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February 2023 Plank Challenge

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  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    March 26: 5/5

    Total: 105/105
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    March 27: 5/5

    Total: 110/110
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    01/03 Planks: 6:30. Wall sits: 3:00
    02/03 Planks 5:30. Wall sit 3:00
    03/03 rest
    04/03: Planks 3:00. Wall sit 3:00
    05/03: Planks 2:00
    06/03: none
    07/03: Soh's 5:00 planks + 5:00 wall sit
    08/03: none
    09/03: 5:00 min planks + 3:00 wall sits
    10/03: 5:00 planks (CGirvan) + 3:00wall sits
    11/03: 6:00 planks (MadFit)
    12/03: no planks, random leg iso
    13/03: 3:00 during morning workout + 5:00 (Girvan) planks + 3:00 inner thigh holds
    14/03: 2:00 planks during workout
    15/03: 3:00 planks during workout and 1:00 + 3:00 wallsits and 5:00 plank challenge
    16/03: 7:00 Reif's plank challenge + 3:00 wallsits
    18/03: none, long run day
    19/03: 1:30 planks, 1:30 wall sits during w/o
    20/03: total rest day
    21/03: Jared Backstrand's 8:00 plank workout
    22/03: 3:30 planks (a 40sec) during workout
    23/03: 5:00 wall sits + 15:00 Girvan's core workout (all planks!).
    24/03: 1:30 leg iso + 2:00 planks during regular workout. Bailey Brown's 7 min plank workout + 3:00 wall sits
    25/03: 3:00 Bowflex plank workout

    26/03: rest (?)
    27/03: 3:30 wall sit, 1:00 thigh hold and Mary Braun's 5:00 (high) plank workout

    Total so far:
    Planks: 107:00
    Wall sits: 60:00 (PB 5:00, twice!)
    Legs iso: 9:00

  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    March 28: 5/5

    Total: 115/115
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    MIA due to emergency with my Pop travels days he is 80 has dementia & broke his hip trying to get him settled into a new place
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    murdog3t wrote: »
    MIA due to emergency with my Pop travels days he is 80 has dementia & broke his hip trying to get him settled into a new place

    🤗 and 🙏, this is anything but easy ⚘
    Stay strong! 🤗
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    01/03 Planks: 6:30. Wall sits: 3:00
    02/03 Planks 5:30. Wall sit 3:00
    03/03 rest
    04/03: Planks 3:00. Wall sit 3:00
    05/03: Planks 2:00
    06/03: none
    07/03: Soh's 5:00 planks + 5:00 wall sit
    08/03: none
    09/03: 5:00 min planks + 3:00 wall sits
    10/03: 5:00 planks (CGirvan) + 3:00wall sits
    11/03: 6:00 planks (MadFit)
    12/03: no planks, random leg iso
    13/03: 3:00 during morning workout + 5:00 (Girvan) planks + 3:00 inner thigh holds
    14/03: 2:00 planks during workout
    15/03: 3:00 planks during workout and 1:00 + 3:00 wallsits and 5:00 plank challenge
    16/03: 7:00 Reif's plank challenge + 3:00 wallsits
    18/03: none, long run day
    19/03: 1:30 planks, 1:30 wall sits during w/o
    20/03: total rest day
    21/03: Jared Backstrand's 8:00 plank workout
    22/03: 3:30 planks (a 40sec) during workout
    23/03: 5:00 wall sits + 15:00 Girvan's core workout (all planks!).
    24/03: 1:30 leg iso + 2:00 planks during regular workout. Bailey Brown's 7 min plank workout + 3:00 wall sits
    25/03: 3:00 Bowflex plank workout
    26/03: Rest

    27/03: 3:30 wall sit, 1:00 thigh hold and Mary Braun's 5:00 (high) plank workout
    28/03: 5:00+ of plank variations during HIIT

    Total so far:
    Planks: 112:00
    Wall sits: 60:00 (PB 5:00, twice!)
    Legs iso: 9:00

  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    March 29: 5/5

    Total: 120/120

    Goal achieved!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    March 30: 5/5

    Total: 125/125

    Goal achieved!
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,379 Member
    March 31
    20 minutes of upper body isometric

    @dewit sad to read about you pop's health and mobility


    For the month of April, I'm back to my routine
    👍 Karen
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    edited March 2023
    Didn’t make it this month will keep trying
    Goal for April :smile:
    120 min isometric
    120 min planks
    120 min yoga holds
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    March 31: 5/5

    Total: 130/130

    Goal achieved!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    Well, it’s April!
    I’m not feeling quite well but …
    April 1: 5/5
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    4/1

