April 2021 Planking and Isometric Exercise Challenge
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April goal: 100 minutes mixed planks (100 minutes other isometrics)
Starting a little later this month,
Apr 3: 5(5); Apr 4: 2(2); Apr 5: 5(5)
Apr 6: 6(6); April 7: 6(6); Apr 8: 5(5)
Apr 9: 5(5); April 10: 5(5); Apr 11: 5(5)
Apr 12: 5(5); Apr 13: 6(6); Apr 14: 5(5)
Apr 15: 5(5); Apr 16: none; Apr 17: 4(4)
Apr 18: 6(6);
Total: 75(75)
Remaining: 25(25)3 -
Goal 60Apr 1 3:00 (6x30s)Apr 13 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 2 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 3 rest day
Apr 4 rest day
Apr 5 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 6 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 7 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 8 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 9 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 10 rest day
Apr 11 rest day
Apr 12 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 14 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 15 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 16 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 17 rest day
Apr 18 rest day
Apr 19 3:00 (6x30s)
Total 39
Remaining 21
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4/19 total hold time: 5:20
Superman: 20 secs
Forearm Plank: 20 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Plank (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Hollow Hold: 20 secs
Reverse Plank: 20 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Squat Hold: 20 secs
Calf Raise: 20 secs
April total hold time - 26:20
Superman: 1:40
Forearm Plank: 1:40
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 1:40 / 1:40
Side Plank (left/right): 1:40 / 1:30
Hollow Hold: 1:40
Reverse Plank: 1:30
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 1:40 / 1:40
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 1:40 / 1:40
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 1:40 / 1:40
Squat Hold: 1:40
Calf Raise: 1:402 -
April goal: 100 minutes mixed planks (100 minutes other isometrics)
Starting a little later this month,
Apr 3: 5(5); Apr 4: 2(2); Apr 5: 5(5)
Apr 6: 6(6); April 7: 6(6); Apr 8: 5(5)
Apr 9: 5(5); April 10: 5(5); Apr 11: 5(5)
Apr 12: 5(5); Apr 13: 6(6); Apr 14: 5(5)
Apr 15: 5(5); Apr 16: none; Apr 17: 4(4)
Apr 18: 6(6); Apr 19: 5(5);
Total: 80(80)
Remaining: 20(20)2 -
My goals for the month:
• 100 min of planks
• lower body isometrics
• more than 10 push-ups in a row.4/1: 4:00 with Heather Robertson + 1:00
4/2: 5:00 with Caroline Girvan. During workout: 1:30 wall sits.
4/3: 20 min isometrics with growingannanas. I skipped the handstand. Maybe I will have the courage to try it by the end of the month? The workout was 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs.
I ended up doing a workout on Sunday which had more planks in it... So
4/4: 5:00 planks with Lille Sabri, v. doable 👍
+ 3:00 during HIIT (or more 🤷♀️)
4/5: rest day (plank-wise), but got 15 pushups in (last 3 were a struggle, but I got myself off the ground). The strength workout had some legs isometrics in, I would say roughly 3:00 in total.
4/6: Planks: 3:00 during workout + 3:00 Bowflex. Isometrics (legs): 4:00 wall sit (hard! 😐)
4/7: 5:00 planks
4/8: 5:00 during Le Sweat HIIT session
4/9: 5:00 with Caroline Girvan + 3:00 wall sit
4/10: 2:00 during back/biceps workout + 2:00 wall sit (didn't manage the 20 min isometrics with growingannanas, unfortunatelly)
4/11: rest day
4/12: 5:00 planks + 15 tricep pushups, yeay!
4/13: about 3 min planks in total during HIIT, but wont count them, since I am not so sure about 4/8 (not reccording daily has me forgetting 🤦♀️)
4/14: 4:00 planks & 3:00 wallsits during 🔥 dumbell workout, each in 45 sec slots
4/15: 20 min isometrics with growingannanas. I did a very wide handstand!!! The workout was 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs (the rest was core). It felt doable this time, but since I doubt that I gained strength in 12 days (even if Girvan's Epic gives me a clear sense of progress), I will just say that some days are better than others! 👍
4/15: I also did about 2:00 planks during Epic 1 workout
4/16: none, rest day
4/17: 5:00 planks during a Tabata workout
4/18: rest day, throughout. Smart decision ;-)
4/19: 2 workouts, where we also planked: 5:00, in 0:45 chunks + 2:00, in 1:00 sets.
