Comments on: Have you planked today?

By: Monday morning wake up | Workout Mommy: fitness and exercise tips for busy moms and dads

Mon, 11 May 2009 06:49:11 +0000

[...] Back to the ground for a 30 second full plank. Hold all your core muscles tight and press your palms in to the [...]

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:27:22 +0000

I love my planks!! They’re one of the exercises that I love to hate!

Cynthia’s last blog post..Mario Lopez and Audrina Patridge Dish on Diet Secrets

By: momofthree

momofthree — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:52:20 +0000

Wow! These things are great! I was busting a sweat after 2 sets! I love them!!!! momofthree's last blog post..My Clay is “Aiken for a child…….

By: Sandy (Momisodes)

Sandy (Momisodes) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:23:03 +0000

Brilliant! I will try and plank tomorrow morning, afternoon and night. I've never seen this before. Very cool! Sandy (Momisodes)'s last blog post..It’s Over, and I’m Not Feeling All That Good About It

By: Gemfit

Gemfit — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:32:19 +0000

I'm not yet at the hearting of the plank but I try get it in every session. Then my trainer throws in plank plus leg raises and I would kill him if I had the energy. But yeah, oh so good for those abs! Gemfit's last blog post..“Good” vs “Bad”

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:35:47 +0000

I planked on Sunday. I’m not at the point where I enjoy them, but I am getting better at holding the pose longer!

Susan’s last blog post..Tropical Granola

By: Denis Kanygin

Denis Kanygin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:34:23 +0000

Plankies are fun and effective.

For those of us who sit a lot and have rounded shoulders try this:

As you’re doing a plank, squeeze your shoulder blades together.

Note about planks: it is very easy to overdo this one and hurt your back. If you back is ‘talking’ to you. Stop, rest, do it again.

Make sure to suck in your abs as you’re doing the exercise. That way you are working against gravity and getting a heck-of-a-workout(yes it is one word).

Denis Kanygin’s last blog post..10 tips for lower back pain relief: Tip #4 Strong Abs

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:33:26 +0000

I heart the Plank! I make my clients do lots of them in my pilates classes, ’cause I used to hate them, but they’ve made me SO STRONG! And I want my clients to FEEL THE POWER OF THE PLANK!!!!!

{Ahem} But they are really great.

By: KFJ

KFJ — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:48:24 +0000

Getting ready to do this with Jillian in level 3 in a few days......... KFJ's last blog post..What’s Going on With…..ME

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:51:50 +0000

What I love about the plank is how innocuous it looks, until your whole body starts to shake and hurt…