This sort

Not this sort

I went for a bike fit last week and this was used as a measure of core strength.
Apparently anyone should be able to hold one minute thirty …..

I’m pretty fit and workout so though this would be easy enough….
I’m not ashamed to say that I quivered like a Japanese sky scraper, but managed to crack the time. For the past week I’ve been reading up and doing it more and can now do a solid 2 mins 20.

Feeling like it’s helping me on the bike too.

Personally find them tedious and torturous. There are more interesting ways of improving core strength.

So that’s under 1.30 then?

Don’t really know why, but decided to do the Plank challenge on the 30 Days app on my phone after talking with the boss one day. Day 30 was a very very very long 7 minutes and 3 seconds.

Yes it was tough, boring as hell but I saw it through. Would I be able to do it now straight off…?? I doubt it. The app builds you up over the 30 days in increments of 20 seconds or so.

I wouldn’t want to boast about how long I can hold one online 😉

Try Tumblr for pics of some rather fetching images of folks doing the plank.. 😯

FitnessUA Bikebuoy?

Apparently anyone should be able to hold one minute thirty .

Yeah right! Maybe people who are fit and healthy could do it ….but not just anyone.

Is this something we’re just supposed to know? Or do I have to do one and time myself? That’d be like, here’s something you’ve never done before, how come you’re rubbish at it.. surely?

Must be talking about these:

I’m not sure, I really should start doing them again. The eldest has to do them for his occupational therapy he’s 9 and does 90 seconds, the mrs is up over 5 minutes now.

I reckon I could do a minute without dying.

Three minutes is my record for a standard plank (did a 30 day core programme in November), but it’s a pretty dull way to improve core strength.

There are lots of variations that can be done, static or otherwise, which make it a bit more bearable.

Matt

Yep, it’s dull alright, but surprisingly difficult to do.

Apparently also good for shoulder muscles = good for riding.

The world record is 8h1m
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These have been banned from our house hold as the dog gets too exited and thinks its play time. Having an extra 30+kg jump on your back isn’t helpful in the slightest, albeit it afterwards, she does try her hardest to pick you back up and lick your face to a soppy mess.

It did make it more interesting though…

The world record is 8h1m

First go, I could probably do 6 hrs then.

I take it it’s not as straightforward as just lying down and pretending you’re a plank then?

I managed 7 mins 32 seconds. That’s 2 seconds longer than my 8yo who was competing with me. I never thought he go so long, and like all dads then having to prove I’m the archetypal hero by maintaining my cool whilst hiding the quivering painful wreck that I was immediately after by using the “quick trip to the loo” excuse.

@jolmes – i feel your pain. If I do anything on the floor (press up, back stetch etc) one of mine will come over and be annoying. Usually by sniffing my face, then lying down smack bang in the way!

I could do 2 min easy I reckon (often do 1 min as part of a circuit), but it’s the boredom. I have to sing songs etc in my head just to take my mind off the boredom

In my ‘abs blast’ sessions at the gym we’ll hold a plank for 1 – 2 minutes, but over the course of the half hour session we’ll do about ten minutes of plank, whether it be straight plank, or a mix of straight plank, side planks, straight arm planks, planks with a leg raised or any other weird and wonderful version they can dream up. When I first started my abs blast classes – upto 3 classes a week, for the first two weeks by abs were ruined – sore, painful, but after that initial two week period the benefits started to come. Not sure how long I could hold one for now, 2 minutes is tough but I could go longer, maybe 4 minutes? Not sure I could do 5.

I randomly tried to hold The Plank for two minutes last summer a couple of times, to see what my weak lower back made of it. My form was not great for the last ~30 seconds, but I just made it to two minutes and then stopped, I reached my goal.

Might be coincidence, but lower back has generally been the best its been since, compared to how it has been since summer 2008.

Planking!
I remember when that was a thing… 😀

In answer to your question, I don’t know but dam it I got to try now…

That is waaayyyy harder than I thought it would be! I managed the 1.30 but it wasn’t easy! 🙂

Well, that wasn’t quite as easy as I’d imagined… 🙂

1 minute 30s after trying it 2 days running. First time I got 1m 20s but I was wobbling like a jelly. Physio said I need get no higher than 4 minutes per day.

Boredom set in after 10 minutes, can do front lever pull ups and 40 second plus holds, also do weighted dragon flags, so planks are a breeze.

1:34

..and I was very ready to fall into a heap on the floor

7 mins 32 seconds. That’s 2 seconds longer than my 8yo

1:30? You should all be ashamed of yourselves….

I cant even make it to 30 seconds. Thats abit rubbish isnt it?

It also don’t mean a thing if you ain’t doing it proper.
If you stick your bum in the air it’s ten times easier.

I got to 3 mins after 3 sessions which is suprising given that I would struggle to do half a dozen press-ups.

Ive been back at the gym clasess for 15 months now, I reckon I could do between 2 and 3 minutes but most of that shaking like a shitting whippet. You lot doing 7 minutes plus are hardcore

Totally depends on who you talk to/get instructed by.

I can hold a plank for over 2 minutes easily. I am just recovering from an injury so seeing a physio who specialises in Pilates – I can’t hold 30 seconds with the (what initially felt easier) plank she taught me where I focus on my core.

Never tried before. Did 1m 30s with minimal discomfort but not sure how much past that I’d get. Harder on the upper arms than the core – guessing my form not quite right even though body was straight.

Wasn’t expecting much as i know my core is a useless floppy mess. Managed 2mins on the dot which i guess i’m ok with

I’m 6ft 4″ so obviously it’s harder for us taller folk. Managed the 1.30 okay but 2 mins would of been a push I think.

I’m fat so have my gut dragging me down!!
Managed a minute and was shaking like a shitting dog.
I’ll keep trying…..

I won a rubbish plastic trophy at work last year ‘The World’s Greatest Planker’ for a 5 min effort…

Having started Pilates recently, I know it’s a lot harder to do a purposeful plank than it is to hold a plank like shape.

I’ve been doing banded wall sits to help treat a knee injury. Not up to plank shakiness, but 2 x 60 secs is seeing me grimace…

https://www.verywell.com/the-wall-sit-quad-exercise-3120741