The 2nd workout had a 1:00 wall sit, which was v. double. 1h later I decided to wallsit some more: by 2:30 I thought omG 😞. So I "sat" for 4:00 🤷♀️. I blame the pain on my 🧦 socks 🤭
Total planks so far: 73:00
Legs Isometrics: 41:30
PRs April: 15 pushups
Gotta do something about that 0:30!3 -
Goal 60 minutes.
01/04 rest day
02/04 rest day
03/04 rest day
04/04 4 mins mixed planks
05/04 4 mins mixed planks
06/04 none
07/04 none
08/04 none
09/04 4 mins mixed planks
10/04 4 mins mixed planks
11/04 4 mins mixed planks
12/04 4 mins mixed planks
13/04 4 mins mixed planks
14/04 4 mins mixed planks
15/04 4 mins mixed planks
16/04 4 mins mixed planks
17/04 4 mins mixed planks
18/04 rest day
19/04 none - forgot
20/04 4 mins mixed planks
Total 48 minutes
Remaining 12 mins
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4/20 total hold time: 5:20
Superman: 20 secs
Forearm Plank: 20 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Plank (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Hollow Hold: 20 secs
Reverse Plank: 20 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Squat Hold: 20 secs
Calf Raise: 20 secs
April total hold time - 31:40
Superman: 2:00
Forearm Plank: 2:00
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 2:00 / 2:00
Side Plank (left/right): 2:00 / 1:50
Hollow Hold: 2:00
Reverse Plank: 1:50
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 2:00 / 2:00
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 2:00 / 2:00
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 2:00 / 2:00
Squat Hold: 2:00
Calf Raise: 2:002 -
April goal: 100 minutes mixed planks (100 minutes other isometrics)
Starting a little later this month,
Apr 3: 5(5); Apr 4: 2(2); Apr 5: 5(5)
Apr 6: 6(6); April 7: 6(6); Apr 8: 5(5)
Apr 9: 5(5); April 10: 5(5); Apr 11: 5(5)
Apr 12: 5(5); Apr 13: 6(6); Apr 14: 5(5)
Apr 15: 5(5); Apr 16: none; Apr 17: 4(4)
Apr 18: 6(6); Apr 19: 5(5); Apr 20: 5(5)
Total: 85(85)
Remaining: 15(15)2 -
Current tally: 5/8 "15 Minute Advanced Plank Workout" from Women's Health Mag
Stretch goal: 10 (not just 8) sessions by month end.
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4/21 total hold time: 5:20
Superman: 20 secs
Forearm Plank: 20 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Plank (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Hollow Hold: 20 secs
Reverse Plank: 20 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Squat Hold: 20 secs
Calf Raise: 20 secs
April total hold time - 37:00
Superman: 2:20
Forearm Plank: 2:20
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 2:20 / 2:20
Side Plank (left/right): 2:20 / 2:10
Hollow Hold: 2:20
Reverse Plank: 2:10
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 2:20 / 2:20
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 2:20 / 2:20
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 2:20 / 2:20
Squat Hold: 2:20
Calf Raise: 2:20
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Today:
Wall sit: 2 x 45 seconds
Calf raises: 2 x 45 seconds
Glute bridge: 2 x 45 seconds
Straight arm planks: 2 x 30 seconds, 1 45 seconds
Reverse planks: 3 x 30 seconds
Press-ups: 10 reps
April Total:
Planks: 30 mins 30 secs
Isometric exercises: 48 mins 30 secs
Press-ups: 90 reps
Had my first Covid vaccine on Saturday morning, still feeling a bit under the weather and arm is still aching. Thought it best to have a few days off to recover and hoping to do some more over the weekend.
I've bought an Assisted pull up resistance band (being delivered tomorrow) that I can use on my pull up bar above my door. Not used one before, but I'm hoping it will help to build upper body strength, as I can't do chin/pull ups and struggle with press-ups.3 -
April goal: 100 minutes mixed planks (100 minutes other isometrics)
Starting a little later this month,
Apr 3: 5(5); Apr 4: 2(2); Apr 5: 5(5)
Apr 6: 6(6); April 7: 6(6); Apr 8: 5(5)
Apr 9: 5(5); April 10: 5(5); Apr 11: 5(5)
Apr 12: 5(5); Apr 13: 6(6); Apr 14: 5(5)
Apr 15: 5(5); Apr 16: none; Apr 17: 4(4)
Apr 18: 6(6); Apr 19: 5(5); Apr 20: 5(5)
Apr 21: 5(5);
Total: 90(90)
Remaining: 10(10)4 -
4/21 total hold time: 5:20
Superman: 20 secs
Forearm Plank: 20 secs
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Plank (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Hollow Hold: 20 secs
Reverse Plank: 20 secs
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 20 secs / 20 secs
Squat Hold: 20 secs
Calf Raise: 20 secs
April total hold time - 42:20
Superman: 2:40
Forearm Plank: 2:40
Side Leg Raise (left/right): 2:40 / 2:40
Side Plank (left/right): 2:40 / 2:30
Hollow Hold: 2:40
Reverse Plank: 2:30
Front Kick Hold (left/right): 2:40 / 2:40
Side Kick Hold (left/right): 2:40 / 2:40
Back Kick Hold (left/right): 2:40 / 2:40
Squat Hold: 2:40
Calf Raise: 2:40
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My goals for the month:
• 100 min of planks
• lower body isometrics
• more than 10 push-ups in a row.4/1: 4:00 with Heather Robertson + 1:00
4/2: 5:00 with Caroline Girvan. During workout: 1:30 wall sits.
