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PLANKING

smalltowngirl504
smalltowngirl504 Posts: 183
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
For arms and core, do you do it, with your elbows and forearms down, or fingers and arms, I've seen it done both ways when I looked it up and obviously since I am just starting, I should start with the easier version right?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    the harder version is on your elbows. and why immediately start with the easiest? why not try the hardest and see how you get in?
  • mousepaws22
    mousepaws22 Posts: 380 Member
    My trainer gets me to do both- at first I found on my hands was easier but now I find them both just as hard for some reason.
  • greenmm25
    greenmm25 Posts: 175 Member
    Planking is not my friend, I do them but I go with the biggest loser game and it has me do a number of different ones, "dolphin plank" on elbows, "Plank" top of a push up, "Plank on knees" like top of push up on your knees, and "Plank switches" I believe these were created by the Devil lol the hardest thing I can not get through these with out stopping, and the hardest stationary ones for me are the normal "Plank" I dont know why the game changes it up but it gives a nice change in stead of doing the same one all the time.
  • smalltowngirl504
    smalltowngirl504 Posts: 183
    Thanks I did both... I can do elbows for about 30 seconds, and I did it twice today... Thanks again everyone!!
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 866 Member
    I do it on my elbows.
  • pauljsolie
    pauljsolie Posts: 1,024 Member
    "Plank switches" I believe these were created by the Devil

    I totally agree with this!!
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