60 Minutes per Month Plank Challenge - January 2017

Goal: 60minutes of Plank for this Challenge!!

Jan 1: 7:00 Mixed (2:35)
Jan 2: 9:00 Mixed (4:50)
Jan 3 7:00 Mixed (2:35)
Jan 4: Rest day (2:15)
Jan 5: 2x 1:00 SA (4:50)
Jan 6: 1x5:00 PW (2:45)
Jan 7: 2x 1:00 E (3:00)
Jan 8: Rest day
Jan 9: 2x 2:00 E (3:00 + 30x :02sec hold Push-ups)
Jan 10: Rest day (2:15)
Jan 11: Rest day (3:00)
Jan 12: 2x 1:00 SA (6:00)
Jan 13: 1x 5:00 PW (4:00)
Jan 14: Zip
Jan 15: Zip
Jan 16: 1x 5:00 PW (5:00 + 3x 2 Up-downs/5Jacks, 3x 15 WG Push-ups)
Jan 17: 1x 2:00 E (5:00)
Jan 18: Zip (1:45)
Jan 19: 1x 2:00 E (8:00)
Jan 20: Zip
Jan 21: Zip
Jan 22: Zip
Jan 23: 1x 2:00 SA (13:45)
Jan 24: 1x 5:00 PW (3x 20 Tri PU w/rotation)
Jan 25: Zip
Jan 26: 1x 5:00 PW (12:30)
Total: 60:00 (143:05)

Goal Reached!!!
Still a day behind on my other challenge! Ugh, off to the gym...

January 1, None, Nada, Bumpkiss, Resting today
January 2, 2 x 3 min mixed planks (6 min)
January 3, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) (There's a first time for everything!)
January 4, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min)
January 5, None, Rest Day
January 6, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) - Not letting this head cold beat me. It can kiss my *kitten*!
January 7, None - Sick Day
January 8, None - Sick Day
January 9, 1 x 6 min plank (ok that was tougher than I thought, still under the weather a bit) (6 min)
January 10, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 11, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 12, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (3 min)
January 13, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7min)
January 14, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min) - RAWR!!
January 15, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 16, None, Rest Day
January 17, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 18, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 19, None, Nada, Bumpkiss... Rest Day.
January 20, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 21, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 22, None Resting today... too sore from yesterday to do planks!
January 23, None, Day #2 of DOMS from my Saturday excursion lol. /sigh
January 24, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)

Total for the first goal 120 minutes, 0 minutes left to goal. Everything else this month is a bonus!

January 25, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 26, None, Rest Day
January 27, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)

Grand total for the month, 140 minutes.

Goal: 60minutes of Plank for this Challenge!!

Jan 1: 7:00 Mixed (2:35)
Jan 2: 9:00 Mixed (4:50)
Jan 3 7:00 Mixed (2:35)
Jan 4: Rest day (2:15)
Jan 5: 2x 1:00 SA (4:50)
Jan 6: 1x5:00 PW (2:45)
Jan 7: 2x 1:00 E (3:00)
Jan 8: Rest day
Jan 9: 2x 2:00 E (3:00 + 30x :02sec hold Push-ups)
Jan 10: Rest day (2:15)
Jan 11: Rest day (3:00)
Jan 12: 2x 1:00 SA (6:00)
Jan 13: 1x 5:00 PW (4:00)
Jan 14: Zip
Jan 15: Zip
Jan 16: 1x 5:00 PW (5:00 + 3x 2 Up-downs/5Jacks, 3x 15 WG Push-ups)
Jan 17: 1x 2:00 E (5:00)
Jan 18: Zip (1:45)
Jan 19: 1x 2:00 E (8:00)
Jan 20: Zip
Jan 21: Zip
Jan 22: Zip
Jan 23: 1x 2:00 SA (13:45)
Jan 24: 1x 5:00 PW (3x 20 Tri PU w/rotation)
Jan 25: Zip
Jan 26: 1x 5:00 PW (12:30)
Total: 60:00 (143:05)
Goal Reached!!!

Jan 27: Zip Shoulder is killing me!

