Marathon Maniac #957
60 seconds forward + 30 seconds each side
Me, too - today and yesterday.
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
Jan 16
120 sec - forward plank
120 sec - back bridge with marching feet
120 sec - back bridge on stability ball
Jay
Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.
MM #6177
2x :45 forearm prone
1x :30 straight arm prone
1x :45 forearm prone
1x :45 forearm spiderman on knees
2x :50 forearm side w/arm twist, staggered legs
2x :45 forearm prone w/leg lifts
1x :60 glute bridge w/marching knees
1x :60 glute bridge double knee roll-in, feet on ball
8:40 total
who says life doesn't have a soundtrack?
OrangeMat wins!
Hardly I've got a lot of remedial stuff I need to do...
IMPRESSIVE CORE WORK! You guys inspire me!
I did my 2 min of planks again this morning (do them in the evenings also). This time when I was in the forward plank position, I lifted one arm, extended it out to the side, brought it in to touch my core, and then put my arm back down. I did about 3 of these on each side. that was hard also!
Tammy
MM #5615
Try lifting both arms out at the same time...just to see what happens...
This time when I was in the forward plank position, I lifted one arm, extended it out to the side, brought it in to touch my core, and then put my arm back down. I did about 3 of these on each side. that was hard also!
I'll bet! Was that in the forearms or straight arms position? Today I finally attempted a straight arm plank, and while I was able to hold it, the wrist that I had injured wasn't too happy, even using both arms... So no single straight-arm stuff for me... yet!
Seriously, I just learned about a variation called extended plank, which is the next best thing to the no-arms version:
no way could I do that one OM! I was on my forearms when I extended one arm out. not as difficult as a straight arm, but definitely could feel the core tightening and stabilizing more.
give it a whirl Mike. Tell us how that works out for ya
Pretty cool. I got in about 32 seconds before I decided that was good.
1 minute right (2X30 sec)
1 minute left (2X30 sec)
1 1/2 minute prone (3 X30 sec on forearms)
30 seconds reverse plank, on forearms (first try - very hard)
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total 4 minutes
.....Nancy The road to hell is paved....... run trails!
I went to a fitness seminar tonight and learned that I can hold onto dumbbells on the floor for straight arm planks instead of palms flat. So maybe I'll try that extended plank tomorrow. Maybe.
Extended planks? I don't think so...
Jan 17
2 x 120 - forward plank
1 x 60 - left side
1 x 60 - right side
1 x 120 - marching glute bridge
1 x 120 - stability ball glute bridge