June 2021 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge
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Goals, almost like last month
* 75 mins of planks
* 75 min other isometrics
* 20 pushups ✅
* 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅
* Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified
* the 20min iso of growingannanas x 3 1️⃣6/1: 3:00 planks during Epic + 15 pushups
6/2: 3:00 during workout w. Rachel Gulotta
6/3: only planks, 2:00 during Epic + 4:00 workout with Heather Robertson
6/4: 2:00 during workout
6/5: a 15:00 plank workout by Girvain, totally doable, unlike some of her days of Epic 😉
6/6: 5:00 with Soh
6/7: 7:00 planks + 2:00 legs isometrics, because yeah, all the pushups...
6/8: 20 min isometrics w. growingannanas
6/9: about 4:00 legs isometrics during Epic, Day 47 (legs day) + 6:00 planks workout with Heather Robertson
6/10: about 6:00 planks, Tabata Style with Raneir Pollard (love him!) + 6:00 wall sit (last minute was crazy!)
Total:
58:00 planks
22:00 isometrics
Pushups in a row: 20 on 6/7
Wall sit: 6 mins on 6/10
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June 11
Superman - 2 x 30 secs
Forearm Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Plank (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Hollow Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Reverse Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 2 x 30 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Squat Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Calf Raise - 2 x 30 secs
17:00 Daily Total Hold Time (Goal 17:00)
June Totals
Superman - 7 min
Forearm Plank - 7 min
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 7 min / 7 min
Side Plank (left/right) - 7 min / 7 min
Hollow Hold - 7 min
Reverse Plank - 7 min
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 7 min
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 7 min / 7 min
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 7 min / 7 min
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 7 min / 7 min
Squat Hold - 7 min
Calf Raise - 7 min
1 hr 59 mins Monthly Total Hold Time
Goal 4 hrs 49 mins2 -
Goals, almost like last month
* 75 mins of planks
* 75 min other isometrics
* 20 pushups ✅
* 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅
* Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
* the 20min iso of growingannanas x 3 1️⃣6/1: 3:00 planks during Epic + 15 pushups
6/2: 3:00 during workout w. Rachel Gulotta
6/3: only planks, 2:00 during Epic + 4:00 workout with Heather Robertson
6/4: 2:00 during workout
6/5: a 15:00 plank workout by Girvain, totally doable, unlike some of her days of Epic 😉
6/6: 5:00 with Soh
6/7: 7:00 planks + 2:00 legs isometrics, because yeah, all the pushups...
6/8: 20 min isometrics w. growingannanas
6/9: about 4:00 legs isometrics during Epic, Day 47 (legs day) + 6:00 planks workout with Heather Robertson
6/10: about 6:00 planks, Tabata Style with Raneir Pollard (love him!) + 6:00 wall sit (last minute was crazy!)
6/11: 7:00 w. Reif. Only time this month, I keep getting pain in the wrong places + 4:00 wall sit
Total:
65:00 planks
26:00 isometrics
Pushups in a row: 20 on 6/7
Wall sit: 6 mins on 6/103 -
Today:
Straight arm plank: 4 x 30 secs
Reverse plank: 4 x 30 secs
Forearm plank: 4 x 30 secs
Sumo squat: 4 x 30 secs
Calf raise: 4 x 30 secs
Glute bridge: 3 x 30 secs
Press-ups: 1 x 20 reps
June Total:
Planks: 32 minutes
Isometrics: 32 minutes
Press-ups: 120 reps2 -
My June goal: 120 minutes planks (120 minutes other isometric exercises)
June 1:5(5); June 2:5(6); June 3:5(6)
June 4:5(7); June 5:4(4); June 6:4(7)
June 7:0(2); June 8:5(6); June 9:6(6)
June 10:4(4); June 11:3(2); June 12:6(6)
Total: 52(61)2 -
Congratulations to @dewit, @sweetdaisy13, @WhatMeRunning, @you are doing great!
Travelling wears me out although I don't drive, suppose it's just nerves, you can see my travel days as I didn't do much then, but I'm still keeping on and no more travel plans1 -
Goal 90 minutes.
