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Good advice in the articles. I liked the RKC Plank and the 90-degree vertical plate press which were mentioned in the second article.
I'm really tired of doing the regular plank, which as it turns out is not as effective as I thought even though it does get the abs tired. There really is no reason to plank for extended periods unless you enjoy boredom and pain.
I have done a few 2 minute planks (and a few 90 second side planks), but usually I do them for 60-90 seconds a few times a day vs. trying to do one long one.
Its not a competition. The main thing is how much longer can you hold the plank posiiton TODAY than you could YESTERDAY. Even if its 3 seconds it shows that you are making improvements and are getting better.
THAT is what is important.
that's my motto too. when i first started on my fitness journey I couldn't even do one. just like I could barely lift 7.5 dumbbells. One year later, I'm much better.
The longest plank I've held was an agonizingly boring 3 and a half minutes. I rarely ever hold a plank for more than a minute. Can't see any value in holding longer than that.
During a recent super bowl, I did 66 - 30 second planks. I dropped down whenever a commercial came on. Haven't watched single commercial for the past 3 super bowls.
I was curious how long I could hold a plank months ago. I was just over 21 mins until a business call forced me to get out of position. I could have gone much longer.
Maybe, when I have more time to burn, ill try it again.
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