It is day twenty-four of our Plank A Day Challenge or Plank Every Day For A Month Challenge. For some it is easier to make adjustments at the beginning of the week. Is today an adjustment day for you? Are you adding time onto your plank?
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Sunday Planking
Posted by terrepruitt on March 24, 2013
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It’s A Bird, It’s A Plank
Posted by terrepruitt on March 23, 2013
What? You try to come up with thirty-one days of titles for the basically the same thing. Not easy. And please, even if you lie to me, can you say at least one so far has made you smile?
Here it is day twenty-three. Plank A Day For A Month Challenge. How’s it going?
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Day Twenty-Two Of Planking
Posted by terrepruitt on March 22, 2013
Ahhh, Friday, yes? Here we are at our twenty second day of planking. I bet that you are better at it than on the first Friday, March 1st. Whether you are doing it for a longer time or whether you have better form, I bet you are better. Even if you missed a day or two, you are better today than you were twenty-two days ago.
Do you feel better at it than when you first started?
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Twenty One And Fifteen
Posted by terrepruitt on March 21, 2013
YEAH BABY! This is day twenty one of our Plank A Day For A Month Challenge!!!! And I am sure you are feeling good about it! This is also my fifteen wedding anniversary and I am feeling pretty good about that!
So how are you feeling about your planking?
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Double Planking
Posted by terrepruitt on March 20, 2013
So have you found yourself doing more than one plank a day yet? This is day twenty of our Plank A Day For A Month Challenge and I was just wondering if you think about it during the day after you’ve done the plank for the challenge or not and decide to do another one. Why not, right? It is only 15+ seconds out of your day?
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Plank Muscles
Posted by terrepruitt on March 19, 2013
While you are doing your plank you might notice some of the muscles involved in doing the plank. As I am sure you know, there are many variations to the plank. Many movement practices/exercise disciplines do planks. There is a plank in yoga, in Pilates, in weight training . . . you probably have seen it all over. That alone tells you that it is an exercise/pose worth doing right? We even do planks in Nia. If there is a version in so many different disciplines it could be that is because does a body good. The plank we are doing in our Plank A Day Challenge is the plank on our forearms as opposed to the plank where your arms are straight (the position of the “top” of a push-up). There are a lot of muscles used in this plank.
The muscles being used in a plank are the abdominal muscles, the back muscles, the muscles in the arms, the shoulders, leg muscles, and butt muscles. So pretty much muscles in every muscle group. You can understand why it is such a great exercise. It is a full body workout. So, while it might not utilize every muscles it calls upon a lot of them. If you are participating in the challenge you might even notice that the endurance in the muscles is improving.
I often think of the plank as a great exercise to work on your core. You might have heard “core” and “core muscles” before. You might even wonder what they are. And just like so many things there are so many answers. I think of the core as a muscle group. I think of the core muscles as the group that allows your body to remain stable and/or upright. So sometimes that could include your quads if you are standing or doing a plank.
Having a strong and stable core helps us accomplish everyday things. From sitting, to walking, to doing things with our arm as in pushing, pulling, carrying, etc. A strong trunk helps us when we need to work with are arms. Especially with our arms extended. If we are do something with our arms out, say opening a window, grabbing a grocery bag and bringing it towards you, or pushing something in to a vehicle for transport, you rely a lot on your torso. So when it is strong and stable it can support you while you do these task.
On top of the strong core having arms that are able to open windows, grab and hold groceries, pull them towards you or push things help with every day life too. Be able to do all of these everyday things might be one reason the plank is in so many exercise disciplines. It is a great functional exercise. It is understood that it can assist with muscle strength and endurance. And it is one of the exercises that gets a lot of muscles all at once!
Are you participating in our challenge? Are you feeling your muscles? You have probably felt the muscles used in a plank, right?
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Tuesday, Day Nineteen Of The Plank A Day For A Month Challenge
Posted by terrepruitt on March 19, 2013
So here it is day nineteen. Where are you? You can add time any day, it doesn’t have to be Sunday? Have you decided to add some time? Have you tried the stopwatch duration?
As I mentioned on my Sunday comment, planking before planking (as in doing another workout be it yoga or Nia) is a bit easier so I am shooting for a big jump this week. Again, I have my goal duration, but I am letting my stopwatch go to see how far I can comfortable get!
How are you doing? Do you have a goal duration you want to be at when the month is up?
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Monday, Planka, Planka
Posted by terrepruitt on March 18, 2013
Here we are on our Plank A Day For A Month Challenge post. So really, it is not easy coming up with titles for a challenge for thirty one days. I could just keep it at “Day XXXXX Of Plank A Day For A Month Challenge” but I get bored with that. So . . . I make titles up, as you can tell.
Here is your Monday Plank Post to check in on. How are you feeling today about your planks?
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Day Seventeen Of Plank A Day For A Month Challenge
Posted by terrepruitt on March 17, 2013
Wow! We are on day seventeen of our Plank A Day For A Month Challenge. Pretty good.
I am always hoping that many people will participate and comment, but my one good friend is good enough for me. We are having a good time, right, Dear Friend?
I am trying to decide whether to add time today or to keep it at my present duration. I just use the stopwatch feature on my phone. I make certain I plank until my “prescribed time” then I let it run until I am “done”.
Ok, as I typed this I decide what I am going to do. I am going to change my present goal time/”prescribed time” to what has been my “done” time. And then see how far past that my “done time” becomes.
Does that makes sense to you?
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Half-way Point (Month Of Planking)
Posted by terrepruitt on March 16, 2013
I am calling today, the 16th of March, our half way point. There are 31 days in March so it makes it kinda not even, but that is ok. Today, we are done with the first half of the month and on our way to the last.
I really like daily challenges because it helps motivate me. Plus I like the daily contact with my friend. 🙂
Are you still with us?
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