May 2021 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge

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  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My May goal is 100(120)

    May 1: 2(5); May 2: 2(2); May 3: 3(4)
    May 4: 4(5); May 5: 5(7); May 6: 6(5)
    May 7: 6(5); May 8: 5(5); May 9: 4(6)
    May 10:5(5); May 11:5(5); May 12:5(5)
    May 13:5(5); May 14:(2) ended my day in A&E; May 15: 5(5); May 16: 5(5);
    May 17:5(5); May 18:5(5); May 19:5(5)
    May 20:5(5); May 21:6(5);May 22:5(2);
    May 23: 4(3); May 24: 3(4); May 25:3(7)
    May 26:5(5); May 27:5(5);

    Total: 117(128)
    Goal achieved.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    May 27

    Superman - 30 secs
    Forearm Plank - 30 secs
    Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Side Plank (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Hollow Hold - 30 secs
    Reverse Plank - 30 secs
    Adductor Ball Squeeze - 30 secs
    Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Squat Hold - 30 secs
    Calf Raise - 30 secs

    8:30 Total Hold Time (Goal 8:30)

    May Totals

    Superman - 8:30
    Forearm Plank - 8:30
    Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 8:30 / 8:30
    Side Plank (left/right) - 8:30 / 8:30
    Hollow Hold - 8:30
    Reverse Plank - 8:30
    Adductor Ball Squeeze - 4:30 (new hold as of 5/14)
    Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 8:30 / 8:30
    Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 8:30 / 8:30
    Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 8:30 / 8:30
    Squat Hold - 8:30
    Calf Raise - 8:30

    2:20:30 Total Hold Time (Goal 2:00:00)
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    Today:

    Straight arm planks: 4 x 30 secs
    Reverse planks: 4 x 30 secs
    Forearm planks: 4 x 30 secs
    Wall sits: 4 x 30 secs
    Calf raises: 4 x 30 secs
    Glute bridge: 4 x 30 secs

    May Total:
    Planks: 77 minutes
    Isometrics: 77 minutes
    Press-ups: 160 reps
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    May 28

    Superman - 30 secs
    Forearm Plank - 30 secs
    Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Side Plank (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Hollow Hold - 30 secs
    Reverse Plank - 30 secs
    Adductor Ball Squeeze - 30 secs
    Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Squat Hold - 30 secs
    Calf Raise - 30 secs

    8:30 Total Hold Time (Goal 8:30)

    May Totals

    Superman - 9:00
    Forearm Plank - 9:00
    Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 9:00 / 9:00
    Side Plank (left/right) - 9:00 / 9:00
    Hollow Hold - 9:00
    Reverse Plank - 9:00
    Adductor Ball Squeeze - 5:00 (new hold as of 5/14)
    Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 9:00 / 9:00
    Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 9:00 / 9:00
    Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 9:00 / 9:00
    Squat Hold - 9:00
    Calf Raise - 9:00

    2:29:00 Total Hold Time (Goal 2:00:00)
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    Goals:
    * 100 mins of planks ✅
    * 20 pushups ✅
    * 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅
    * Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
    * the 20 min workout of growingannanas x 3

    Am obviously going to fail at the last one, but I'd be good if I got one in, this week!
    5/1: none
    5/2: 4:00 planks during Tabata with Heather R
    5/3: 6:00 plank challenge (Heather Robertson)
    5/4: none, but 19 pushups!
    5/5: 7:00 planks, out of which 6:00 during Epic Day 29 "Isometric and Dynamic w DB, full body". During which, 5:00 legs isometrics
    5/6: 6:00 planks + 6:00 wall sit + 17 pushups
    5/7: I remembered! 4:00 during Caroline's Epic (day 30) pushups round 🙈. Just because!
    5/8: 5:00 planks, own mix + 🥁 20 pushups!
    5/9: 4:00 planks + 0:45 V-SitUp, during low intensity workout with Rachel Gulotta
    5/10: 4:00 during Tabata w. Rachel Gulotta
    5/11: 6:00 planks during Epic. There are some leg isometrics here and there in the video workouts, too.
    5/12: none, super busy and sleep deprived
    5/13: 5:00 wall sit + 6:00 planks with HasFit, during their 20 min HIIT. Still super busy...
    5/14: 4:00 planks, but I am not doing this Video ever again! Ellbow plank, then lateral x 2, then face up. Each 1min. Just weird.
    5/15: 4:30 planks during Epic, all obliques!
    5/16: none, rest after a hardcore week

    5/17: let's say 2:00 plank-like; during HIIT, she had pushups + rotation and face-up, triceps + toe touch. 3 x 45 of each. Counting it as 2 min is a good compromise, I think

