October 2021 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge

jeffrey_ad
jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
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If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to planking and isometric exercises, we welcome you! If you are returning from a previous thread, we welcome you, too.

There are no set challenges - this is a mixed-ability / mixed-experience / everyone welcome group.

Just pick the target that you would like to achieve this month and post updates throughout the month as you work toward your target.

If you are new to planking it is a good idea to start with as little as 10 or 15 seconds and build up over time.


Here's a 30 Day Beginner Plank Challenge
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Feel free to share your variations and challenges.

Here is a link to last month's challenge:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10842223/september-2021-planking-and-isometric-exercise-challenge

Happy planking!
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  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Goal 60
    Oct 1 6x30s
    Total 3
    Remaining 57
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Goal
    80 minutes planking for the month will mix & match
    19.5 hrs isometric exercise for the month
    ( 45 min / day x 26 days)



  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,228 Member
    edited October 2021
    ✅ October goals:
    88+ minutes of mixed planks (weekly average 20")
    620+ minutes cardio (daily average 20”)
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    10/01
    3 min planks ( 77 )
    27 min isometric (1143)
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    edited October 2021
    Unsure if I'm going to set myself a goal this month in terms of minutes. Just hoping to be consistent and continue to do planks throughout the month.

    Today
    Mixed Planks: 8 x 30 secs
    Knee press-ups: 3 x 10 reps
    Sit-ups: 3 x 10 reps

    October cumulative
    Planks: 4 minutes
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    10/2 workout summary

    Set 1
    Superman - 1:02
    Forearm Plank - 1:03
    Side Plank (left) - 44
    Side Plank (right) - 50
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 42
    Reverse Plank - 1:00
    Set 2
    Superman - 56
    Forearm Plank - 57
    Side Plank (left) - 36
    Side Plank (right) - 45
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 36
    Reverse Plank - 52
    Set 3
    Superman - 49
    Forearm Plank - 51
    Side Plank (left) - 29
    Side Plank (right) - 34
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 30
    Reverse Plank - 43

    10/2 Total - 13:59
    Superman - 2:47
    Forearm Plank - 2:51
    Side Plank (left) - 1:49
    Side Plank (right) - 2:09
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:48
    Reverse Plank - 2:35

    October Total - 13:59
    Superman - 2:47
    Forearm Plank - 2:51
    Side Plank (left) - 1:49
    Side Plank (right) - 2:09
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:48
    Reverse Plank - 2:35
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,363 Member
    Just plain ‘ole planks for me. If I hit my goal this month, I’ll add a variation for November.

    October goal: 31 minutes
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats

    Total: 10 (10) + 85 squats
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)

    Total: 15 (15) + 125 squats
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    10/02
    3 min plank (74)
    0 min isometric (1143)
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,228 Member
    edited October 2021
    I’m still on target 🎯
    With daily goals: 4” planks and 20” cardio

    Yesterday I walked for 40” +
    Beautiful fall day 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁💞
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)
    Oct 4: 5 (5) + 50 squats (10 WS)

    Total: 20 (20) + 175 squats
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    Today
    Mixed Planks: 8 x 30 secs
    Knee press-ups: 3 x 10 reps
    Sit-ups: 3 x 10 reps

    October cumulative
    Planks: 8 minutes
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)
    Oct 4: 5 (5) + 50 squats (10 WS)
    Oct 5: 5 (5) + 40 squats

    Total: 25 (25) + 215 squats (30 WS)
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    10/04
    3 min plank ( 68)
    56 min isometric ( 1085)
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)
    Oct 4: 5 (5) + 50 squats (10 WS)
    Oct 5: 5 (5) + 40 squats
    Oct 6: 5 (5) + 50 squats

    Total: 30 (30) + 265 squats (30 WS)
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    10/6 workout summary

    Set 1
    Superman - 46
    Forearm Plank - 1:12
    Side Plank (left) - 50
    Side Plank (right) - 46
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 40
    Reverse Plank - 1:11
    Set 2
    Superman - 44
    Forearm Plank - 58
    Side Plank (left) - 37
    Side Plank (right) - 41
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 37
    Reverse Plank - 49
    Set 3
    Superman - 49
    Forearm Plank - 1:03
    Side Plank (left) - 39
    Side Plank (right) - 42
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 31
    Reverse Plank - 37

    10/6 Total - 14:02
    Superman - 2:19
    Forearm Plank - 3:13
    Side Plank (left) - 1:56
    Side Plank (right) - 2:09
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:48
    Reverse Plank - 2:37

