PLANKS

>>36552476

You set the bar too low...what about >2 hours?

>>36552476
I'm probably only beginner or medium tier, because I get bored way before I have to give up.
I kinda like them as a nice core exercise, but fuck me, are they boring. Situps or stuff like them at least requires some movement, but they fuck with my neck.
also, they take too much time. I can easily do two 20reps sets of situps in the morning, after leaving bed, and have a nice "I did something" feeling, but with planks, I would need to get up an hour earlier for that.
How can I into planking better?

why the fuck would anyone hold the plank for more than a minute anyway. Pointless, find a harder exercise if more than 1 minute is easy.

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>>36552476

>planking for 20 minutes

>>36552476
Who the fuck wants to plank for 20min?

>>36552476
Planking is easy as fuck unless you're a fatass. If you can hold it for more than 5 minutes don't bother doing it more.

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>>36552656
>not planking the day away

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Which exercises does one upgrade to after reaching the 5 minute milestone for planking?

If you can plank for the duration of the Hotline Bling MV then there's obviously no need to do more.

if u cant hold ur plank for a day ur gay

It's not a matter of my core strength, it's that my arms hurt like a bitch after a while

>>36552652
Bitchfuckin abs

Did it for the first time, 25s or so

why would i plank for 20 minutes just to impress a mongolian child labour knitting board?

>>36552737

It's dumb to do planks for 20 minutes.

Do some wheel rollouts, russian twists,suitcase deadlifts, dragonflags, etc. for >Bitchfuckin abs

>>36552476
who the fuck planks for 20 minutes?

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>>36552629
dude try adding weight

>>36552718
fuck

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>>36552800

My gf lies still for 20 mins during sex, does that count?
>tfw no gf

>>36552785
Depends. It won't do shit in terms of making you stronger overall, but it's nice for challenging yourself, it's an exercise in self discipline. I do them on a bench and put my tablet on the floor so I can watch stuff. The last minutes of a plank are a harder grind than any squat or deadlift.

>>36552703
put 40 kg on your back

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>>36552963
Do I just wake up with almost two plates on my back?

>>36552909

It's perfectly fine if you want to do it as an exercise in self-discipline or some other personal reason.

But it's hardly a measure of core strength as OP suggested.

>>36552476
I did 4 minutes yesterday for the first time.

Btw, in the picture she spreads her legs quite a bit, but I always rest on one foot, because I always do the same while doing push-ups. Does it make any difference?

I must be doing something wrong because planks kill my shoulders.

>>36553044

You have more stability with legs wide, so it's easier.

>>36553063

Keep the shoulders packed.

>>36552476
I can do it for 5+ minutes easily if I do it like in that pic. When and if I do planks, I put my feet together and move my elbows past my forehead.

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>20 minutes and above: Solid core strength
Nigga just do weighted planks

>>36552476
Holy fuck would that be boring

Just get a fucking ab wheel

>>36553015
> almost

you do know that 40kg is exactly two plates, right?

>>36553380
Nope it's 40.8

some days i do 30s planks dying... other days 55s... and my shoulders hurt sometimes
why i can't progress? shitty form?

>>36553435
When you plank, pull your elbows down. This will take the tension off the shoulders and put more into your abs.