    5/18: 7:00 planks during Epic (each 45s), because I replaced some pushups with planks and then she had planks in the end. She's throwing in arms isometrics every now and then❣

    5/19: 5:00 planks during Epic, HIIT day. Tabata Style, i.e. 20s each

    5/20: wall sat for 7:00! + 2:30 planks during Epic workout
    5/21: rest day (stressfull day@work)
    5/22: 5:00 planks with Heather Robertson + 1:30 (or more?) leg holds during Girvan's Epic

    5/23: 7:00 planks w Pamela Rief + 3:00 (there were 3 looong minutes) wall sit

    5/24: the 20 min workout of growingannanas: 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs (+ core)

    5/25: 6:00 (or more) of planks during Epic, Day 38

    5/26: 3:00 planks + 1:30 squat holds w DB (Epic Day 39)

    5/27: none, sort of rest day

    5/28: 5:00, Soh's workout 👍, unmodified 🎉. 4:00 wall sit and 20 pushups.

    Total: 106:00 planks, 47:00 legs&glutes

    PRs:
    * 19 pushups on 5/4
    * 20 pushups on 5/8 and 28/8
    * 6 min wallsit on 5/6
    * 7 min wallsit on 5/20
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,568 Member
    Goal 90 minutes.
    01/05 4 mins mixed planks
    02/05 4 mins mixed planks
    03/05 rest day
    04/05 rest day
    05/05 rest day
    06/05 6 mins mixed planks
    07/05 6 mins mixed planks
    08/05 6 mins mixed planks
    09/05 rest day
    10/05 6 mins mixed planks
    11/05 6 mins mixed planks
    12/05 6 mins mixed planks
    13/05 none
    14/05 6 mins mixed planks
    15/05 6 mins mixed planks
    16/05 6 mins mixed planks
    17/05 4 mins mixed planks
    18/05 rest day
    19/05 rest day
    20/05 rest day
    21/05 4 mins mixed planks
    22/05 6 mins mixed planks
    23/05 none
    24/05 6 mins mixed planks
    25/05 4 mins mixed planks
    26/05 none
    27/05 none
    28/05 none
    29/05 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 90 minutes

    Goal achieved
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My May goal is 100(120)

    May 1: 2(5); May 2: 2(2); May 3: 3(4)
    May 4: 4(5); May 5: 5(7); May 6: 6(5)
    May 7: 6(5); May 8: 5(5); May 9: 4(6)
    May 10:5(5); May 11:5(5); May 12:5(5)
    May 13:5(5); May 14:(2) ended my day in A&E; May 15: 5(5); May 16: 5(5);
    May 17:5(5); May 18:5(5); May 19:5(5)
    May 20:5(5); May 21:6(5);May 22:5(2);
    May 23: 4(3); May 24: 3(4); May 25:3(7)
    May 26:5(5); May 27:5(5); May 28:none
    May 29:3(3); May 30:2(2);

    Total: 122(133)
    Goal achieved.
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    edited May 2021
    Well done everyone for achieving your goals.
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    Goals:
    * 100 mins of planks ✅
    * 20 pushups ✅
    * 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅
    * Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
    * the 20 min workout of growingannanas x 3

    Am obviously going to fail at the last one, but I'd be good if I got one in, this week!
    5/1: none
    5/2: 4:00 planks during Tabata with Heather R
    5/3: 6:00 plank challenge (Heather Robertson)
    5/4: none, but 19 pushups!
    5/5: 7:00 planks, out of which 6:00 during Epic Day 29 "Isometric and Dynamic w DB, full body". During which, 5:00 legs isometrics
    5/6: 6:00 planks + 6:00 wall sit + 17 pushups
    5/7: I remembered! 4:00 during Caroline's Epic (day 30) pushups round 🙈. Just because!
    5/8: 5:00 planks, own mix + 🥁 20 pushups!
    5/9: 4:00 planks + 0:45 V-SitUp, during low intensity workout with Rachel Gulotta
    5/10: 4:00 during Tabata w. Rachel Gulotta
    5/11: 6:00 planks during Epic. There are some leg isometrics here and there in the video workouts, too.
    5/12: none, super busy and sleep deprived
    5/13: 5:00 wall sit + 6:00 planks with HasFit, during their 20 min HIIT. Still super busy...
    5/14: 4:00 planks, but I am not doing this Video ever again! Ellbow plank, then lateral x 2, then face up. Each 1min. Just weird.
    5/15: 4:30 planks during Epic, all obliques!
    5/16: none, rest after a hardcore week
    5/17: let's say 2:00 plank-like; during HIIT, she had pushups + rotation and face-up, triceps + toe touch. 3 x 45 of each. Counting it as 2 min is a good compromise, I think
    5/18: 7:00 planks during Epic (each 45s), because I replaced some pushups with planks and then she had planks in the end. She's throwing in arms isometrics every now and then❣
    5/19: 5:00 planks during Epic, HIIT day. Tabata Style, i.e. 20s each
    5/20: wall sat for 7:00! + 2:30 planks during Epic workout
    5/21: rest day (stressfull day@work)
    5/22: 5:00 planks with Heather Robertson + 1:30 (or more?) leg holds during Girvan's Epic
    5/23: 7:00 planks w Pamela Rief + 3:00 (there were 3 looong minutes) wall sit
    5/24: the 20 min workout of growingannanas: 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs (rest was core)
    5/25: 6:00 (or more) of planks during Epic, Day 38
    5/26: 3:00 planks + 1:30 squat holds w DB (Epic Day 39)
    5/27: none, sort of rest day
    5/28: 5:00, Soh's workout 👍, unmodified 🎉. 4:00 wall sit and 20 pushups.

