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    Plank!!!

    Posts: 30 Member
    edited January 21 in Motivation and Support
    Want to know something that has me super pumped right now? I am a little over 300lbs. I tried the plank today and I was able to do it for a full minute!!! I know its not that long but for me it is!!! Let me tell you, if I can do it then so can you. Ahh I'm so so excited about this. :)

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    • Posts: 1,442 Member
      That is great to hear!! It's the little things that make us smile. Keep up the great work and thanks for the motivating post!
    • Posts: 282 Member
      I can do a minute too, but i'm 190... You rock ;)
    • Posts: 150 Member
      WTG! I agree with quietHiker, it's the little things are what keeps us going! Keep up the great work! :)
    • Posts: 71
      I can do a minute! I'm shaking by the end of it though!! It's hard work!
    • Posts: 30 Member
      Thanks guys!! Yes it is definitely the small things that makes a difference. I was literally shaking at the end too laurajcrampto!! I was also yelling loudly "I CAN do it!!!" Haha. Thankfully no one was home because I really was yelling. It is such an exhilarating feeling!!
    • Posts: 1,360 Member
      You go girl!! That is something to be proud of.

      And awesome job getting out of your own head - your body doesn't give up first, your mind does.
    • Posts: 1,837 Member
      Oh man; I can only do 25 seconds. Boo!
      But good for you!
    • Posts: 3,499 Member
      Want to know something that has me super pumped right now? I am a little over 300lbs. I tried the plank today and I was able to do it for a full minute!!! I know its not that long but for me it is!!! Let me tell you, if I can do it then so can you. Ahh I'm so so excited about this. :)

      This is FANTASTIC.....

      i used to be over 300 pounds I couldn't do that then.

      I am now much LESS than 300 pounds and I can do 500 crunches, 300 swiss ball crunches and 127 jack knife prones and yet I can only do a 15 second plank.

      that is AWESOME. good for you.
    • Posts: 298 Member
      That's fantastic!!! Congrats!!! You've motivated me to try again.
    • Posts: 6,349 Member
      A minute us amazing! Well done!
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      Rock on!
    • Posts: 104
      Planks are great, I do reps of them in my core workouts, although, I am really looking forward to getting a minute on my planche forms, still working the first form though :sad:

      Not sure why I missed this, but great job, a minute is hard core!
    • Posts: 8,218 Member
      AWESOME!!!!! :drinker: :drinker:
    • Posts: 402 Member
      That's awesome!!!! Well done you!!! That's really cool :) Took me a long time to get to 1 minute!!!
    • Posts: 22,834 Member
      I barely get past half a minute! Awesome!
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
      Sweet! Keep going!!! I've had to do 2 minute planks for the strength program I'm using, and I hate them. Mostly because I can't stand being still for 2 minutes.
    • Posts: 562 Member
      Planks are awesome! I read somewhere that 60 second planks are actually more effective for core work than crunches. Keep it up!
    • Posts: 3,670 Member
      I'm impressed!
    • Posts: 2,918 Member
      I think a minute is awesome!! KUDOS!
    • Posts: 566
      That is awesome, I'm at 250 and still can't plank that long!!
    • Posts: 13 Member
      That's so awesome! Are you doing the plank on your elbows or on your hands? Either way, that's impressive!
    • Posts: 721 Member
      You did awesome. I am at goal -140lbs with a 36lbs loss & I still struggle with doing a plank for a full minute. I try & try. You rocked it out.
    • Posts: 88 Member
      That is awesome! You are heavier than me and I only managed 30seconds today. I have just added it to my gym work out as something to build on.

      Great job!!
    • Posts: 341 Member
      Sweet! Keep going!!! I've had to do 2 minute planks for the strength program I'm using, and I hate them. Mostly because I can't stand being still for 2 minutes.

      Put a book down on the floor and read while you're planking. Works for me!
    • Posts: 341 Member
      I work with a woman who does Cross-fit and she told me that she won a competition once by planking for 5 minutes. That became my new goal and I was up to 1 min, 45 seconds. Then I read an article on yahoo (I know, I know) that once you get past 1 minute you are wasting your time because it is a static exercise.

      What have you guys all heard? Is that true or not?
    • Posts: 201 Member
      I start shaking at about 00:45 haha I can do a full minute but it's SUPER hard... this reminds me brb.... ok did it! LOL
    • Posts: 30 Member
      Thanks everyone! Meiya007 I did it on my elbows. :)
    • Posts: 121 Member
      My ex-trainer does core strength classes and she challenges them to hold it for 1.5 minutes or 2 minutes. It is hard for so many people. 1 minute is really good right off bat.
    • Posts: 87 Member
      Awesome!!! Planks use so many muscles. You're off to a GREAT start!! Keep on smiling and keep on working to get healthy!!! You go girl!
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
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      Put a book down on the floor and read while you're planking. Works for me!

      That's a good idea! I tried MFP'ing, but it didn't work so well. :smile:
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