4/3: 20 min isometrics with growingannanas. I skipped the handstand. Maybe I will have the courage to try it by the end of the month? The workout was 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs.
I ended up doing a workout on Sunday which had more planks in it... So
4/4: 5:00 planks with Lille Sabri, v. doable 👍
+ 3:00 during HIIT (or more 🤷♀️)
4/5: rest day (plank-wise), but got 15 pushups in (last 3 were a struggle, but I got myself off the ground). The strength workout had some legs isometrics in, I would say roughly 3:00 in total.
4/6: Planks: 3:00 during workout + 3:00 Bowflex. Isometrics (legs): 4:00 wall sit (hard! 😐)
4/7: 5:00 planks
4/8: 5:00 during Le Sweat HIIT session
4/9: 5:00 with Caroline Girvan + 3:00 wall sit
4/10: 2:00 during back/biceps workout + 2:00 wall sit (didn't manage the 20 min isometrics with growingannanas, unfortunatelly)
4/11: rest day
4/12: 5:00 planks + 15 tricep pushups, yeay!
4/13: about 3 min planks in total during HIIT, but wont count them, since I am not so sure about 4/8 (not reccording daily has me forgetting 🤦♀️)
4/14: 4:00 planks & 3:00 wallsits during 🔥 dumbell workout, each in 45 sec slots
4/15: 20 min isometrics with growingannanas. I did a very wide handstand!!! The workout was 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs (the rest was core). It felt doable this time, but since I doubt that I gained strength in 12 days (even if Girvan's Epic gives me a clear sense of progress), I will just say that some days are better than others! 👍
4/15: I also did about 2:00 planks during Epic 1 workout
4/16: none, rest day
4/17: 5:00 planks during a Tabata workout
4/18: rest day, throughout. Smart decision ;-)
4/19: 2 workouts, where we also planked: 5:00, in 0:45 chunks + 2:00, in 1:00 sets.
The 2nd workout had a 1:00 wall sit, which was v. double. 1h later I decided to wallsit some more: by 2:30 I thought omG 😞. So I "sat" for 4:00 🤷♀️. I blame the pain on my 🧦 socks 🤭
4/20: 3:00 planks w Bowflex
4/21: 2:30 planks during Epic workout
4/22: 4:30 planks with Heather Robertson and 5:00 wall sit (yeay!)
Total planks so far: 83:00
Legs Isometrics: 45:30
PRs April: 15 pushups and wide wall stand
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Goal 60 minutes.01/04 rest day18/04 rest day
02/04 rest day
03/04 rest day
04/04 4 mins mixed planks
05/04 4 mins mixed planks
06/04 none
07/04 none
08/04 none
09/04 4 mins mixed planks
10/04 4 mins mixed planks
11/04 4 mins mixed planks
12/04 4 mins mixed planks
13/04 4 mins mixed planks
14/04 4 mins mixed planks
15/04 4 mins mixed planks
16/04 4 mins mixed planks
17/04 4 mins mixed planks
19/04 none - forgot
20/04 4 mins mixed planks
21/04 none – went out for the day
22/04 4 mins mixed planks
Total 52 minutes
Remaining 8 minutes
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Current tally: 6/8 "15 Minute Advanced Plank Workout" from Women's Health Mag
Going for the 7th session tomorrow morning. My shoulders (front delts and clavicle) are visibly different. I'll take it!
