Take the plank challenge
 

Let's do this people! Well, at least Aliantha should do it with me. We'll take that 20 seconds to 5 minutes in 30 days. :D

I'm in ... just did my 20 sec Day 1. :)

I did it. Today.

Even got complimented on how straight my back was.:)

Yay! 40 seconds, day 4 for me. :-)

Showoff.

Haha....you'll be able to do 40 secs on the fourth day too. ;-)

I started about a week ago. I learned not to do it in socks on carpet.

The model in the picture looks to have terrible form to me, back and belly are rounded, sagging, and the way her ankles aren't square. Don't what the correct form is, but that doen't look good for your back.

EDIT:

indeed, terrible form
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1567803.html

in fact here is the same pic used as an exmaple of bad form!

http://getfitwithnikki.files.wordpre...ng?w=500&h=460

I did have this on my initial workout schedule I was given, but it was 30 seconds, rest, then do it again. I haven't tried it in a while I'll have ago later and see where I am up to.

just start at day 1. it's not just about how long, it's the how often also.

Just checked, today is day 11 for me. oops. evidently I am not very good at keeping count. I've missed three days so far, including yesterday and Tuesday :(. I think I'm just pre-enjoying my "rest" days.

I'm going to call this day 9 instead of day 11 and go from there

What the hell. I'm gonna find some space under my desk where I can try this.

I'll probably forget and just do it when I see this thread as a reminder.

20 seconds huh? Let's see how this goes.

...

I wouldn't say it was hard, but it was more tiring than I expected. Shit, I'm out of shape.

Day 2 - 20 seconds


ETA: I wouldn't do this right after eating lunch. Not again, anyway...

Before, or, after the blood draw?

Before. But I did just take a brisk walk outside. I gotta have my lunch time walk, or I just turn into a sloth-like lump of jello plopped in my chair for the rest of the day.

Besides, where else am I going to have a toothless guy asking me where some street is that I never heard of before?

**Goes off to Google maps to look for Terrorist street. Or maybe Terrace street.**

I thought this was going to be about quantum theory.

i am disappoint.

That would have been the Planck challenge - next galaxy over.

:D

day 9: 60 seconds. check. just.

Today (day 10) tried in the sauna after swimming a mile. a little over-optimistic apparently. will try again tonight.

Day 1 20 sec done

As soon as I get out of this hot tub, I will complete my 30-second plank. Count on it. ;)

I could tell those extra ten seconds were there.

But then again, my belly is almost touching the floor, and I have something going on in my left shoulder. No extra pain, though, so Ima stay with it.

30 secs for day four.

Tease.

Aaaand ... I forgot about my 30-second plank.
I blame it on chemo-brain.

Tonight I'll do it before the hot tub. :D

3 day 30 sec done. While chewing a sandwich. Is that poor form?

days 10 and 11 a wash. yes I know today isn't over, but I know no plank is happening. two days of swim championships make the drinking start early :D

Damn. I suspect no plank will be happening today. For some reason, dinner is not sitting well. I never get queasy ... no idea where this is coming from, but will not risk tipping over the edge by tensing all my core muscles. :(

If you have sex, you should be able to count that as a couple days planks right?

hahaha...I just read this thread. I have to admit, I have been slack about my planking, partly because I've been busy LOSING 4KG IN less than TWO WEEKS! Anyway, more on that later.

I did the first week and was keeping up with the program, and have been kicking myself for not continuing, but it's been a madhouse. Mostly I just need to remember to do it before I put my feet up for the night.

I'm going to start at the beginning again from tomorrow. :)

Wow, Ali! Don't forget to tell us more about losing 4 kg in less than 2 weeks. What program are you on?

It's called hcg, but I think it's more that my calorie intake is only 600/day. I have been eating a lot of salad. lol. I have also been making a lot of Asian style broths with those slender noodles to bulk up my dinner time meals. The hcg (which is apparently from African mango) is supposed to keep the metabolism from slowing down on a calorie restricted diet. So anyway, it's going well, and if I keep planking, my core strength will be such that with a bit more weight loss, I will be ready to do some worthwhile exercise.

Didn't Pooka do that with great success? Flint? Look .....a real "summons" ;)

(what's the betting he ignores this one because I am the monster who cried "Flint!" ?) :lol:

I don't know, but he's not likely to say anything worth hearing anyway. Not to me anyway.

Lost track of my days so I just pick up from day 6. Yes, I am cheating. :-P

LJ: no, sex doesn't count. Gotta do your planks the right way. :-)

Ali: yes, start again. :-)

Day 12 also didn't happen (well I spent 4 hours in the lotus-ish position in a cold garage, but i'm guessing that doesn't count) I tried in bed last night but gave up at 20s --and was asleep 3s later .....so I went back to day 10 (1 minute) It was easier than I anticipated. :D

Here you go:

The HCG Diet

Cool. Just read the thread. Thanks monster. I am aiming to lose a little over 2kg per week so about 6lb. So far I'm on track. I set myself a goal of 20kg by xmas. I think that might have been a little unrealistic, mostly because during both weeks so far I've been out drinking and dining one night. Still, I've lost 2kg both weeks so far, so not too bad. I'm not having too much of an issue with hunger either. I use myfitnesspal to keep track of my calories, so if I can fit in a light snack, I do.

I am not being as strict as Pooka was, but still getting results. My clothes are already starting to fit better. soon I hope to be getting back into stuff that really doesn't fit now.

If you can come close to 2kg a week for an extended period (without murdering someone), that's fantastic. Remember the first week you don't make your goal, don't give up. There will be frustrating plateaus, but keep going.

Anyone keeping up with your planking? I've been forgetting. :-/ okay, start again tomorrow. I just ate dinner a short while ago so not gonna do it now.

I'm keeping up. One minute this morning.

I restarted at 20 sec. Tomorrow and Sunday I'll work it in. I've started some core work and beginner's yoga as well.

oops

Just did a minute. It feels like a long time and like I need to read or something during it. Staring at the same spot of dirty floor for a full minute is tedious on top of the exercise. I am not looking forward to multiple minutes of it.

Oh, and my core feels sore.

/whine

Plankwhatnow? Apparently, I'm so busy, I don't have thirty-forty seconds to spare...

I'll be starting over. Maybe. Prolly. Maybe.

Hells yeah!

No planking for several days....but I rn a 5K this morning :)

A minute and a half. I get tomorrow off.

Back to the start ... :yelsick:

:thumb2:

I restarted at 1 min. Did 1 min. today and will again tomorrow.

restart at 30 sec

After getting yesterday off, I did a minute and a half again today. A minute and a half is hard. I'm really curious how the next week is going to go.

Today I'm at the red dot. Tomorrow, I'll be half way through the challenge, but as you can see, the real work hasn't even begun yet. I should stop scrutinizing this before I psych myself out.

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I don't see exactly where the beer or the pepperoni come in. :confused:

I bumped up to two minutes today. And I did it. It was hard, but I did it and probably could have gone a bit longer.

It just may be that whoever designed this challenge knows what they are doing. No way could I have done two minutes when I started two weeks ago.

started again at 45s

YAY!

I am the bottom of the curve in this exercise, the less than 5th percentile. Does starting over multiple times count?

One thing in which I have persisted: I am sticking to my diet and have lost 8 lb in just under 2 weeks. Hooray! And I'm exercising, honestly - just keep forgetting to do the damned plank. :(

2.5 minutes.

There's getting to be a cardio component to this now. I'm breathing pretty hard by the end of the plank.