    5/29: 2:00 planks + roughly 2:00 leg holds during the Epic workout
    5/30: about 6:30 effective planking during 11 min plank workout with Emi Wong

    Total: 112:30 planks, 49:00 legs&glutes

    PRs:
    * 19 pushups on 5/4
    * 20 pushups on 5/8 and 28/8
    * 6 min wallsit on 5/6
    * 7 min wallsit on 5/20
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    Last workout of the month:

    Straight arm planks: 4 x 30 secs
    Reverse planks: 4 x 30 secs
    Forearm planks: 4 x 30 secs
    Calf raises: 4 x 30 secs
    Glute bridge: 4 x 30 secs
    Sumo squats: 4 x 30 secs
    Press-ups: 2 x 10 reps

    May Total:
    Planks: 83 mins
    Isometrics: 83 mins
    Press-ups: 180 reps
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    May wound up being a good month. I didn't miss any of my scheduled morning yoga (really just stretching and these isometrics). I even wound up accidentally doing these on a couple unscheduled days, and fit in an additional hold mid-month. All summed up, I went over my goal.

    Congrats to everyone on working and tracking all month!

    May 31

    Superman - 30 secs
    Forearm Plank - 30 secs
    Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Side Plank (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Hollow Hold - 30 secs
    Reverse Plank - 30 secs
    Adductor Ball Squeeze - 30 secs
    Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 30 secs / 30 secs
    Squat Hold - 30 secs
    Calf Raise - 30 secs

    8:30 Total Hold Time (Goal 8:30)

    May Totals

    Superman - 9:30
    Forearm Plank - 9:30
    Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 9:30 / 9:30
    Side Plank (left/right) - 9:30 / 9:30
    Hollow Hold - 9:30
    Reverse Plank - 9:30
    Adductor Ball Squeeze - 5:30 (new hold as of 5/14)
    Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 9:30 / 9:30
    Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 9:30 / 9:30
    Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 9:30 / 9:30
    Squat Hold - 9:30
    Calf Raise - 9:30

    2:37:30 Total Hold Time (Goal 2:00:00)
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Goal 60
    May 1 rest day
    May 2 rest day
    May 3 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 4 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 5 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 6 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 7 rest day
    May 8 rest day
    May 9 rest day
    May 10 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 11 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 12 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 13 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 14 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 15 rest day
    May 16 rest day
    May 17 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 18 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 19 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 20 rest day
    May 21 rest day
    May 22 rest day
    May 23 rest day
    May 24 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 25 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 26 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 27 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 28 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 29 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 30 3:00 (6x30s)
    May 31 3:00 (6x30s)
    Total 60
    Remaining 0
    Squeaked by this month!
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Here's a link to the June challenge:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10834338/june-2021-planking-and-isometric-exercise-challenge
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My May goal is 100(120)

    May 1: 2(5); May 2: 2(2); May 3: 3(4)
    May 4: 4(5); May 5: 5(7); May 6: 6(5)
    May 7: 6(5); May 8: 5(5); May 9: 4(6)
    May 10:5(5); May 11:5(5); May 12:5(5)
    May 13:5(5); May 14:(2) ended my day in A&E; May 15: 5(5); May 16: 5(5);
    May 17:5(5); May 18:5(5); May 19:5(5)
    May 20:5(5); May 21:6(5);May 22:5(2);
    May 23: 4(3); May 24: 3(4); May 25:3(7)
    May 26:5(5); May 27:5(5); May 28:none
    May 29:3(3); May 30:2(2); May 31:3(2)

    Total: 125(135)
    Goal achieved.