Goal 90 min
Jan 1 - 5 min (mixed)
Jan 2 - 5 min (mixed)
Jan 3 - 5 min (mixed)
Jan 4 - 5 min (mixed)
Jan 5 - taking a rest day that coincides with some of my other challenges
Jan 6 - 3 min (mixed)
Jan 7 - 4 min
Jan 8 - 4 min
Jan 9 - 0
Jan 10 - 0
Jan 11 - 5 min
Jan 12 - 5 min
Jan 13 - 4 min
Jan 14 - 5 min
Jan 15 - 4 min
Jan 16 - 3 min
Jan 16 - 0
Jan 17 - 4 min
Jan 18 - 4 min
Jan 19 - 1 min (Just couldn't get into it)
Jan 20 - 0
Jan 21 - 5 min
Jan 22 - 5 min
Jan 23 - 6 min
Jan 24 - 0
Jan 25 - 0
Jan 26 - 4 min
Jan 27 - 0
Jan 28 - 4 min

Total for Jan: 90min

Goal: 60minutes of Plank for this Challenge!!

Jan 1: 7:00 Mixed (2:35)
Jan 2: 9:00 Mixed (4:50)
Jan 3 7:00 Mixed (2:35)
Jan 4: Rest day (2:15)
Jan 5: 2x 1:00 SA (4:50)
Jan 6: 1x5:00 PW (2:45)
Jan 7: 2x 1:00 E (3:00)
Jan 8: Rest day
Jan 9: 2x 2:00 E (3:00 + 30x :02sec hold Push-ups)
Jan 10: Rest day (2:15)
Jan 11: Rest day (3:00)
Jan 12: 2x 1:00 SA (6:00)
Jan 13: 1x 5:00 PW (4:00)
Jan 14: Zip
Jan 15: Zip
Jan 16: 1x 5:00 PW (5:00 + 3x 2 Up-downs/5Jacks, 3x 15 WG Push-ups)
Jan 17: 1x 2:00 E (5:00)
Jan 18: Zip (1:45)
Jan 19: 1x 2:00 E (8:00)
Jan 20: Zip
Jan 21: Zip
Jan 22: Zip
Jan 23: 1x 2:00 SA (13:45)
Jan 24: 1x 5:00 PW (3x 20 Tri PU w/rotation)
Jan 25: Zip
Jan 26: 1x 5:00 PW (12:30)
Goal Reached!!!

Jan 27: Zip
Jan 28: 4x :30 E (11:15)
Total: 62:00 (156:20)

January 1, None, Nada, Bumpkiss, Resting today
January 2, 2 x 3 min mixed planks (6 min)
January 3, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) (There's a first time for everything!)
January 4, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min)
January 5, None, Rest Day
January 6, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) - Not letting this head cold beat me. It can kiss my *kitten*!
January 7, None - Sick Day
January 8, None - Sick Day
January 9, 1 x 6 min plank (ok that was tougher than I thought, still under the weather a bit) (6 min)
January 10, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 11, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 12, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (3 min)
January 13, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7min)
January 14, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min) - RAWR!!
January 15, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 16, None, Rest Day
January 17, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 18, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 19, None, Nada, Bumpkiss... Rest Day.
January 20, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 21, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 22, None Resting today... too sore from yesterday to do planks!
January 23, None, Day #2 of DOMS from my Saturday excursion lol. /sigh
January 24, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)

Total for the first goal 120 minutes, 0 minutes left to goal. Everything else this month is a bonus!

January 25, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 26, None, Rest Day
January 27, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 28, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)

Grand total for the month, 150 minutes.

Planks
Jan 1: 2 minutes + 45 seconds forearm=2.75 min
Jan 2: 3x:45/side Side plank=4.5 min
Jan 3: 3x1 minute high plank=3 min
Jan 4: 3x45/side High Side Plank=4.5
Jan 5: 3x45 Alt. Knee Taps=2.25
Jan 6: 3x45 alt shoulder taps=2.25
Jan 7: 3x60 alt knee/shoulder=3.00
Jan 8: 3x60 lo-high=3.00
Jan 9: 3x10 tricep push-up plus 1 min low plank=2.00
Jan 10: 3x60 alt hip taps =3.00
Jan 11: 3x60 high plank jacks=3.00
Jan 12: 3x60/side low plank hip dip=6.0
Jan 13: 3x60 high alt knee tap=3.0
Jan 14: 3x60 low alt same knee=3.0
Jan 15:4xupdown/altknee/jacks=1.0
Jan 16: 3x15 wide push up=2.00
Jan 17: 3x75sec crouching =3.45
Jan 18: 3x45/side low rotate=4.5
Jan 19: 3x45 high plank reach=2.25
Jan 20: 3x45/side high leg lift=4.5
Jan 21: 3x75 moving lateral=3.45
Jan 22: 3/side dip, lift, twist=1.45
Jan 23: 12 pushups w/ rotation =1.0
Jan 24: 3x60 towel plank rows=3.0
Jan 25: 3x60/side high side thread=6
Jan 26: 3x60 low towel crawl=3
Jan 27: 3x60/side high sidecrunch=6
Jan 28: 3x45/ side towel 1-legged pull=4.5
Jan 29:3x60 army crawl slide out-3