    5/5/5
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    April 1: 5/5
    April 2: 5/5
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    April 1: 5/5
    April 2: 5/5
    April 3: 5/5
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    01/03 Planks: 6:30. Wall sits: 3:00
    02/03 Planks 5:30. Wall sit 3:00
    03/03 rest
    04/03: Planks 3:00. Wall sit 3:00
    05/03: Planks 2:00
    06/03: none
    07/03: Soh's 5:00 planks + 5:00 wall sit
    08/03: none
    09/03: 5:00 min planks + 3:00 wall sits
    10/03: 5:00 planks (CGirvan) + 3:00wall sits
    11/03: 6:00 planks (MadFit)
    12/03: no planks, random leg iso
    13/03: 3:00 during morning workout + 5:00 (Girvan) planks + 3:00 inner thigh holds
    14/03: 2:00 planks during workout
    15/03: 3:00 planks during workout and 1:00 + 3:00 wallsits and 5:00 plank challenge
    16/03: 7:00 Reif's plank challenge + 3:00 wallsits
    18/03: none, long run day
    19/03: 1:30 planks, 1:30 wall sits during w/o
    20/03: total rest day
    21/03: Jared Backstrand's 8:00 plank workout
    22/03: 3:30 planks (a 40sec) during workout
    23/03: 5:00 wall sits + 15:00 Girvan's core workout (all planks!).
    24/03: 1:30 leg iso + 2:00 planks during regular workout. Bailey Brown's 7 min plank workout + 3:00 wall sits
    25/03: 3:00 Bowflex plank workout
    26/03: Rest
    27/03: 3:30 wall sit, 1:00 thigh hold and Mary Braun's 5:00 (high) plank workout
    28/03: 5:00+ of plank variations during HIIT

    Not sure about 29/03 and 30/03, but I got another 5:00 plank + 2:00 wallsit on 31/03.

    Total so far:
    Planks: 117:00
    Wall sits: 62:00 (PB 5:00, twice!)
    Legs iso: 9:00

    Quite happy w how it went, thank you all for keeping this going 💐

  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    April

    4/1: 6:00 plank workout w MadFit
    4/2: run; no planks
    4/3: 2:00 planks during workout
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,379 Member

    ✅ 20 minutes of upper body isometric

    👍 Karen
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    April

    4/1: 6:00 plank workout w MadFit
    4/2: run; no planks
    4/3: 2:00 planks during workout +
    4:00 advanced Bowflex + 3:00 wallsit
    4/4: 5:00 HR plank workout

  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    edited April 2023
    April
    4/1: 6:00 plank workout w MadFit
    4/2: run; no planks
    4/3: 2:00 planks during workout +
    4:00 advanced Bowflex + 3:00 wallsit
    4/4: 5:00 HR plank workout

    4/5: strange format, but nice 5:00 planks workout: https://youtu.be/K0Q_se-p0u4

    4/6: Over 6:00 of planks during Heather's Glow Up 2.0 and Pamela Reif's Cardio
    and 3:00 😰 wall sit.

    Total:
    Planks: 28:00
    Wallsits: 6:00
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,379 Member
    @dewit great link
    My toes don't work for planks but
    I found a workouts for my hip and posture
    Can even add my isometric holds 👍

    Fix Your Sitting Posture (Scapular Muscle Tone)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I77IMHFjBPA

  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    April 1: 5/5
    April 2: 5/5
    April 3: 5/5
    April 4: 5/5
    April 5-7: Rest
    April 8: 5 min planks

    A bad cold picked at work went over me like a tractor, even after 3 days of complete rest I’m not feeling quite right yet, but heading back to work today and planks are done
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    April
    4/1: 6:00 plank workout w MadFit
    4/2: run; no planks
    4/3: 2:00 planks during workout +
    4:00 advanced Bowflex + 3:00 wallsit
    4/4: 5:00 HR plank workout
    4/5: strange format, but nice 5:00 planks workout: https://youtu.be/K0Q_se-p0u4
    4/6: Over 6:00 of planks during Heather's Glow Up 2.0 and Pamela Reif's Cardio
    and 3:00 😰 wall sit.

    4/7: 4:00 planking during workouts
    4/8: none, busy schedule and busy cleaning

    Total:
    Planks: 32:00
    Wallsits: 6:00

  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    April 1: 5/5
    April 2: 5/5
    April 3: 5/5
    April 4: 5/5
    April 5-7: Rest
    April 8: 5 min planks
    April 9: 5 min planks

    Total: 30 minutes planks

    I won’t continue with other isometrics for a while, until I’m feeling completely well, probably until next month.
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    April 1: 5/5
    April 2: 5/5
    April 3: 5/5
    April 4: 5/5
    April 5-7: Rest
    April 8: 5 min planks
    April 9: 5 min planks
    April 10: 5 min planks

    Total: 35 minutes planks
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    edited April 2023
    4/1: 6:00 plank workout w MadFit
    4/2: run; no planks
    4/3: 2:00 planks during workout +
    4:00 advanced Bowflex + 3:00 wallsit
    4/4: 5:00 HR plank workout
    4/5: strange format, but nice 5:00 planks workout: https://youtu.be/K0Q_se-p0u4
    4/6: Over 6:00 of planks during Heather's Glow Up 2.0 and Pamela Reif's Cardio
    and 3:00 😰 wall sit.
    4/7: 4:00 planking during workouts
    4/8: none, busy schedule and busy cleaning

    4/9: 5:00 planks during Glow Up 2.0, Day 5: No Repeats HIIT Cardio
    4/10: 5:00 of that Android planks workout 🤷‍♀️

    Total:
    Planks: 42:00
    Wallsits: 6:00
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    April 11: 5 min planks

    Total: 40 minutes planks
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,379 Member
    I've gained a little weight.
    So time to exercise, watch my sodium and eat my veggies

    ✅ Karen
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    I have lost 4lbs since I caught this bad cold, was not trying to lose anything, actually am trying to eat enough to function daily, but it still persists…