Stretch goal: 10 (not just 8) sessions by month end.4 -
Today:
Straight arm planks: 4 x 30 seconds
Reverse planks: 4 x 30 seconds
Forearm planks: 4 x 30 seconds
Glute bridge: 2 x 30 seconds
Static lunge: 2 x 30 seconds
Hollow body tuck hold: 2 x 30 seconds
Sumo squat: 2 x 30 seconds
Active beast: 2 x 30 seconds
Press-ups: 10 reps
April Total:
Planks: 36 mins 30 secs
Isometric exercises: 53 mins 30 secs
Press-ups: 100 reps4 -
Goal 60Apr 1 3:00 (6x30s)Apr 20 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 2 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 3 rest day
Apr 4 rest day
Apr 5 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 6 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 7 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 8 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 9 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 10 rest day
Apr 11 rest day
Apr 12 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 13 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 14 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 15 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 16 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 17 rest day
Apr 18 rest day
Apr 19 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 21 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 22 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 23 3:00 (6x30s)
Apr 24 rest day
Total 51
Remaining 9
Thanks to @WhatMeRunning I'm adding Superman and Hollow Hold 30s each to my routine.
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My goals for the month:
• 100 min of planks
• lower body isometrics
• more than 10 push-ups in a row.4/1: 4:00 with Heather Robertson + 1:00
4/2: 5:00 with Caroline Girvan. During workout: 1:30 wall sits.
4/3: 20 min isometrics with growingannanas. I skipped the handstand. Maybe I will have the courage to try it by the end of the month? The workout was 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs.
I ended up doing a workout on Sunday which had more planks in it... So
4/4: 5:00 planks with Lille Sabri, v. doable 👍
+ 3:00 during HIIT (or more 🤷♀️)
4/5: rest day (plank-wise), but got 15 pushups in (last 3 were a struggle, but I got myself off the ground). The strength workout had some legs isometrics in, I would say roughly 3:00 in total.
4/6: Planks: 3:00 during workout + 3:00 Bowflex. Isometrics (legs): 4:00 wall sit (hard! 😐)
4/7: 5:00 planks
4/8: 5:00 during Le Sweat HIIT session
4/9: 5:00 with Caroline Girvan + 3:00 wall sit
4/10: 2:00 during back/biceps workout + 2:00 wall sit (didn't manage the 20 min isometrics with growingannanas, unfortunatelly)
4/11: rest day
4/12: 5:00 planks + 15 tricep pushups, yeay!
4/13: about 3 min planks in total during HIIT, but wont count them, since I am not so sure about 4/8 (not reccording daily has me forgetting 🤦♀️)
4/14: 4:00 planks & 3:00 wallsits during 🔥 dumbell workout, each in 45 sec slots
4/15: 20 min isometrics with growingannanas. I did a very wide handstand!!! The workout was 5:00 planks and 10:00 legs (the rest was core). It felt doable this time, but since I doubt that I gained strength in 12 days (even if Girvan's Epic gives me a clear sense of progress), I will just say that some days are better than others! 👍
4/15: I also did about 2:00 planks during Epic 1 workout
4/16: none, rest day
4/17: 5:00 planks during a Tabata workout
4/18: rest day, throughout. Smart decision ;-)
4/19: 2 workouts, where we also planked: 5:00, in 0:45 chunks + 2:00, in 1:00 sets.
The 2nd workout had a 1:00 wall sit, which was v. double. 1h later I decided to wallsit some more: by 2:30 I thought omG 😞. So I "sat" for 4:00 🤷♀️. I blame the pain on my 🧦 socks 🤭
4/20: 3:00 planks w Bowflex
4/21: 2:30 planks during Epic workout
4/22: 4:30 planks with Heather Robertson and 5:00 wall sit (yeay!)
4/23: 3:00 planks during HIIT + 2:30 walls sit
4/24: 5:00 planks, own mix + 5:30 wall sit + 1:30 courtsey holds
Total planks so far: 91:00
Legs Isometrics: 55:00
PRs April:
* 15 pushups
* wide wall stand
* 5:30 wall sit (24.4.)
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April goal: 100 minutes mixed planks (100 minutes other isometrics)
Starting a little later this month,
Apr 3: 5(5); Apr 4: 2(2); Apr 5: 5(5)
Apr 6: 6(6); April 7: 6(6); Apr 8: 5(5)
Apr 9: 5(5); April 10: 5(5); Apr 11: 5(5)
Apr 12: 5(5); Apr 13: 6(6); Apr 14: 5(5)
Apr 15: 5(5); Apr 16: none; Apr 17: 4(4)
Apr 18: 6(6); Apr 19: 5(5); Apr 20: 5(5)
Apr 21: 5(5); Apr 22: 5(5); Apr 23: 0(2)
Apr 24: none; Apr 25: 5(5);
Total: 100(102)
Goal achieved.3
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