Start Date: Jan 23

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02: 20 seconds
03: none
04: none
05: 30 seconds

Plank Challenge

Start Date: Jan 23

Done:
Day 1: 20 seconds
Day 2: 20 seconds (25)
Day 3: 20 seconds (30)
Day 4: 25 seconds (30)
Day 5: 30 seconds (45)
Day 6: 30 seconds (40)

Next:
Day 7: 35 seconds
Day 8: 40 seconds
Day 9: 40 seconds
Day 10: 45 seconds
Day 11: 50 seconds
Day 12: 50 seconds
Day 13: 55 seconds
Day 14: 60 seconds
Day 15: 60 seconds
Day 16: 65 seconds
Day 17: 70 seconds
Day 18: 70 seconds
Day 19: 75 seconds
Day 20: 80 seconds
Day 21: 80 seconds
Day 22: 85 seconds
Day 23: 90 seconds
Day 24: 90 seconds
Day 25: 100 seconds
Day 26: 100 seconds
Day 27: 105 seconds
Day 28: 110 seconds
Day 29: 115 seconds
Day 30: 120 seconds

Start 23/01/2023

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05 - 30 seconds
06 - DNP

Start Date: Jan 23

01: none
02: 20 seconds
03: none
04: none
05: 30 seconds
06: 30 seconds

Plank Challenge

Start Date: Jan 23

Done:
Day 1: 20 seconds
Day 2: 20 seconds (25)
Day 3: 20 seconds (30)
Day 4: 25 seconds (30)
Day 5: 30 seconds (45)
Day 6: 30 seconds (40)
Day 7: 35 seconds (50)

Next:
Day 8: 40 seconds
Day 9: 40 seconds
Day 10: 45 seconds
Day 11: 50 seconds
Day 12: 50 seconds
Day 13: 55 seconds
Day 14: 60 seconds
Day 15: 60 seconds
Day 16: 65 seconds
Day 17: 70 seconds
Day 18: 70 seconds
Day 19: 75 seconds
Day 20: 80 seconds
Day 21: 80 seconds
Day 22: 85 seconds
Day 23: 90 seconds
Day 24: 90 seconds
Day 25: 100 seconds
Day 26: 100 seconds
Day 27: 105 seconds
Day 28: 110 seconds
Day 29: 115 seconds
Day 30: 120 seconds

Start Date: Jan 23

01: none
02: 20 seconds
03: none
04: none
05: 30 seconds
06: 30 seconds
07: 35 seconds

Start 23/01/2023

01 - 20 seconds
02 - 20 seconds
03 - 20 seconds
04 - 25 seconds
05 - 30 seconds
06 - DNP
07 - 30 seconds

Plank Challenge

Start Date: Jan 23

Done:
Day 1: 20 seconds
Day 2: 20 seconds (25)
Day 3: 20 seconds (30)
Day 4: 25 seconds (30)
Day 5: 30 seconds (45)
Day 6: 30 seconds (40)
Day 7: 35 seconds (50)
Day 8: 40 seconds (45)

Next:
Day 9: 40 seconds
Day 10: 45 seconds
Day 11: 50 seconds
Day 12: 50 seconds
Day 13: 55 seconds
Day 14: 60 seconds
Day 15: 60 seconds
Day 16: 65 seconds
Day 17: 70 seconds
Day 18: 70 seconds
Day 19: 75 seconds
Day 20: 80 seconds
Day 21: 80 seconds
Day 22: 85 seconds
Day 23: 90 seconds
Day 24: 90 seconds
Day 25: 100 seconds
Day 26: 100 seconds
Day 27: 105 seconds
Day 28: 110 seconds
Day 29: 115 seconds
Day 30: 120 seconds

So... I have a question on if I have been doing planks wrong the whole time. I used to do them when I was much younger and was pretty sure they were done like shown below. This is on the top of the article that Demi posted.



When doing more reading of the article, and other articles, it shows them often like this:



I've been doing them the first way the entire time, however, today I did the lower way and I'm not sure which is better. I think the second way may be a bit harder, but then again, maybe that's because I'm used to the upper way and have stronger muscles in that position.

How do you two do them?

Start 23/01/2023

01 - 20 seconds
02 - 20 seconds
03 - 20 seconds
04 - 25 seconds
05 - 30 seconds
06 - DNP
07 - 30 seconds
08 - 35 seconds

I do mine the second way, though that's because we did them that way in the Pilates class I used to attend. I may change to the first way at some point.