    10/2 workout summary
    Set 1
    Superman - 1:02
    Forearm Plank - 1:03
    Side Plank (left) - 44
    Side Plank (right) - 50
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 42
    Reverse Plank - 1:00
    Set 2
    Superman - 56
    Forearm Plank - 57
    Side Plank (left) - 36
    Side Plank (right) - 45
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 36
    Reverse Plank - 52
    Set 3
    Superman - 49
    Forearm Plank - 51
    Side Plank (left) - 29
    Side Plank (right) - 34
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 30
    Reverse Plank - 43

    10/2 Total - 13:59
    Superman - 2:47
    Forearm Plank - 2:51
    Side Plank (left) - 1:49
    Side Plank (right) - 2:09
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 1:48
    Reverse Plank - 2:35

    October Total - 28:01
    Superman - 5:06
    Forearm Plank - 6:04
    Side Plank (left) - 3:45
    Side Plank (right) - 4:18
    Hollow Tuck Hold - 3:36
    Reverse Plank - 5:12
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    10/05
    3 min planks ( 65)
    42 min isometric ( 1016)
    10/06
    3 min plank ( 62)
    45 min isometric (971)
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    I want so badly to be back in, that I'd rather not be terribly accurate, just to prevent postponing until I can write in the usual format.

    So... In October I kinda did:

    10/2: 2:00 planks during Pollard's tabata. The 2:00 wall sits were looong!

    10/4: 5:00 planks or more, cause this Day's Epic Heat had more pushups that I can bare :smiley:

    10/5: 3:00 planks (renegate rows, 10kg x 2 DB) + 3:00 wall sit (hard, gotta get back to it!)

    Total so far:
    Planks: 10:00
    Leg Isoms: 5:00
    Pushups:

    Time to get serious! 🙌
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)
    Oct 4: 5 (5) + 50 squats (10 WS)
    Oct 5: 5 (5) + 40 squats
    Oct 6: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 7: 5 (5) + 45 squats

    Total: 35 (35) + 310 squats (30 WS)
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)
    Oct 4: 5 (5) + 50 squats (10 WS)
    Oct 5: 5 (5) + 40 squats
    Oct 6: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 7: 5 (5) + 45 squats
    Oct 8: 6 (6) + 40 squats

    Total: 41 (41) + 350 squats (30 WS)
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    Goal 60
    Oct 1 6x30s
    Oct 2 rest day
    Oct 3 rest day
    Oct 4 6x30s
    Oct 5 6x30s
    Oct 6 6x30s
    Oct 7 6x30s
    Oct 8 6x30s
    Total 18
    Remaining 42


  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,228 Member
    On track in Oregon
    ✔️ planks
    ✔️ cardio

    Have gone back to outside morning classes
    Zumba and Pickleball

    Love the group classes
    And the planks are helping my posture 💗
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    October goal: at least 120 minutes mixed planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 1000 squats, some of them weighted squats (WS)

    Oct 1: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 2: 5 (5) + 35 squats
    Oct 3: 5 (5) + 40 squats (20 WS)
    Oct 4: 5 (5) + 50 squats (10 WS)
    Oct 5: 5 (5) + 40 squats
    Oct 6: 5 (5) + 50 squats
    Oct 7: 5 (5) + 45 squats
    Oct 8: 6 (6) + 40 squats
    Oct 9: 5 (5) + 40 squats

    Total: 46 (46) + 390 squats (30 WS)
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    10/2: 2:00 planks during Pollard's tabata. The 2:00 wall sits were looong!

    10/4: 5:00 planks or more, cause this Day's Epic Heat had more pushups that I can bare :smiley:

    10/5: 3:00 planks (renegate rows, 10kg x 2 DB) + 3:00 wall sit (hard, gotta get back to it!)

    10/7: 5:00 planks or more during Epic Heat
    10/8: 2:00 planks or less during Epic Heat :smile:
    10/9: 5:00 planks, my own mix + 4:00 wallsit

    Total so far:
    Planks: 22:00
    Leg Isoms: 10:00
    Pushups:
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,363 Member
    Just plain ‘ole planks for me. If I hit my goal this month, I’ll add a variation for November.

    October goal: 31 minutes

    To date: 9 minutes
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    edited October 2021
    I've been MIA for a few days, been unwell and on doctor's orders I'm taking it easy for a while.

    Today
    Mixed planks: 12 x 30 secs
    Knee press-ups: 2 x 10 reps
    Sit-ups: 2 x 10 reps

    October cumulative
    Planks: 14 minutes
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Migraine since Friday not doing
    Much hopefully 🙏 will feel better ❤️‍🩹 by tomorrow

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