01/06 none
02/06 none
03/06 none
04/06 none
05/06 6 mins mixed planks
06/06 8 mins mixed planks
07/06 8 mins mixed planks
08/06 none
09/06 none
10/06 none
11/06 6 mins mixed planks
12/06 8 mins mixed planks
13/06 4 mins mixed planks
Total 40 minutes
Remaining 50 minutes
I've been away again!
But i'm home now for a few weeks
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Thank you @lazycat2018. I ran an ultra marathon yesterday so I've had a couple of days off from planks/Isometrics. Going to try and do these workouts every other day if I can to keep the momentum going.2
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Thanks @lazycat2018
@sweetdaisy13 congrats on the ultra! Who knows, maybe these workouts will help with recovery?
June 14
Superman - 2 x 30 secs
Forearm Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Plank (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Hollow Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Reverse Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 2 x 30 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Squat Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Calf Raise - 2 x 30 secs
17:00 Daily Total Hold Time (Goal 17:00)
June Totals
Superman - 8 min
Forearm Plank - 8 min
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 8 min / 8 min
Side Plank (left/right) - 8 min / 8 min
Hollow Hold - 8 min
Reverse Plank - 8 min
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 8 min
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 8 min / 8 min
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 8 min / 8 min
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 8 min / 8 min
Squat Hold - 8 min
Calf Raise - 8 min
2 hr 16 mins Monthly Total Hold Time
Goal 4 hrs 49 mins2 -
@WhatMeRunning I definitely think that these plank/isometric exercises have made a huge difference to my running.
I only started doing them a few months ago and despite the Ultra yesterday, my legs are aching a bit, as are my shoulders (from having to carry a lot of mandatory race kit), but... I'm not aching as much as I have done previously.
Also, no knee problems at all! It has to be due to these exercises, as nothing else has changed. So I think for me, holding the poses it's definitely more beneficial than doing lots of squats which causes havoc for my knees. And, despite over 5,000 feet of elevation yesterday, where the 'downs' tend to cause more knee problems, surprisingly I have no achiness in my knees at all 😊.2 -
Goal 60Jun 1 rest dayJun 7 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 2 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 3 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 4 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 5 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 6 rest day
Jun 8 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 9 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 10 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 11 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 12 rest day
Jun 13 rest day
Jun 14 3:00 (6x30s)
Total 30
Remaining 30
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My June goal: 120 minutes planks (120 minutes other isometric exercises)
June 1:5(5); June 2:5(6); June 3:5(6)
June 4:5(7); June 5:4(4); June 6:4(7)
June 7:0(2); June 8:5(6); June 9:6(6)
June 10:4(4); June 11:3(2); June 12:6(6)
June 13:3(2); June 14:1(2); June 15:5(6)
Total: 61(71)3 -
June 15
Superman - 2 x 30 secs
Forearm Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Plank (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Hollow Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Reverse Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 2 x 30 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Squat Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Calf Raise - 2 x 30 secs
17:00 Daily Total Hold Time (Goal 17:00)
June Totals
Superman - 9 min
Forearm Plank - 9 min
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 9 min / 9 min
Side Plank (left/right) - 9 min / 9 min
Hollow Hold - 9 min
Reverse Plank - 9 min
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 9 min
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 9 min / 9 min
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 9 min / 9 min
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 9 min / 9 min
Squat Hold - 9 min
Calf Raise - 9 min
2 hr 33 mins Monthly Total Hold Time
Goal 4 hrs 49 mins4 -
Today:
Straight arm plank: 4 x 30 secs
Reverse plank: 4 x 30 secs
Calf raise: 4 x 30 secs
Glute bridge: 4 x 30 secs
June Total:
Planks: 36 minutes
Isometrics: 36 minutes
Press-ups: 120 reps3 -
Goal 90 minutes.01/06 none14/06 6 mins mixed planks
02/06 none
03/06 none
04/06 none
05/06 6 mins mixed planks
06/06 8 mins mixed planks
07/06 8 mins mixed planks
08/06 none
09/06 none
10/06 none
11/06 6 mins mixed planks
12/06 8 mins mixed planks
13/06 4 mins mixed planks
15/06 8 mins mixed planks
Total 54 minutes
Remaining 36 minutes2 -
Goals, almost like last month
* 75 mins of planks
* 75 min other isometrics
* 20 pushups ✅
* 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅
* Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
* the 20min iso of growingannanas x 3 1️⃣6/1: 3:00 planks during Epic + 15 pushups
6/2: 3:00 during workout w. Rachel Gulotta
6/3: only planks, 2:00 during Epic + 4:00 workout with Heather Robertson
6/4: 2:00 during workout
6/5: a 15:00 plank workout by Girvain, totally doable, unlike some of her days of Epic 😉
6/6: 5:00 with Soh
6/7: 7:00 planks + 2:00 legs isometrics, because yeah, all the pushups...
