May 2021 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge

WhatMeRunning

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

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

Here's a link to the June challenge:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10834338/june-2021-planking-and-isometric-exercise-challenge

lazycat2018

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

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

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. 🌺