60 Minutes per Month Plank Challenge - January 2017

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  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
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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!)

    Total for the month 12 minutes, 108 minutes left to goal.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
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    teicu1 wrote: »
    "Spliner1969 wrote: »
    Always take rest days. No matter what kind of training you are doing, your body needs down time to repair and build muscle. I take 2 rest days a week normally.
    Thanks. I should be safe doing a 3 on/1 off rotation, then?

    Yup whatever works for you. I take Mondays and Thursdays off. So that's 2 days, then 3 for me each week. Sometimes I change out Monday for Sunday if I need a day off on the weekend. But I try to stick to that schedule. I rarely take weekends off unless it's a holiday because I have more time to exercise those days and don't have to get up at 4:45 in the morning to get it done. Tue, Wed, Fridays I have to get up at 4:45am, and I work out from 5:30am to 7:00am. Somewhere in the middle of that I do my planks, the rest is a warmup with an elliptical-like machine and circuit training.
  • OWDad
    OWDad Posts: 30 Member
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    I'm a few days late, but we'll give this a go :smile:
  • abbezen
    abbezen Posts: 405 Member
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    I'm late to the party, as usual. I'm just starting so I will start with .30 seconds and work up. Thanks for the challenge!

    Jan 3: .30
  • alipsie19
    alipsie19 Posts: 705 Member
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    Sorry, bad math!!

    Jan 1: 7:00 Mixed
    Jan 2: 9:00 Mixed
    Jan 3: 2x :30 reverse, 2x 1:00 side, 2x 2:00 SA & leg raise (1x:20, 3x :45 SA)
    Total: 23:00 (33:00)
    @Spliner1969 Alright!!
    @abbezen & @OWDad Welcome!
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
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    @alipsie19 I was pretty sure the 6 minute plank was going to kill me. I found though that switching from side to side allows me to keep it going longer. Obliques need more work anyway. ;P
  • alipsie19
    alipsie19 Posts: 705 Member
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    @Spliner1969 Amen to that! My sides are killing me right from doing them the last two days :smile:
  • OWDad
    OWDad Posts: 30 Member
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    I'm pretty out of shape so I'll be starting with the standard elbow plank. Shooting for 1 minute (2 x 30 seconds) tonight. I'll keep y'all posted
  • teicu1
    teicu1 Posts: 71 Member
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    1/1 = 4x30sec forearm plank; 1/2 = 4x30sec forearm plank; 1/3 = 4x60sec forearm plank; definitely a rest day tomorrow.

    Minor elbow carpet burns today = a newbie lesson learned. No more planking on carpet with bare arms. Starting Thursday, it’ll be with elbow protection and on top of the closed cell ground pad from my camping gear.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
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    teicu1 wrote: »
    1/1 = 4x30sec forearm plank; 1/2 = 4x30sec forearm plank; 1/3 = 4x60sec forearm plank; definitely a rest day tomorrow.

    Minor elbow carpet burns today = a newbie lesson learned. No more planking on carpet with bare arms. Starting Thursday, it’ll be with elbow protection and on top of the closed cell ground pad from my camping gear.

    I started throwing down a soft towel on which to do workouts on the floor. Carpet was trying to erase me I think. Even with the towel I've managed to give myself burns some days though. I figure the elbows will toughen up eventually. It's all par for the course. ;)
  • Serenade_N
    Serenade_N Posts: 152 Member
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    Jan 2: 2x 30secs.
    Jan 3: 2x30secs basic plank

    Elbow skin definitely toughens up after initial soreness.
  • lennoncpa
    lennoncpa Posts: 777 Member
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    Planks
    Jan 1: 2 minutes + 45 seconds forearm=2.75 min
    Jan 2: 3x:45/side Side plank=4.5 min
    Jan 3: 3x1 minute high plank=3 min

    Total for the month=10-1/4 minutes
  • lbenson2006
    lbenson2006 Posts: 3,372 Member
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    https://www.wellandgood.com/good-sweat/common-plank-mistakes/

    Happened to have a link to this article in my email today and thought it was quite fitting to receive at the beginning of this challenge. Sharing in case anyone else wants to read.

    Will definitely try to remember my planks tomorrow, they completely slipped my mind this morning...whoops!! Lol
  • OWDad
    OWDad Posts: 30 Member
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    First time doing the plank in 10 years....2 x 30 seconds....59 minutes to go smiley:
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,008 Member
    edited January 2017
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    Nice article @lbenson2006 - great points and I was just talking about form being more important than time for a single plank (after all you can do more than one plank to accumulate the time).
    Not feeling it today...frankly, feel a bit blarghy - might be all the sugar free seltzer I've been drinking lately. Sometimes the alternate sweeteners do a number on my tummy. Still got a few in...

    3 January: 2 minutes (4 x 30 sec - forearm)

    Total: 5 of 60 minutes
    Left to Goal: 55 minutes
  • 120maggie
    120maggie Posts: 4,900 Member
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    2 minutes straight arms 9 total 51 left in challenge.
  • aubsgg
    aubsgg Posts: 301 Member
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    orearm plank
    1/1 :15
    1/2 :20 grunting from 8 secs on.
    1/3 :20 no grunting
  • vb4evr
    vb4evr Posts: 615 Member
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    Jan 1: 2x1:00
    Jan 2: Forced rest day due to bad knee
    Jan 3: 2x1:00 elbow, 1x1:00 Straight arm, 1x1:00 mixed planks with leg motion, 2x:30 side = Owwwwwww!
    Ttl: 7/60
  • LenGray
    LenGray Posts: 842 Member
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    January 3rd-

    Forearm planks(x3) 1:00, :50, :30

    Total- 6.4/60

    I was really busy today, but I made time to do these in between activities. Glad I did, but I'm definitely looking forward to Sunday(rest day)!

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