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Did my first-ever plank.
KharismaticKayteh
Posts: 322 Member
Held it for thirty seconds.
Am I a pansy for panting like a dog and thinking that was pretty hardcore?
I mean, I didn't realize what that would feel like... and it's hard, hahaha, but it felt pretty awesome.
Okay, I'm going to get back to my workout.
Am I a pansy for panting like a dog and thinking that was pretty hardcore?
I mean, I didn't realize what that would feel like... and it's hard, hahaha, but it felt pretty awesome.
Okay, I'm going to get back to my workout.
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No, no, that's the whole thing about planks! They're so much harder than they look.0
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I do very much dislike planking.
But it is extremely good!0 -
30 secs is awesome - I managed 5 secs the other day :-0 ok so it was part of a circuit at the time and I was about to collapse!!!0
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Ahaha!!! Well, I was doing it with Wii Fit, and the exercise is set to thirty seconds, so it was tracking my balance and whatever. It only gave me 50-something points and scored me two out of four stars because I was really shaky, but I was like, "Shuddup, Wii Fit, I feel like a wizard."30 secs is awesome - I managed 5 secs the other day :-0 ok so it was part of a circuit at the time and I was about to collapse!!!0 -
I managed a 30 sec one yesterday and it was up on my toes rather than my knees like I always used to do them, I was well chuffed!!!0
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This is one of the hardest exercise i believe... but I love it
At the gym we do a somehow modified plank starting from the push-up position and lowering a little bit. Its a killer!0 -
Way to go! Planks are killer! 30 seconds is definitely a long time!0
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Nice job! I love doing planks. I do mine on my elbows and toes and try for 3 minutes at a time, my body shakes pretty violently during the last minute lol0
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That is AWESOME...Planks are killers!!!
My gym does a monthly challenge and last month was Planks (how long could you hold it) and I watched a young and very fit guy do 7min 38 sec. when he got done he said "that was my first time I have done that" I didn't if I should congratulate him or kick him...LOL0 -
Woot! Way to go! I hate planks! LOL0
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Planks are deceivingly difficult, especially when you add in shoulder or knee taps.
That being said, I would love to see someone with a totally killer bod from only doing planks/doing only planks, because then I would do them until I passed out!0 -
]Ahaha!!! Well, I was doing it with Wii Fit, and the exercise is set to thirty seconds, so it was tracking my balance and whatever. It only gave me 50-something points and scored me two out of four stars because I was really shaky, but I was like, "Shuddup, Wii Fit, I feel like a wizard."
"I feel like a wizard!" That made me giggle! I shall borrow that!0 -
Yep, planks are crazy hard! Great job! Little by little you'll up your time, but for now, 30 seconds is great!0
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Have not done a first plank yet. Good job.0
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If you stick with it you'll be able to do longer.... when i started 30 seconds was killer.... Now the longest I've held one is over 3 minutes.
ETA: I typically do planks on my toes & elbows. but often practice side planks as well.0 -
That is AWESOME...Planks are killers!!!
My gym does a monthly challenge and last month was Planks (how long could you hold it) and I watched a young and very fit guy do 7min 38 sec. when he got done he said "that was my first time I have done that" I didn't if I should congratulate him or kick him...LOL
Definitely kick!!! LOL :laugh:0 -
I recently added planks and side planks to my ab routine. LOVE/HATE THEM!
My expectations were definitely set too high for the side planks. They are tough!!!0 -
I do my regular planks on my forearms with my hands together. I have a problem with one of my elbows so doing them that way wouldn't work.0
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My gym does a monthly challenge and last month was Planks (how long could you hold it) and I watched a young and very fit guy do 7min 38 sec. when he got done he said "that was my first time I have done that" I didn't if I should congratulate him or kick him...LOL
My first time I got over 3 minutes, and I am neither young nor very fit. This is not to brag, but rather to show that you don't have really do planks. I got my core up to that doing push-ups and situps, but no planks.
Side-planks are a different beast altogether. If I can do over minute I'm really happy.0 -
Great job! My first try was only 4 seconds.0
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my first plank ever was 93 seconds. i've never done a plank in my life before that! they are serious business!
today, i did 2min3sec. and that was after doing 10 hanging leg lifts from my stair rail. i am not by any means strong or cut or at a high level of fitness. i'm pretty normal. but i agree with another poster on here that if you have a strong core even if you don't do planks regularly, you could easily do a long plank.0 -
Good job I started out doing mine for 30 seconds and then gradually moved to 60 seconds, and I'm working on trying for two minutes without my entire body giving out. 0
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I never tried to see how long I could do a single plank. I might do that my during my next ab workout.
Last night I did 4 sets of 60 second planks, and 4 sets of 30 second (each) side planks. I want to work my way to doubling the duration of each.0
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