Forgot to post yesterday. Will post again when I've done today's.

Plank Challenge

Start Date: Jan 23

Done:
Day 1: 20 seconds
Day 2: 20 seconds (25)
Day 3: 20 seconds (30)
Day 4: 25 seconds (30)
Day 5: 30 seconds (45)
Day 6: 30 seconds (40)
Day 7: 35 seconds (50)
Day 8: 40 seconds (45)
Day 9: 40 seconds (55)

Next:
Day 10: 45 seconds
Day 11: 50 seconds
Day 12: 50 seconds
Day 13: 55 seconds
Day 14: 60 seconds
Day 15: 60 seconds
Day 16: 65 seconds
Day 17: 70 seconds
Day 18: 70 seconds
Day 19: 75 seconds
Day 20: 80 seconds
Day 21: 80 seconds
Day 22: 85 seconds
Day 23: 90 seconds
Day 24: 90 seconds
Day 25: 100 seconds
Day 26: 100 seconds
Day 27: 105 seconds
Day 28: 110 seconds
Day 29: 115 seconds
Day 30: 120 seconds

Plank Challenge

Start Date: Jan 23

Done:
Day 1: 20 seconds
Day 2: 20 seconds (25)
Day 3: 20 seconds (30)
Day 4: 25 seconds (30)
Day 5: 30 seconds (45)
Day 6: 30 seconds (40)
Day 7: 35 seconds (50)
Day 8: 40 seconds (45)
Day 9: 40 seconds (55)
Day 10: 45 seconds (45)

Next:
Day 11: 50 seconds
Day 12: 50 seconds
Day 13: 55 seconds
Day 14: 60 seconds
Day 15: 60 seconds
Day 16: 65 seconds
Day 17: 70 seconds
Day 18: 70 seconds
Day 19: 75 seconds
Day 20: 80 seconds
Day 21: 80 seconds
Day 22: 85 seconds
Day 23: 90 seconds
Day 24: 90 seconds
Day 25: 100 seconds
Day 26: 100 seconds
Day 27: 105 seconds
Day 28: 110 seconds
Day 29: 115 seconds
Day 30: 120 seconds[/QUOTE]

Start 23/01/2023

01 - 20 seconds
02 - 20 seconds
03 - 20 seconds
04 - 25 seconds
05 - 30 seconds
06 - DNP
07 - 30 seconds
08 - 35 seconds
09 - 35 seconds
10 - 40 seconds

Struggling a bit

Plank Challenge

Start Date: Jan 23

Done:
Day 1: 20 seconds (20 - e)
Day 2: 20 seconds (25 - e)
Day 3: 20 seconds (30 - e)
Day 4: 25 seconds (30 - e)
Day 5: 30 seconds (45 - e)
Day 6: 30 seconds (40 - e)
Day 7: 35 seconds (50 - e)
Day 8: 40 seconds (45 - n)
Day 9: 40 seconds (55 - e)
Day 10: 45 seconds (45 - n)
Day 11: 50 seconds (65 - e)

Next:
Day 12: 50 seconds
Day 13: 55 seconds
Day 14: 60 seconds
Day 15: 60 seconds
Day 16: 65 seconds
Day 17: 70 seconds
Day 18: 70 seconds
Day 19: 75 seconds
Day 20: 80 seconds
Day 21: 80 seconds
Day 22: 85 seconds
Day 23: 90 seconds
Day 24: 90 seconds
Day 25: 100 seconds
Day 26: 100 seconds
Day 27: 105 seconds
Day 28: 110 seconds
Day 29: 115 seconds
Day 30: 120 seconds

I'm struggling as well, Demi. At least as far as the time is going. I'm not sure that this is realistic for a complete newbie to go from 20 seconds to 2 minutes in 30 days. The numbers in the parentheses are how many seconds I'm actually doing it, but it's a struggle to get there. My stomach/core feels perpetually sore as it doesn't have a recovery day. I'm now varying between the normal ones (on your elbows) and the extended one (like a pushup). I do better with the extended ones. I shake a lot more with the normal ones and can't go as far. I do find they work different muscles so am trying to use that to help mitigate the soreness.

That said, I want to keep this up to see how far I can go. So glad that you and Nichole talked about this and you put the challenge together. Hang in there and keep working!

Start Date: Jan 23

01: none
02: 20 seconds
03: none
04: none
05: 30 seconds
06: 30 seconds
07: 35 seconds
08: dnp
09: dnp
10: dnp
11: 45 sec