6/8: 20 min isometrics w. growingannanas
6/9: about 4:00 legs isometrics during Epic, Day 47 (legs day) + 6:00 planks workout with Heather Robertson
6/10: about 6:00 planks, Tabata Style with Raneir Pollard (love him!) + 6:00 wall sit (last minute was crazy!)
6/11: 7:00 w. Reif. Only time this month, I keep getting pain in the wrong places + 4:00 wall sit
6/12: none, did a killer hike
6/13: I forgot what I did!
6/14: 5:00 planks during Epic (just because... pushups 🤷♀️) + 5:00 wall sit
6/15: 3:00 planks + 2:00 legs during Epic
Time for growingannanas, to catch up on legs 😁
Total:
73:00 planks
33:00 isometrics
Pushups in a row: 20 on 6/7
Wall sit: 6 mins on 6/103 -
June 17
Superman - 2 x 30 secs
Forearm Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Plank (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Hollow Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Reverse Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 2 x 30 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Squat Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Calf Raise - 2 x 30 secs
17:00 Daily Total Hold Time (Goal 17:00)
June Totals
Superman - 10 min
Forearm Plank - 10 min
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 10 min / 10 min
Side Plank (left/right) - 10 min / 10 min
Hollow Hold - 10 min
Reverse Plank - 10 min
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 10 min
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 10 min / 10 min
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 10 min / 10 min
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 10 min / 10 min
Squat Hold - 10 min
Calf Raise - 10 min
2 hr 50 mins Monthly Total Hold Time
Goal 4 hrs 49 mins2 -
My June goal: 120 minutes planks (120 minutes other isometric exercises)
June 1:5(5); June 2:5(6); June 3:5(6)
June 4:5(7); June 5:4(4); June 6:4(7)
June 7:0(2); June 8:5(6); June 9:6(6)
June 10:4(4); June 11:3(2); June 12:6(6)
June 13:3(2); June 14:1(2); June 15:5(6)
June 16:5(5); June 17:5(5);
Total: 71(81)2 -
I'm not going to make my goal of 100 minutes of planks and 100 minutes of Isometrics this month. I'm way off target, but I'm just going to see how close I get to it.
Today:
Straight arm planks: 2 x 30 secs
Reverse planks: 2 x 30 secs
Forearm planks: 2 x 30 secs
Wall sit: 2 x 30 secs
Calf raise: 2 x 30 secs
Hollow body tuck hold: 2 x 30 secs
Press-ups: 1 x 20 reps
June cumulative:
Planks: 39 minutes
Isometrics: 39 minutes
Press-ups: 140 reps4 -
Goals, almost like last month
* 75 mins of planks ✅
* 75 min other isometrics
* 20 pushups ✅
* 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅✅
* Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
* the 20min iso of growingannanas x 3 1️⃣6/1: 3:00 planks during Epic + 15 pushups
6/2: 3:00 during workout w. Rachel Gulotta
6/3: only planks, 2:00 during Epic + 4:00 workout with Heather Robertson
6/4: 2:00 during workout
6/5: a 15:00 plank workout by Girvain, totally doable, unlike some of her days of Epic 😉
6/6: 5:00 with Soh
6/7: 7:00 planks + 2:00 legs isometrics, because yeah, all the pushups...
