February 2022 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge

jeffrey_ad
jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
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Hello!

This is the place for your planking and isometric challenges.

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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Here's 30 Day Advanced Plank Workout:
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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/10852187/january-2022-planking-and-isometric-exercise-challenge
Happy planking!
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  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    Thank you, @jeffrey-ad,
    on this last month of winter I will keep to 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 10 (10) + 100 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 15 (15) + 150 WS
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    @jeffrey_ad, thanks for keeping this going, I’m going for 80 minutes again
    Goal 80 minutes.

    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 12 minutes
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS

    Total: 22 (22) + 220 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 27 (27) + 270 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 6: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 32 (32) + 320 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 6: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 7: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 37 (37) + 370 WS
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Goal 80 minutes.

    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks
    04/02 none
    05/02 4 mins mixed planks
    06/02 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 20 minutes.
    Where is everyone?
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 6: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 7: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 8: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 42 (42) + 420 WS

    @lesdarts180 I am here☺
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 6: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 7: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 8: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 9: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 47 (47) + 470 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 6: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 7: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 8: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 9: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 10: 6 (6) + 60 WS

    Total: 53 (53) + 530 WS

  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Goal 80 minutes.

    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks
    04/02 none
    05/02 4 mins mixed planks
    06/02 4 mins mixed planks
    07/02 4 mins mixed planks
    08/02 4 mins mixed planks
    09/02 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 32 minutes.

    Hi @lazycat2018 , just you and me then. Even Jeff @jeffrey_ad seems to have gone AWOL this month.
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    I'm here; I'm in for 60 again
    Feb 1 6x30s
    Feb 2 6x30s
    Feb 3 6x30s
    Feb 4 6x30s
    Feb 5 rest day
    Feb 6 rest day
    Feb 7 6x30s
    Feb 8 6x30s
    Feb 9 6x30s
    Feb 10 6x30s
    Total 24
    Remaining 36
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 1: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 2: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 3: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 4: 7 (7) + 70 WS
    Feb 5: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 6: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 7: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 8: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 9: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 10: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 11: 6 (6) + 60 WS

    Total: 59 (59) + 590 WS

    @lesdarts180 @jeffrey_ad quality is more important than quantity 👣
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 70 (70) + 700 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 75 (75) + 750 WS
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Goal 80 minutes.

    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks
    04/02 none
    05/02 4 mins mixed planks
    06/02 4 mins mixed planks
    07/02 4 mins mixed planks
    08/02 4 mins mixed planks
    09/02 4 mins mixed planks
    10/02 none – just didn’t feel like it
    11/02 4 mins mixed planks
    12/02 rest day – family visiting
    13/02 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 40 - half way there.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 80 (80) + 800 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 16: 6 (6) + 60 WS

    Total: 86 (86) + 860 WS
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Goal 80 minutes.
    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks
    04/02 none
    05/02 4 mins mixed planks
    06/02 4 mins mixed planks
    07/02 4 mins mixed planks
    08/02 4 mins mixed planks
    09/02 4 mins mixed planks
    10/02 none – just didn’t feel like it
    11/02 4 mins mixed planks
    12/02 rest day – family visiting
    13/02 4 mins mixed planks
    14/02 4 mins mixed planks
    15/02 4 mins mixed planks
    16/02 none – forgot!

    Total 48 minutes
    Remaining 32 minutes
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    edited February 2022
    Goal 60
    Feb 1 6x30s
    Feb 2 6x30s
    Feb 3 6x30s
    Feb 4 6x30s
    Feb 5 rest day
    Feb 6 rest day
    Feb 7 6x30s
    Feb 8 6x30s
    Feb 9 6x30s
    Feb 10 6x30s
    Feb 11 6x30s
    Feb 12 rest day
    Feb 13 rest day
    Feb 14 6x30s
    Feb 15 6x30s
    Feb 16 6x30s
    Feb 17 6x30s
    Feb 18 6x30s
    Total 42
    Remaining 18

  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 16: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 17 - 19: 7 (11) + 70 WS

    Total: 93 (97) + 930 WS
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 16: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 17 - 19: 7 (11) + 70 WS
    Feb 20 - 21: 12 (8) + 120 WS

    Total: 105 (105) + 1050 WS
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Goal 80 minutes.
    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks
    04/02 none
    05/02 4 mins mixed planks
    06/02 4 mins mixed planks
    07/02 4 mins mixed planks
    08/02 4 mins mixed planks
    09/02 4 mins mixed planks
    10/02 none – just didn’t feel like it
    11/02 4 mins mixed planks
    12/02 rest day – family visiting
    13/02 4 mins mixed planks
    14/02 4 mins mixed planks
    15/02 4 mins mixed planks
    16/02 none – forgot!
    17/02 4 mins mixed planks
    18/02 4 mins mixed planks
    19/02 none
    20/02 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 60 minutes

    I made a start on today's planks but I'm wearing different shoes and they are too slippy - my toes can't get a grip. :/

  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    I did elbow planks and side planks in my slippy shoes (2 mins 40 secs) in the morning, then changed shoes and did straight arm planks in the afternoon plus an extra 2 mins, 6 minutes total for the day!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 16: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 17 - 19: 7 (11) + 70 WS
    Feb 20 - 21: 12 (8) + 120 WS
    Feb 22: 5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 110 (110) + 1100 WS

    @lesdarts180, shoes matter, I usually wear just socks for planks, but recently did them in trainers and felt like I could do a lot more, it was so much easier.
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Goal 80 minutes.
    01/02 4 mins mixed planks
    02/02 4 mins mixed planks
    03/02 4 mins mixed planks
    04/02 none
    05/02 4 mins mixed planks
    06/02 4 mins mixed planks
    07/02 4 mins mixed planks
    08/02 4 mins mixed planks
    09/02 4 mins mixed planks
    10/02 none – just didn’t feel like it
    11/02 4 mins mixed planks
    12/02 rest day – family visiting
    13/02 4 mins mixed planks
    14/02 4 mins mixed planks
    15/02 4 mins mixed planks
    16/02 none – forgot!
    17/02 4 mins mixed planks
    18/02 4 mins mixed planks
    19/02 none
    20/02 4 mins mixed planks
    21/02 6 mins mixed planks
    22/02 4 mins mixed planks
    23/02 4 mins mixed planks

    Total 74 minutes
    Remaining 6 minutes

    I do indoor cardio in socks but I need trainers for planks - I need the support for my toes and to prevent slipping.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 16: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 17 - 19: 7 (11) + 70 WS
    Feb 20 - 21: 12 (8) + 120 WS
    Feb 22: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 23:5 (5) + 50 WS

    Total: 115 (115) + 1150 WS

    Yes, trainers provide better support for toes. I usually put them on when I go on treadmill as my soles are burning otherwise
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My February goal is again 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes other isometric exercises and 1200 weighted squats

    Feb 12: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 13: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 14: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 15: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 16: 6 (6) + 60 WS
    Feb 17 - 19: 7 (11) + 70 WS
    Feb 20 - 21: 12 (8) + 120 WS
    Feb 22: 5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 23:5 (5) + 50 WS
    Feb 24 - 25: 10 (10) + 100 WS

    Total: 125 (125) + 1250 WS

    Goal achieved on 24/02

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