September 2021 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge

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  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Daily goals :
    Date: 09/24
    Username: murdog3t
    Log food: yes
    7000 steps: yes
    45 min exercise: yes
    30 min walk: yes
    Below 20g carbs: yes
    Below 20g sugar: yes
    Plank : 2 minutes 1 min hold x2

    45 min isometric exercise
    63min walk ( 1.46 mile walk with 🐕 & mom in-law)
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    edited September 2021
    I'm back! After a couple of weeks off from doing isometric exercises, my knee pain has gone. No more knee pain at night and even when running my right knee feels Ok.

    My conclusion is that it's possible that the non-plank exercises involving bended knees i.e. squats, wall-sits, glute bridges may have been causing my knee issues.

    Therefore, I'm back and will set a new goal next month, but likely will only do Planks and Hollow body tuck holds, along with slow controlled sit-ups and knee press-ups and see how it goes.

    Today:
    Mixed Planks: 6 x 30 secs
    Sit-ups: 2 x 10 reps
    Knee press-ups: 2 x 10 reps
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    Sept 26: 5(5) + 50 squats

    Total: 120(120) + 1210 squats

    Goal achieved.
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    Well done on meeting your goal @lazycat2018. That's a lot of squats!
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,357 Member
    Just plain 'ole elbow planks for me - you guys are AMAZING!

    13:30/30 complete

    Yikes, I have a lot of planks to do in 4 days time!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    Thanks @sweetdaisy13 , it doesn't actually feel like much. 40 to 50 daily, after a month they are quite easy. Next month I will use a kettlebell ☺

    Sept 28: 4(4) + 40 squats

    Total: 124(124) + 1250 squats
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Goal 60
    Sep 1-6 vacation
    Sep 7-11 5x6x30s
    Sep 12 rest day
    Sep 13-18 5x6x30s
    Sep 19 rest day
    Sep 20 6x30s
    Sep 21 6x30s
    Sep 22 6x30s
    Sep 23 6x30s
    Sep 24 6x30s
    Sep 25 6x30s
    Sep 26 rest day
    Sep 27 6x30s
    Total 51
    Remaining 9

  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,198 Member
    Standing Stick Planks 4”x 2
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Daily goals :
    Date: 09/26
    Username: murdog3t
    Log food: no❌
    7000 steps: no❌
    45 min exercise: no❌
    30 min walk: no❌
    Below 20g carbs: no❌
    Below 20g sugar: no❌
    Plank : 2 minutes 1 min hold x2❌
    Today is a new day
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    Goals:
    75 min of planks
    75 min of other isometrics
    and
    20+ pushups (about time I upgrade!)
    6:00 or more wallsit, if possible

    9/1: 5:00+ planks during Epic II, Day 35
    9/2: rest day
    9/3: 20 pushups (last not proper form) and 5:00 planks
    9/4: rest day
    9/5: 4:00 wall sit + 5:00 planks (w Gulota)
    9/6: rest day
    9/7: 3:00 wall sit + 10:00 planks workout with Heather Robertson
    I forgot: 17 pushups on the 5th and 20 pushups on the 7th

    9/8: over 6:00 planks + 1:30 wall sit during Epic II
    9/9: rest day
    9/10: 5:00 planks, freestyle 😁 + 4:00 wall sit (brave of me, after mountain biking 😉)

    9/17: 1:30 planks (finished Epic II 🎉)
    9/19: 2:00 planks (Tabata workout with Pollard)
    9/21: 1:30 planks (with HasFit)

    Looks like September is my "rest" month 🤷‍♀️

    9/23: 4:00 planks + 3:00 wall sit + 17 pushups
    9/26: 3:30 during Epic Heat Day 5
    9/27: 3:30 or so during "Le Sweat" HIIT

    Total:
    Planks: 52:00
    Other isometrics: 15:30
    Pushups: 20 x 2
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    Sept 28: 4(2) + 5 squats (lazy!)

    Total: 128(126) + 1255 squats
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Daily goals :
    Date: 09/27
    Username: murdog3t
    Log food: ✅
    7000 steps: ✅
    45 min exercise: ✅
    30 min walk: ✅
    Below 20g carbs: no❌
    Below 20g sugar: no❌
    Plank : 2 minutes 1 min hold x2✅
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,198 Member
    6" mixed planks

    Also before noon 💥
    20" ST core
    20" / 2 miles on trampoline
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Set 1
    Superman - 48.1
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:14.2
    Side Plank (Left) - 43.3
    Side Plank (Right) - 47.5
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 39.4
    Reverse Plank - 1:02.1
    Set 2
    Superman - 52
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:02.2
    Side Plank (Left) - 37.4
    Side Plank (Right) - 42.5
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 38.1
    Reverse Plank - 59.5
    Set 3
    Superman - 1:00.1
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 45.4
    Side Plank (Left) - 43.3
    Side Plank (Right) - 37.9
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 31.1
    Reverse Plank - 45.3

    9/29 Totals - 14:29.4
    Superman - 2:40.2
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 3:01.8
    Side Plank (Left) - 2:04
    Side Plank (Right) - 2:07.9
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:48.6
    Reverse Plank - 2:46.9

    9/25 workout summary
    Set 1
    Superman - 1:05
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:16
    Side Plank (Left) - 43
    Side Plank (Right) - 56
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 45
    Reverse Plank - 57
    Set 2
    Superman - 47
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:02
    Side Plank (Left) - 40
    Side Plank (Right) - 43
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 35
    Reverse Plank - 58
    Set 3
    Superman - 47
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 53
    Side Plank (Left) - 31
    Side Plank (Right) - 39
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 35
    Reverse Plank - 1:05