6/8: 20 min isometrics w. growingannanas
6/9: about 4:00 legs isometrics during Epic, Day 47 (legs day) + 6:00 planks workout with Heather Robertson
6/10: about 6:00 planks, Tabata Style with Raneir Pollard (love him!) + 6:00 wall sit (last minute was crazy!)
6/11: 7:00 w. Reif. Only time this month, I keep getting pain in the wrong places + 4:00 wall sit
6/12: none, did a killer hike
6/13: I forgot what I did!
6/14: 5:00 planks during Epic (just because... pushups 🤷♀️) + 5:00 wall sit
6/15: 3:00 planks + 2:00 legs during Epic
6/16: about 7:00 planks during Epic HIIT (I finished the program, btw 🎉), because she had planks and... pushups! Also, 4:00 wallsit, in between, because I needed to read an email 😁
6/17: 4:00 planks during a HIIT workout + 6:00 wall sit. Also, various pushups during HIIT.
Time for growingannanas, to catch up on legs 😁
Total:
84:00 planks
43:00 isometrics
Pushups in a row: 20 on 6/7
Wall sit: 6 mins on 6/10 and 6/174 -
Goal 90 minutes.01/06 none15/06 8 mins mixed planks
02/06 none
03/06 none
04/06 none
05/06 6 mins mixed planks
06/06 8 mins mixed planks
07/06 8 mins mixed planks
08/06 none
09/06 none
10/06 none
11/06 6 mins mixed planks
12/06 8 mins mixed planks
13/06 4 mins mixed planks
14/06 6 mins mixed planks
16/06 4 mins mixed planks
17/06 6 mins mixed planks
Total 64 minutes
Remaining 26 minutes
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June 18
Superman - 2 x 30 secs
Forearm Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Plank (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Hollow Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Reverse Plank - 2 x 30 secs
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 2 x 30 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 2 x 30 secs / 2 x 30 secs
Squat Hold - 2 x 30 secs
Calf Raise - 2 x 30 secs
17:00 Daily Total Hold Time (Goal 17:00)
June Totals
Superman - 11 min
Forearm Plank - 11 min
Side Leg Raise (left/right) - 11 min / 11 min
Side Plank (left/right) - 11 min / 11 min
Hollow Hold - 11 min
Reverse Plank - 11 min
Adductor Ball Squeeze - 11 min
Front Kick Hold (left/right) - 11 min / 11 min
Side Kick Hold (left/right) - 11 min / 11 min
Back Kick Hold (left/right) - 11 min / 11 min
Squat Hold - 11 min
Calf Raise - 11 min
3 hrs 7 mins Monthly Total Hold Time
Goal 4 hrs 49 mins3 -
Goal 60Jun 1 rest dayJun 15 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 2 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 3 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 4 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 5 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 6 rest day
Jun 7 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 8 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 9 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 10 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 11 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 12 rest day
Jun 13 rest day
Jun 14 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 16 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 17 3:00 (6x30s)
Jun 18 3:00 (6x30s)
Total 42
Remaining 18
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Today:
Straight arm planks: 4 x 30 secs
Reverse planks: 4 x 30 secs
Forearm planks: 4 x 30 secs
Sumo squat: 4 x 30 secs
Calf raise: 4 x 30 secs
Active beast: 4 x 30 secs
June cumulative:
Planks: 45 minutes
Isometrics: 45 minutes
Press-ups: 140 reps3 -
My June goal: 120 minutes planks (120 minutes other isometric exercises)
June 1:5(5); June 2:5(6); June 3:5(6)
June 4:5(7); June 5:4(4); June 6:4(7)
June 7:0(2); June 8:5(6); June 9:6(6)
June 10:4(4); June 11:3(2); June 12:6(6)
June 13:3(2); June 14:1(2); June 15:5(6)
June 16:5(5); June 17:5(5); June 18:5(5); June 19:5(7);
Total: 81(93)
Remaining: 39(27)2 -
My June goal: 120 minutes planks (120 minutes other isometric exercises)
June 1:5(5); June 2:5(6); June 3:5(6)
June 4:5(7); June 5:4(4); June 6:4(7)
June 7:0(2); June 8:5(6); June 9:6(6)
June 10:4(4); June 11:3(2); June 12:6(6)
June 13:3(2); June 14:1(2); June 15:5(6)
June 16:5(5); June 17:5(5); June 18:5(5); June 19:5(7); June 20:5(5);
June 21:5(5);
Total: 91(103)
Remaining: 29(17)3 -
Goals, almost like last month
* 75 mins of planks ✅
* 75 min other isometrics
* 20 pushups ✅
* 6:00 on the wall sit (or more) ✅✅
* Rief's 7:00 plank workout, unmodified ✅
* the 20min iso of growingannanas x 3 1️⃣6/1: 3:00 planks during Epic + 15 pushups
6/2: 3:00 during workout w. Rachel Gulotta
6/3: only planks, 2:00 during Epic + 4:00 workout with Heather Robertson
6/4: 2:00 during workout
6/5: a 15:00 plank workout by Girvain, totally doable, unlike some of her days of Epic 😉
6/6: 5:00 with Soh
6/7: 7:00 planks + 2:00 legs isometrics, because yeah, all the pushups...
