Week 4 of the Plankety Plankathon 🕺🏽😀 3 minute goal

[ju-ju-]

Hello Plankety Plankers....

How are you doing? How are you finding the side planks? So this week is the same as last week.... yay... here is the follow along vid again:

youtu.be/vz1K2msr8Vg(Not working as expected?)

And here is a reminder of the plan which I have amended slightly.this week is highlighted **🔥

Week 1: 30 second elbow plank

Week 2: 30 second elbow plank moving to 30 second straight arm plank

Week 3: 30 second high arm plank, then 30 second elbow plank, then 1 minute side plank, then other side ( total 2 minutes)

🔥**Week 4: 30 second elbow plank, 30 second straight arm plank,1 minute side planks ( total 2 minutes)***🔥

Week 5: 30 second elbow plank, 30 second straight arm plank,1 minute side planks then 30 second elbow plank.

Week 6: as week 5

Week 7: 30 second elbow plank, 30 second straight arm plank,1 minute side planks ( 30 seconds each side), 30 second elbow plank, then 30 seconds up and down plank.

Week 8: 30 second elbow plank, 30 second straight arm plank,1 minute side planks ( 30 seconds each side), 30 second elbow plank, then 30 seconds up and down plank.

Let me know how you are getting on, and have a great week,

Juju

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[GoGo_JoJo]

Woohoo! I'm definitely finding side planks harder than front planks. I did try side, straight arm planks but it was too tough so have been sticking to 30 to 40 sec side elbow planks ea side, 1 min front elbow, 1 min front straight, then my 1:30 straight with 15 sec hold 12 shoulder touches, 12 arm raises and 12 weight pushes with final 15 sec hold.

I'll try to increase the side planks this week! 💪🏻👍🏻😁

[ju-ju- in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

You are doing fab, that sounds superb.... 😀

[AlMorr]

Hi Ju Ju, I did that side/elbow plank of week 4 this morning before breakfast, it was from 6.40 to 6.42am, I have one of those radio controlled clocks in my hall at home and it is as accurate as the Greenwich Time Signal you hear on the radio.

After a 3 minute break I did 125 kettlebell swings from precisly 6.45 to 6.49 and 35 seconds, later in the afternoon I did another 125 kettle swings from 3.45 to 3.49 and 35 seconds, those kettlebell exercises are part of your 10,000 kettlebell swing challenge during Lent, lol, during Lent you are supposed to give up something, not for me, I am doing more things than I usually do.

[ju-ju- in reply to AlMorr]

Wow I love your preciseness ..... sounds like a great clock.... and well done, you are doing brilliantly

[AlMorr in reply to ju-ju-]

It is a excellent clock, just outside my living room there are 7 stairs leading to my front door, this is my hall, the door is on the left side, the clock is straight ahead on the wall, so I do my exercises at the top of the hall, the clock straight ahead, with the swings I have to make sure I don't drop them, otherwise there would be an almighty drop down to the bottom of the stairs, I also have to make sure that my cat is not anywhere near those swings, I lock the cat in another room.

[ju-ju- in reply to AlMorr]

Wow, that sounds like you are living on the edge..... literally. I bet the cat wonders what’s going on 😺

[AlMorr in reply to ju-ju-]

I think he thinks I'm mad, sometimes when I am doing the planks he runs under me but when the swings start I either put him outside in the garden or in another room with the door closed.

[Roxdog]

The side planks are sooooo difficult! I can do the others, but those side planks! 🤔

[ju-ju- in reply to Roxdog]

Keep at it and they will get easier.....

[Bluebirdrunner]

Hi Ju Ju,

I am in, started this evening!

[ju-ju- in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

great stuff

[lexi6]

Hiya ju-ju, I’m going to adjust this weeks plan a bit for me because I really struggle with the side planks, so I’m going to continue with the 1 minute each full/elbow planks I’ve been doing and increase my side planks in 5 second increments until I reach a minute. 35 wobbly seconds achieved this morning 😊Onwards and upwards.

[AlMorr in reply to lexi6]

You are doing very well with the planks lexi6, just keep the 5 second increments until you reach 1 minute, with the side planks, 30 seconds right and left, as you say "onwards and upwards" the upward does apply to the side plank with your arm up in the air.

[lexi6 in reply to AlMorr]

😂 Thanks Alan they’re so tricky, but it will be a bit easier increasing them slowly. 👍

[ju-ju- in reply to lexi6]

That sounds like a good plan....just keep doing what you are doing

[lexi6 in reply to ju-ju-]

I know they’re going to be worth it 💪🏻

[roseabi]

On it like Sonic this week 😁😁

[ju-ju- in reply to roseabi]

Boom 💥

[alisonr54]

Yeah those side planks are still my weakness. Getting there though!

[ju-ju- in reply to alisonr54]

well done you

[Jonno34]

I have to say I have just started wk 3 *sorry* exalted one!

[ju-ju- in reply to Jonno34]

That’s cool... you can follow along on whatever week suits you.... and well done 😎