    Congratulations to everyone who has planked in May, hope to see you in June.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My May goal is 100(120)

    May 1: 2(5); May 2: 2(2); May 3: 3(4)
    May 4: 4(5); May 5: 5(7); May 6: 6(5)
    May 7: 6(5); May 8: 5(5); May 9: 4(6)
    May 10:5(5); May 11:5(5); May 12:5(5)
    May 13:5(5); May 14:(2) ended my day in A&E; May 15: 5(5); May 16: 5(5);
    May 17:5(5); May 18:5(5); May 19:5(5)
    May 20:5(5); May 21:6(5);May 22:5(2);
    May 23: 4(3); May 24: 3(4); May 25:3(7)
    May 26:5(5); May 27:5(5); May 28:none
    May 29:3(3); May 30:2(2); May 31:3(2)

    Total: 125(135)
    Goal achieved.

    Congratulations to everyone who has planked in May and hope to see you in June
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    Goals:
    * 100 mins of planks ✅
    * 20 pushups ✅
    * 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅
    * Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
    * the 20min iso of growingannanas x 3 1️⃣
    5/1: none
    5/2: 4:00 planks during Tabata with Heather R
    5/3: 6:00 plank challenge (Heather Robertson)
    5/4: none, but 19 pushups!
    5/5: 7:00 planks, out of which 6:00 during Epic Day 29 "Isometric and Dynamic w DB, full body". During which, 5:00 legs isometrics
    5/6: 6:00 planks + 6:00 wall sit + 17 pushups
    5/7: I remembered! 4:00 during Caroline's Epic (day 30) pushups round 🙈. Just because!
    5/8: 5:00 planks, own mix + 🥁 20 pushups!
    5/9: 4:00 planks + 0:45 V-SitUp, during low intensity workout with Rachel Gulotta
    5/10: 4:00 during Tabata w. Rachel Gulotta
    5/11: 6:00 planks during Epic. There are some leg isometrics here and there in the video workouts, too.
    5/12: none, super busy and sleep deprived
    5/13: 5:00 wall sit + 6:00 planks with HasFit, during their 20 min HIIT. Still super busy...
    5/14: 4:00 planks, but I am not doing this Video ever again! Ellbow plank, then lateral x 2, then face up. Each 1min. Just weird.
    5/15: 4:30 planks during Epic, all obliques!
    5/16: none, rest after a hardcore week
    5/17: let's say 2:00 plank-like; during HIIT, she had pushups + rotation and face-up, triceps + toe touch. 3 x 45 of each. Counting it as 2 min is a good compromise, I think
    5/18: 7:00 planks during Epic (each 45s), because I replaced some pushups with planks and then she had planks in the end. She's throwing in arms isometrics every now and then❣
    5/19: 5:00 planks during Epic, HIIT day. Tabata Style, i.e. 20s each
    5/20: wall sat for 7:00! + 2:30 planks during Epic workout
    5/21: rest day (stressfull day@work)
    5/22: 5:00 planks with Heather Robertson + 1:30 (or more?) leg holds during Girvan's Epic
    5/23: 7:00 planks w Pamela Rief + 3:00 (there were 3 looong minutes) wall sit
    5/24: the 20 min workout of growingannanas: 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs (rest was core)
    5/25: 6:00 (or more) of planks during Epic, Day 38
    5/26: 3:00 planks + 1:30 squat holds w DB (Epic Day 39)
    5/27: none, sort of rest day
    5/28: 5:00, Soh's workout 👍, unmodified 🎉. 4:00 wall sit and 20 pushups.
    5/29: 2:00 planks + roughly 2:00 leg holds during the Epic workout
    5/30: about 6:30 effective planking during 11 min plank workout with Emi Wong

    5/31: Today's Epic workout was accidentally full of planks 😁, but planks for shoulders mainly 😯. About 10 mins in total, but I'll count it as 7:30. Also 5:00 wall sit.

    Total: 120:00 planks, 54:00 legs&glutes

    PRs:
    * 19 pushups on 5/4
    * 20 pushups on 5/8 and 28/8
    * 6 min wallsit on 5/6
    * 7 min wallsit on 5/20

    This was a long and difficult month for me, so I am quite pleased with the numbers 🙂.

    Thank you once again, @jeffrey_ad for getting this going and to everyone else for the lovely and inspiring company. 🌺
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