutes over*
History:
September 2016 - 60 minutes
October 2016 - 62 minutes
November 2016 - 37 minutes
December 2016 - 40 minutes
January 2017 - 64* minutes
* Modified planks included due to lower back issues
Hope to see everyone in next month's challenge thread...
New plank challenge thread for February posted: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10509211/60-minutes-per-month-plank-challenge-february-20172 -
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!!
This is a great idea!0 -
Goal - 60 min in January
Jan 10 - 4 min
Jan 12 - 6 min
10 of 60
I failed -- well, I failed the challenge, but it was good to have a goal. I just went too many days without doing any to have a chance at it...
10th - 4 min
12th - 6 min
17th - 2 min
20th - 2 min
23rd - 2 min
30th - 9 min
Total of 25 minutes1 -
Goal - 60 min in January
Jan 10 - 4 min
Jan 12 - 6 min
10 of 60
I failed -- well, I failed the challenge, but it was good to have a goal. I just went too many days without doing any to have a chance at it...
10th - 4 min
12th - 6 min
17th - 2 min
20th - 2 min
23rd - 2 min
30th - 9 min
Total of 25 minutes
Attempting a challenge is not failure. Not attempting it at all is failure. You did great! Come back in the February challenge and try to do more. Everyone starts somewhere. Getting better each month is why this challenge is such a great one.2 -
Spliner1969 wrote: »Goal - 60 min in January
Jan 10 - 4 min
Jan 12 - 6 min
10 of 60
I failed -- well, I failed the challenge, but it was good to have a goal. I just went too many days without doing any to have a chance at it...
10th - 4 min
12th - 6 min
17th - 2 min
20th - 2 min
23rd - 2 min
30th - 9 min
Total of 25 minutes
Attempting a challenge is not failure. Not attempting it at all is failure. You did great! Come back in the February challenge and try to do more. Everyone starts somewhere. Getting better each month is why this challenge is such a great one.
Yea @rusgolden...what @Spliner1969 said!! Something is better than nothing, and if you keep at it, you can get to the goal. It's a deceptively difficult challenge (60 minutes sounds so freaking easy, doesn't it?).1
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