Crank those Planks August 2022 edition

jeffrey_ad
jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
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Plank Challenge

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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DareBee 5 minute Plank Workout:
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Feel free to share your variations and challenges.


Happy planking!
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  • tassieboy
    tassieboy Posts: 65 Member
    I want to get into the habit of doing planks. I want to build a habit of standing up from my desk a couple of times a day and doing a plank. The 30 day challenge above looks useful. I might use that as a guide.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40

    Total: 10 (10); reps: 180 bodyweight/140 weights ... 320
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120

    Total: 20 (20); reps: 480 bodyweight/260 weights ... 740
  • 88AViva
    88AViva Posts: 499 Member
    Goal : 230 Minutes Planks & Mixed Isometric Exercises


    • Mon 01 - 6 Minutes 35 Seconds
    • Tues 02 - 7 Minutes
    • Wed 03 - 8 Minutes
    • Thurs 04 - 6 Minutes
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120
    Aug 5: 5 (5); reps: 160/40

    Total: 25 (25); reps: 640 bodyweight/300 weights ... 940
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120
    Aug 5: 5 (5); reps: 160/40
    Aug 6: 5 (5); reps: 70/60
    Total: 30 (30); reps: 710 bodyweight/360 weights ... 1070
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120
    Aug 5: 5 (5); reps: 160/40
    Aug 6: 5 (5); reps: 70/60
    Aug 7: 5 (5); reps: 100/100

    Total: 35 (35); reps: 810 bodyweight/460 weights ... 1270
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120
    Aug 5: 5 (5); reps: 160/40
    Aug 6: 5 (5); reps: 70/60
    Aug 7: 5 (5); reps: 100/100
    Aug 8: 4 (4); reps: 130

    Total: 39 (39); reps: 940 bodyweight/460 weights ... 1400
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120
    Aug 5: 5 (5); reps: 160/40
    Aug 6: 5 (5); reps: 70/60
    Aug 7: 5 (5); reps: 100/100
    Aug 8: 4 (4); reps: 130
    Aug 9: 6 (6); reps: 100/60
    Aug 10: 0 (5); reps: 40

    Total: 45 (50); reps: 1080 bodyweight/520 weights ... 1600
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights (squats included).

    Aug 1: 5 (5); reps: 70/100
    Aug 2: 5 (5); reps: 110/40
    Aug 3-4: 10 (10); reps: 300/120
    Aug 5: 5 (5); reps: 160/40
    Aug 6: 5 (5); reps: 70/60
    Aug 7: 5 (5); reps: 100/100
    Aug 8: 4 (4); reps: 130
    Aug 9: 6 (6); reps: 100/60
    Aug 10: 0 (5); reps: 40
    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60

    Total: 55 (55); reps: 1380 bodyweight/580 weights ... 1960


  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60
    Aug 12: 4 (4); reps: 170/40

    Total: 59 (59); reps: 1550 bodyweight/620 weights ... 2070
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60
    Aug 12: 4 (4); reps: 170/40
    Aug 13: 6 (6); reps: 200/100

    Total: 65 (65); reps: 1750 bodyweight/720 weights ... 2370
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60
    Aug 12: 4 (4); reps: 170/40
    Aug 13: 6 (6); reps: 200/100
    Aug 14: 5 (5); reps: 300/120

    Total: 70 (70); reps: 2050 bodyweight/840 weights ... 2790
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60
    Aug 12: 4 (4); reps: 170/40
    Aug 13: 6 (6); reps: 200/100
    Aug 14: 5 (5); reps: 300/120
    Aug 15: 5 (5); reps: 120/60
    Aug 16: 5 (5); reps: 100/40

    Total: 80 (80); reps: 2270 bodyweight/940 weights ... 3110
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    Aug 17: rest day
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60
    Aug 12: 4 (4); reps: 170/40
    Aug 13: 6 (6); reps: 200/100
    Aug 14: 5 (5); reps: 300/120
    Aug 15: 5 (5); reps: 120/60
    Aug 16: 5 (5); reps: 100/40
    Aug 18-20: 10 (12); 280/20

    Total: 90 (92); reps: 2550 bodyweight/960 weights ... 3510
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 11: 10 (5); reps: 300/60
    Aug 12: 4 (4); reps: 170/40
    Aug 13: 6 (6); reps: 200/100
    Aug 14: 5 (5); reps: 300/120
    Aug 15: 5 (5); reps: 120/60
    Aug 16: 5 (5); reps: 100/40
    Aug 18-20: 10 (12); 280/20
    Aug 21: 5 (3): 60/40

    Total: 95 (95); reps: 2610 bodyweight/1000 weights ... 3610
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120

    Total: 101 (101); reps: 2730 bodyweight/1000 weights ... 3730
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20

    Total: 107 (106); reps: 2880 bodyweight/1020 weights ... 3900
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20
    Aug 24: 5 (6); reps: 100/20

    Total: 112 (112); reps: 2980 bodyweight/1040 weights ... 4020
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    I would like to join is it too early / late?
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    murdog3t wrote: »
    I would like to join is it too early / late?

    Any time, any number, I am feeling a bit lonely here :)
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    edited August 2022
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20
    Aug 24: 5 (6); reps: 100/20
    Aug 25-26: 5 (5); reps: 100/50

    Total: 117 (117); reps: 3080 bodyweight/1090 weights ... 4170
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    I will be doing isometric exercise 15 min daily
    Planks 30 sec x 5 x 6 days for
    the rest of this month I’ll start posting tomorrow
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    edited August 2022
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20
    Aug 24: 5 (6); reps: 100/20
    Aug 25-26: 5 (5); reps: 100/50
    Aug 27: 5 (5); reps: 100

    Total: 122 (122); reps: 3180 bodyweight/1090 weights ... 4270

    Goal achieved.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20
    Aug 24: 5 (6); reps: 100/20
    Aug 25-26: 5 (5); reps: 100/50
    Aug 27: 5 (5); reps: 100
    Aug 28: 5 (5); reps: 120

    Total: 127 (127); reps: 3300 bodyweight/1090 weights ... 4390

    Goal achieved.
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    Well I’ll try again tomorrow got the 2nd shingles vaccine on Thursday and have every side effect listed including sever dizziness not able to do anything
    Hope your doing well @lazycat2018
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20
    Aug 24: 5 (6); reps: 100/20
    Aug 25-26: 5 (5); reps: 100/50
    Aug 27: 5 (5); reps: 100
    Aug 28: 5 (5); reps: 120
    Aug 29: 5 (5); reps: 100/40

    Total: 132 (132); reps: 3400 bodyweight/1130 weights ... 4530

    Goal achieved.

    @murdog3t , better give yourself time to recover and start planks in September. Get well soon!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    My August goal is 120 minutes planks, 120 minutes of other isometric exercises and 3000 reps, bodyweight/free weights

    Aug 22: 6 (6); reps: 120
    Aug 23: 6 (5); reps: 150/20
    Aug 24: 5 (6); reps: 100/20
    Aug 25-26: 5 (5); reps: 100/50
    Aug 27: 5 (5); reps: 100
    Aug 28: 5 (5); reps: 120
    Aug 29: 5 (5); reps: 100/40
    Aug 30: 5 (5); reps: 140/10

    Total: 137 (137); reps: 3540 bodyweight/1140 weights ... 4680

    Goal achieved.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    August 31: rest day :) back to planks tomorrow

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