Is planking a good exercise in and of itself, or is it only beneficial for measuring core strength? What is considered a good time anyway? I can hold it for three minutes.
>>35403371
yes, they are great for core stability.
2 min prone plank is adequate as a test.
to train do reps of 10 second holds. front, back and side planks.
stirring the pot is better, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EuMtm2MzRA
so good it's worth being seen using a fitness ball in public
>>35403371
Put weight on your back and then aim for 1 minute planks
>>35403371
>I can hold it for three minutes.
How much do you weight? It's not by chance that a female in her early teens holds the record. If you were decently buff, you'd yell after 40 seconds.
>>35403484
Thanks for the tip. I even have such a ball at home.
>>35403490
Will try that too, thanks.
>>35403556
165 pounds. I'm a dyel, yes, but I thought the record was set by some 50 year old dude who held the plank position for ridiculous four and a half hours or something like that.
>>35403556
how jelly
This shit hurts my shoulders after a couple of minutes. It's almost worse than the fatigue on my core.
anyway to get around this? Feel like my form is pretty alright but i can't even do multiple sets of these because of my shoulders.
>>35403707
yup
here's a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xr5FxGGn1o
>>35404683
same here m8
>>35403556
> tfw 155lbs
> tfw 6'1"
> tfw struggle to do 50 seconds
Why even live.
>>35403371
>falling for the planking meme
>>35403371
I don't feel it in my abs, I mainly feel it in my hip flexors.
>>35406151
fix your form
Meh, my out of shape fat dad can plank for 2 minutes, not all that impressive, i think a lot of it is just mental endurance, just being able to tell yourself to hold on and keep going even when you're shaking
Its an isometric exercise. Dynamic exercise which works a muscle group over its entire range would be better.
Also, if you want to plank, why not do pushups and hold position between sets? It would work the same muscle group.
>>35403556
>190lbs
>can plank with 45lb plate on back for 1:30 before doing weighted pushup sets
Do you people just not train core or what? That shits easy. I get bored way before i get tired.
>>35408347
>Dynamic exercise which works a muscle group over its entire range would be better
Better for what?
>>35408248
How?
>>35408918
Fatasses usually have a strong core otherwise they would collapse. Now go lose some weight
>>35403556
I'm 30% body fat and can hold it for 2 minutes after never doing any Ab exercises. Shits not hard man.
>>35403556
??? i can do this shit for ~1 minute and i'm skinnyfat
>>35410568
If you're not a midget with 30% bf please post a video of you so we can laugh at your form.
>>35410587
>and I'm skinnyfat
?? Can't you read?
>>35403556
kek you just a bitch.
45 plate on back for over 3 mins.
>>35410601
If you weight 2pl8s to start with it really doesn't matter.
>8 minute plank
>don't actually train plank
you guys are out of shape
>>35410539
Squeeze your glutes bby
should my back kinda get sore while holding it for more than 1 min? I know that I should "brace" my core and glutes but when doing this my back gets sore. Is my form wrong?
I have no idea how long I could hold it for because it seems too easy and I start to get bored after a few minutes.