95-1/4 minutes total for the month

January 1, None, Nada, Bumpkiss, Resting today
January 2, 2 x 3 min mixed planks (6 min)
January 3, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) (There's a first time for everything!)
January 4, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min)
January 5, None, Rest Day
January 6, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) - Not letting this head cold beat me. It can kiss my *kitten*!
January 7, None - Sick Day
January 8, None - Sick Day
January 9, 1 x 6 min plank (ok that was tougher than I thought, still under the weather a bit) (6 min)
January 10, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 11, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 12, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (3 min)
January 13, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7min)
January 14, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min) - RAWR!!
January 15, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 16, None, Rest Day
January 17, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 18, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 19, None, Nada, Bumpkiss... Rest Day.
January 20, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 21, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 22, None Resting today... too sore from yesterday to do planks!
January 23, None, Day #2 of DOMS from my Saturday excursion lol. /sigh
January 24, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)

Total for the first goal 120 minutes, 0 minutes left to goal. Everything else this month is a bonus!

January 25, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 26, None, Rest Day
January 27, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 28, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 29, 1 x 8 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (10 min) - oh yea new record for me.. 8 min on that first one!

Grand total for the month, 160 minutes.

Zip today gang, sorry!

started 12th Jan, all forearm planks (but no longer knees and forearms! whoo)

12th Jan - 30secs
13th Jan - 30secs, 50secs, 1min10secs (weird times as asked gf to count me 30 and she didn't stop and I collapsed at 50! so later had to try and make it to a nicer number so managed 1min10 - she says it is good thing, I was not impressed!)
14th Jan - 4x 30 secs (in exercise classes)
15th Jan - 30secs, 1min, 1min, 30secs, 30secs
16th Jan - nothing, no excuse, just got to bedtime and hadn't done any
17th Jan - 1min, 1min, 30secs, 1mins, 30secs, 1mins (over 3 hours)
18th Jan - 1min13secs, 1min13sec, 1min, 1min,1min
19th Jan - 0
20th Jan - 0
21st Jan - 4x 30 secs (in exercise classes)
22nd Jan - 4x 30 secs (in exercise classes), then 30sec, 42secs, 30secs, 40secs - am counting the 2 seconds there as I really struggled after classes to do anything that evening!
23rd Jan - 0
24th Jan - 52sec, 52 secs, 1min
25th Jan - 1min
26th Jan - 1min18secs - longest hold yet!, 1min, 1min, 1min10secs
27th Jan - 1min10secs, 50secs, 50secs, 1 min
28th Jan - 10mins54secs throughout the day - did some straight leg side planks and held for 15 secs max each side, so that was fun!
29th Jan - 2 x 30 secs (in exercise class), 1min, a set of 3 30secs but then felt something pull so had to stop for the eve

was hoping to clear it over the weekend - but still have 2 days, can hopefully do 5 mins at work today and tomorrow and make this! I will be better organised next month and not have as many days off!

running total: 51mins 44secs

January 1, None, Nada, Bumpkiss, Resting today
January 2, 2 x 3 min mixed planks (6 min)
January 3, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) (There's a first time for everything!)
January 4, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min)
January 5, None, Rest Day
January 6, 1 x 6 min mixed plank (6 min) - Not letting this head cold beat me. It can kiss my *kitten*!
January 7, None - Sick Day
January 8, None - Sick Day
January 9, 1 x 6 min plank (ok that was tougher than I thought, still under the weather a bit) (6 min)
January 10, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 11, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7 min)
January 12, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (3 min)
January 13, 1 x 6 min mixed plank, 1 x 1 min forearm plank (7min)
January 14, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min) - RAWR!!
January 15, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 16, None, Rest Day
January 17, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 18, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 19, None, Nada, Bumpkiss... Rest Day.
January 20, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (9 min)
January 21, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 22, None Resting today... too sore from yesterday to do planks!
January 23, None, Day #2 of DOMS from my Saturday excursion lol. /sigh
January 24, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)

Total for the first goal 120 minutes, 0 minutes left to goal. Everything else this month is a bonus!

