1 minute plank

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  • VoicelessRide
    VoicelessRide Posts: 395 Member
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    I love 1 minute planks yesss
  • pkbryant28
    pkbryant28 Posts: 146 Member
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    OK, I know this will probably sound like a really stupid question, but it is a serious one. How do you time yourself? I work out alone so I do not have anyone there with me to time me and I cannot figure out how to do a timer myself. Of course I have a stopwatch on my phone, but how do you hit the start and top button while in a plank position. (Please no smart remarks, I am serious in asking this question. :embarassed: )
  • teachmom32
    teachmom32 Posts: 183 Member
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    I just add about 2 seconds to my timer so that I can get into the correct position.
  • LemonEleven
    LemonEleven Posts: 10 Member
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    I have no idea. Will report back when I look up how to do a plank. lol.
  • DaRealMcKoy
    DaRealMcKoy Posts: 56 Member
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    That's a long time! Good for you!
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
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    Awesome work, now for the next challange here's a harder version of the plank

    http://bretcontreras.com/the-rkc-plank/
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
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    I can only do like 30-40 seconds at the moment.... I've been working on it and hope to be doing 1 minute at some point, soon.
  • JDMarlowe
    JDMarlowe Posts: 327 Member
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    OK, I know this will probably sound like a really stupid question, but it is a serious one. How do you time yourself? I work out alone so I do not have anyone there with me to time me and I cannot figure out how to do a timer myself. Of course I have a stopwatch on my phone, but how do you hit the start and top button while in a plank position. (Please no smart remarks, I am serious in asking this question. :embarassed: )

    I just do the old "1 mississippi, 2 mississippi, 3 mississippi, etc etc etc....." to keep up with mine...
  • ghsfitnesspal
    ghsfitnesspal Posts: 260 Member
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    I have my mobile phone in front of me and press start on a timer when I'm in position :)
  • TMLPatrick
    TMLPatrick Posts: 558 Member
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    I have my mobile phone in front of me and press start on a timer when I'm in position :)

    I do this too... place it right next to my hands and hit it when I get set.... it doesn't have to be exact.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
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    Awesome job!! I can do a minute, never really pushed past a minute. I'm sure insanity will have me planking more than I want!
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
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    I have gotten up to 1.15 sec but i did this at the END of my chest/tricep day so i may have been able to go longer if i did them first. They are on my forearms.
  • kakklespakkle
    kakklespakkle Posts: 118 Member
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    I can do 1 minute when my back isn't playing up, 40 seconds otherwise. Side plank 40 seconds a side. Core strength work is soooo good for you!!
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
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    Recently did 1:45. Not bad for an old fat man.
  • kakklespakkle
    kakklespakkle Posts: 118 Member
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    Recently did 1:45. Not bad for an old fat man.
  • kakklespakkle
    kakklespakkle Posts: 118 Member
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    Recently did 1:45. Not bad for an old fat man.

    Not bad for a young thin man, either!!
  • Cheeky_and_Geeky
    Cheeky_and_Geeky Posts: 984 Member
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    I do 1 min. Its excruciating!
  • Cheeky_and_Geeky
    Cheeky_and_Geeky Posts: 984 Member
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    OK, I know this will probably sound like a really stupid question, but it is a serious one. How do you time yourself? I work out alone so I do not have anyone there with me to time me and I cannot figure out how to do a timer myself. Of course I have a stopwatch on my phone, but how do you hit the start and top button while in a plank position. (Please no smart remarks, I am serious in asking this question. :embarassed: )

    I just do the old "1 mississippi, 2 mississippi, 3 mississippi, etc etc etc....." to keep up with mine...

    Same here
  • boyurboy
    boyurboy Posts: 4 Member
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    If you have an iDevice, get "Seconds Pro" It is a timer app, very flexible...you can have a "Get Ready" Interval, then the actual timer starts automatically. Works well for all sorts of stuff.
  • joyincincy
    joyincincy Posts: 228 Member
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    WTG! I have not tried to hold it for a minute but am working on being able to do both my left and right side planks for 20 each via JM's Yoga Meltdown DVD.

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