What the plank?

[Suse70]

W1 of 10 is the magic number. Have done the 2.5 & 5.5k runs on treadmill due to work/weather (becoming a bit of woose (?). Missing running outside so plan outdoor 5k in Saturday (started plan on Monday). Main point though....planks.... horrific. Who came up with this torturous exercise? Best I have managed is 33 secs and that is with every fibre of my being screaming & shaking. Must be good for you! Will keep trying.😁

[Hidden]

With you on that! And then the worse thing in the gym is when the trainer comes along and tells you your butt is too high and your not in a proper plank, when you actually thought it was getting easier. Haha. hashtagcheck your form in the mirror 🤣🤣

[Suse70 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Ha ha, thanks for the tip. Yes, I should probably check that I am actually doing it right! I suppose the good thing about doing it at home is no witnesses!😂😂

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

33 seconds isn’t bad in week 1... keep going... soon you can do variations, like planking in one hand while tapping your right shoulder with your left hand and then switching. Low planks, high planks, high plank into push-up and back to plank... the ways of torturing yourself with little or no movement are endless 😂

Great for the core though! It’s just like starting C25K... W1R1 was tough, so is 30s plank... but soon it will be easy.

Enjoy... if that’s the right word

[Suse70 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks for the encouragement! Yes, who knew being still could be so difficult! I am intrigued by the variations. Can only imagine. One of the best things about C25K is I have discovered previously unknown reserves of determination so I will get there!😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Try these 3 YouTube videos for planks Suse

1:- "Three minute plank challenge" (with Tom Holland-Bowflex) length of video 3.38

2:- "7 minutes plank challenge", length of video 9.36

3:- "5 minute workout that replaces high-intensity card " length of video 11.47 (Brightside)

like everything else, it takes practice to do planks, 2 of those above exercises do have some breaks, the 7-minute one has 3/15 second breaks between the elbow planks, only the 3 minutes one is continuous.

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

7 minutes! Crikey. I think I would need a Couch to 7min plank app. Haha.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Hidden]

There is a 30 day plank challenge in the App Store!

[Suse70 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Oh my God, there is an app for everything! Sounds horrible/ intriguing!

[Jell6 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

🤣🤣🤣

[Suse70 Graduate]

Hi AlMorr, thanks for these, I will definitely check them out as I need all the help I can get! It has taken me many years to realise that to get better at things you need to practice! I'm a bit slow.😂

[Hidden]

Must try this planking malarkey. My core could definitely do with being strengthened. Sounds tough, good for you for sticking with it!

[Suse70 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Well I'm saying I'm going to but only done 2 days, badly, so far!😂😂😂

[misswobble Graduate]

You do what you can. You start at the beginning and get subsequently stronger each time Same with your running. Slowly slowly 👍🙂

You’re doing it., that’s what counts 💪😃

[Suse70 Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Of course, you're right, can't run before you can walk, & run just a little bit. Patience not my forte but will keep trying.😁