January 25, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 26, None, Rest Day
January 27, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 28, 1 x 7 min mixed plank, 1 x 3 min mixed plank (10 min)
January 29, 1 x 8 min mixed plank, 1 x 2 min mixed plank (10 min) - oh yea new record for me.. 8 min on that first one!
January 30, None, Much needed rest day.

Grand total for the month, 160 minutes.

gpeacey wrote: »

Oh man this seems hard but I got this!

You can do it. Start small. Think big.. you'll get there!

Planks
Jan 1: 2 minutes + 45 seconds forearm=2.75 min
Jan 2: 3x:45/side Side plank=4.5 min
Jan 3: 3x1 minute high plank=3 min
Jan 4: 3x45/side High Side Plank=4.5
Jan 5: 3x45 Alt. Knee Taps=2.25
Jan 6: 3x45 alt shoulder taps=2.25
Jan 7: 3x60 alt knee/shoulder=3.00
Jan 8: 3x60 lo-high=3.00
Jan 9: 3x10 tricep push-up plus 1 min low plank=2.00
Jan 10: 3x60 alt hip taps =3.00
Jan 11: 3x60 high plank jacks=3.00
Jan 12: 3x60/side low plank hip dip=6.0
Jan 13: 3x60 high alt knee tap=3.0
Jan 14: 3x60 low alt same knee=3.0
Jan 15:4xupdown/altknee/jacks=1.0
Jan 16: 3x15 wide push up=2.00
Jan 17: 3x75sec crouching =3.45
Jan 18: 3x45/side low rotate=4.5
Jan 19: 3x45 high plank reach=2.25
Jan 20: 3x45/side high leg lift=4.5
Jan 21: 3x75 moving lateral=3.45
Jan 22: 3/side dip, lift, twist=1.45
Jan 23: 12 pushups w/ rotation =1.0
Jan 24: 3x60 towel plank rows=3.0
Jan 25: 3x60/side high side thread=6
Jan 26: 3x60 low towel crawl=3
Jan 27: 3x60/side high sidecrunch=6
Jan 28: 3x45/ side towel 1-legged pull=4.5
Jan 29:3x60 army crawl slide out-3
Jan 30: 3x10 crouching tiger=2.25

97-1/2 minutes total for the month

Final Tally for January

Started Jan 4.
Jan 4: 2 x 1 min front, 2 x 1 min right side, 2 x 1 min left side (6 min total)
Jan 5: Other stuff
Jan 6: 2 x 1 min front, 2 x 1 min right side, 2 x 1 min left side (6 min total)
Jan 7: 50 min on the elliptical. Skipped the planks.
Jan 8: Off day
Jan 9: 2 x 1 min front, 2 x 1 min right side, 2 x 1 min left side (6 min total)
Jan 10: Did weights and elliptical
Jan 11: 2 x 1 min front, 2 x 1 min right side, 2 x 1 min left side (6 min total) *Thought I might try to extend them a bit but wasn't feeling it)
Jan 12: Weights and elliptical
Jan:13: 2 x 1 min front, 2 x 1 min right side, 2 x 1 min left side (6 min total)
Jan 14: 2 x 1 min front, 2 x 1 min right side, 2 x 1 min left side (6 min total)
Jan 15: Off day
Jan 16: 2 x1:10 front, 2x1:10 right side, 2x1:10 left side (7 min total)
Jan 17: Weights and elliptical
Jan 18: 2 x1:10 front, 2x1:10 right side, 2x1:10 left side (7 min total)
Jan 19: Weights and elliptical
Jan 20:2 x1:10 front, 2x1:10 right side, 2x1:10 left side (7 min total)
Jan 21: Easy elliptical (head cold, not planks today)
Jan 22: Off day
Jan 23: Deload week, no planks today
Jan 24: Weights, snow storm so shoveling when I normally work out
Jan 25: 2 x1:10 front, 2x1:10 right side, 2x1:10 left side (7 min total)
Jan 26: Weights
Jan 27: 2 x1:10 front, 2x1:10 right side, 2x1:10 left side (7 min total)
Jan 28: Long elliptical session
Jan 29: Off Day
Jan 30: 2 x1:10 front, 2x1:10 right side, 2x1:10 left side, 1 min hip touch (8 min total)

Total: 79 min (Setting 90 minutes for February goal)