    9/25 Totals - 14:57
    Superman - 2:39
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 3:11
    Side Plank (Left) - 1:54
    Side Plank (Right) - 2:18
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:55
    Reverse Plank - 3:00

    9/22 workout summary
    Set 1
    Superman - 1:00.4
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:16.1
    Side Plank (Left) - 48.2
    Side Plank (Right) - 48.1
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 42.1
    Reverse Plank - 53.1
    Set 2
    Superman - 39.4
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 48.1
    Side Plank (Left) - 41.1
    Side Plank (Right) - 41.4
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 45.7
    Reverse Plank - 58.5
    Set 3
    Superman - 36.6
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 46.5
    Side Plank (Left) - 34.7
    Side Plank (Right) - 33.8
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 33.7
    Reverse Plank - 54.7

    9/22 Totals - 14:02.2
    Superman - 2:16.4
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 2:50.7
    Side Plank (Left) - 2:04
    Side Plank (Right) - 2:03.3
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 2:01.5
    Reverse Plank - 2:46.3

    9/15 workout summary
    Set 1
    Superman - 46
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 54
    Side Plank (Left) - 41
    Side Plank (Right) - 39
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 39
    Reverse Plank - 49
    Set 2
    Superman - 43
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 58
    Side Plank (Left) - 36
    Side Plank (Right) - 39
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 33
    Reverse Plank - 41

    9/15 Totals - 8:38
    Superman - 1:29
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:52
    Side Plank (Left) - 1:17
    Side Plank (Right) - 1:18
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:12
    Reverse Plank - 1:30

    9/7 workout summary
    Set 1
    Superman - 53
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 34
    Side Plank (Left) - 57
    Side Plank (Right) - 57
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 51
    Reverse Plank - 56
    Set 2
    Superman - 43
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 49
    Side Plank (Left) - 40
    Side Plank (Right) - 47
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 38
    Reverse Plank - 39

    9/7 Totals - 9:24
    Superman - 1:36
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:23
    Side Plank (Left) - 1:37
    Side Plank (Right) - 1:44
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:29
    Reverse Plank - 1:35

    9/1 workout summary
    Set 1
    Superman - 43.3
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:19.5
    Side Plank (Left) - 47.6
    Side Plank (Right) - 53.5
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 36.6
    Reverse Plank - 1:07.6
    Set 2
    Superman - 39.6
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:16.4
    Side Plank (Left) - 40.6
    Side Plank (Right) - 43.7
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 31.8
    Reverse Plank - 53.4
    Set 3
    Superman - 37.9
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 1:05.0
    Side Plank (Left) - 28.2
    Side Plank (Right) - 30.0
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 28.5
    Reverse Plank - 44.8

    9/1 Totals - 14:08.0
    Superman - 2:00.8
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 3:40.9
    Side Plank (Left) - 1:56.4
    Side Plank (Right) - 2:07.2
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:36.9
    Reverse Plank - 2:45.8

    September Totals - 1:15:38.6
    Superman - 12:41.4
    Alternating Arm & Leg Raise Plank - 15:59.4
    Side Plank (Left) - 10:52.4
    Side Plank (Right) - 11:38.4
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 10:03
    Reverse Plank - 14:24
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    lazycat2018 wrote: »
    Sept 28: 4(2) + 5 squats (lazy!)

    Sept 29: 4(3) + 55 squats

    Total: 128(126) + 1310 squats

  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Daily goals :
    Date: 09/28
    Username: murdog3t
    Log food: ✅
    7000 steps: ✅
    45 min exercise: ✅
    30 min walk: ✅
    Below 20g carbs: no❌
    Below 20g sugar: no❌
    Plank : 2 minutes 1 min hold x2✅


    47 min isometric exercise
    31 min walk ( 0.88mile walk with 🐕)
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Daily goals :
    Date: 09/29
    Username: murdog3t
    Log food: ✅
    7000 steps: ✅
    45 min exercise: ✅
    30 min walk: ✅
    Below 20g carbs: no❌
    Below 20g sugar: no❌

    2 minutes 40 sec planks✅
    20 sec full plank X2
    20 sec forearm plank x2
    20 sec right side plank x2
    20 sec left side plank x2

    58 min isometric exercise
    76 min walk ( 2.19 walk with 🐕& Mom in-law she is 89 with walker )
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,198 Member
    4” Planks
    10” Trampoline
    10” Core

    10”+ ST upper
    loading and unloading pickup 🛻
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,357 Member
    19:30/30 complete

    Fell pretty short of m goal. I’ll try again next month.
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Here's the October challenge
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10845206/october-2021-planking-and-isometric-exercise-challenge
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Goal 60
    Sep 1-6 vacation
    Sep 7-11 5x6x30s
    Sep 12 rest day
    Sep 13-18 5x6x30s
    Sep 19 rest day
    Sep 20 6x30s
    Sep 21 6x30s
    Sep 22 6x30s
    Sep 23 6x30s
    Sep 24 6x30s
    Sep 25 6x30s
    Sep 26 rest day
    Sep 27 6x30s
    Sep 28 6x30s
    Sep 29 6x30s
    Sep 30 6x30s
    Total 60
    Remaining 0
    Goal achieved!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    lazycat2018 wrote: »
    lazycat2018 wrote: »
    Sept 28: 4(2) + 5 squats (lazy!)
    Sept 29: 4(3) + 55 squats
    Sept 30: 4(4) + 40 squats
    Total: 136(133) + 1350 squats

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