Planks..Do them in sets or 1 long one?

tigerlily8045

Do you as a Fitness Nation, do multiple planks of say 5 for 30 seconds each or do you just try to do one for as long as you can? Trying to figure out which is going to be a better deal for the body.

tigerlily8045

bump please?

JustJennie1

I do three sets 2 minutes each.

Cr01502

You should do sets and pay attention to the rest periods. For example if you plank for 1 minute have a 30 second rest between sets (3 sets). You can manipulate the rest time and the plank time to make it easier or more difficult.

karensoxfan

I think you build more core strength by holding them progressively longer, but also by doing 2-3 reps (with rest in between) when you do them.

tigerlily8045

Thanks! That is what I will do then.