6/8: 20 min isometrics w. growingannanas
6/9: about 4:00 legs isometrics during Epic, Day 47 (legs day) + 6:00 planks workout with Heather Robertson
6/10: about 6:00 planks, Tabata Style with Raneir Pollard (love him!) + 6:00 wall sit (last minute was crazy!)
6/11: 7:00 w. Reif. Only time this month, I keep getting pain in the wrong places + 4:00 wall sit
6/12: none, did a killer hike
6/13: I forgot what I did!
6/14: 5:00 planks during Epic (just because... pushups 🤷♀️) + 5:00 wall sit
6/15: 3:00 planks + 2:00 legs during Epic
6/16: about 7:00 planks during Epic HIIT (I finished the program, btw 🎉), because she had planks and... pushups! Also, 4:00 wallsit, in between, because I needed to read an email 😁
6/17: 4:00 planks during a HIIT workout + 6:00 wall sit. Also, various pushups during HIIT.
6/18: ? 🤷♀️
6/19: rest day
6/20: 4:30 legs holds during Epic II
6/21: 3:00 planks during Epic II
Total:
87:00 planks
47:30 isometrics
Pushups in a row: 20 on 6/7
Wall sit: 6 mins on 6/10 and 6/173 -
Goal 90 minutes.01/06 none18/06 4 mins mixed planks
02/06 none
03/06 none
04/06 none
05/06 6 mins mixed planks
06/06 8 mins mixed planks
07/06 8 mins mixed planks
08/06 none
09/06 none
10/06 none
11/06 6 mins mixed planks
12/06 8 mins mixed planks
13/06 4 mins mixed planks
14/06 6 mins mixed planks
15/06 8 mins mixed planks
16/06 4 mins mixed planks
17/06 6 mins mixed planks
19/06 rest day
20/06 6 mins mixed planks
21/06 6 mins mixed planks
Total 80 minutes
Remaining 10 minutes
I think I should amend my goal
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I've skipped both of my Monday and Tuesday isometrics while I deal with a minor quad strain (and take an early down week in my workout schedule). I may also skip them the rest of this week resuming next week. I'll miss my target goals which assumed I would not miss any days, but sometimes that has to happen.
You are all doing amazing! Keep going and I'll be back posting updates by next week for sure.2 -
My June goal: 120 minutes planks (120 minutes other isometric exercises)
June 1:5(5); June 2:5(6); June 3:5(6)
June 4:5(7); June 5:4(4); June 6:4(7)
June 7:0(2); June 8:5(6); June 9:6(6)
June 10:4(4); June 11:3(2); June 12:6(6)
June 13:3(2); June 14:1(2); June 15:5(6)
June 16:5(5); June 17:5(5); June 18:5(5); June 19:5(7); June 20:5(5);June 21:5(5); June 22:5(5);
Total: 96(108)
Remaining: 24(12)2
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