Planks

>tfw can only last 20 seconds

>>41135755
I just do a minute traditional, then a minute on each side. I should probably progress my times I've been doing the same thing for years

I did something over a minute before I got bored.

was doing 40seconds 2 weeks ago and now up to 2:40 thanks to lots of leg raises

>>41135755
I did 2 minutes once though I'm sure I can do more, but usually I just do 1 minute front and 30 on each side for a warmup

>>41136417
go for 21! you can make it !

>>41136940
i do exactly this also, sometimes ill do 2 sets because i like the pump i get

you can do planks longer and with more ab tension by flaring your arms out but faggots like scott herman think thats bad because not le proper form

>planking past 2 minutes
>thinking you're doing anything

>>41135755
why would you want to do more than that?
is there are special girl at your crossfit box that you're trying to impress?

I'm trying to add in scoobs Rotisserie plank workout, but im at a solid enough point to start doing Ab wheel. Can do 3x12 with nose almost touching ground.

I used to have to do 4 sets of 5 minute planks when I did rowing

now I can barley do them for 2 minutes

>>41137514
You're planking, faggot. Git gud

>>41137533
And not building significant stability or ab
definition. L2progress fag

>>41137531
Jesus christ

So once you can plank for a minute where do you go from there?

I do 5 min a day

Your times are all with a 45lb plate on your back right?

>>41137521
>Why do you want to improve your core???

wew

>>41137514
>more time under tension does nothing
you realize TUT is the basis for hypertrophy, right?

>>41135755

Is planking any good for building abs? Or should i combine it with some other excersise to build abs?

>>41138982

Yeah but after a point you're just doing endurance. Once you start getting a plank upwards of two minutes you should probably start trying to make it harder.

>>41139001
no planking is terrible for abs.

do curls instead

>>41139051
by adding weight plates? elevating your feet just shifts your weight to your upper body

Abs DOMS are the worst possible DOMS
I did a brutal ab circuit on monday and the DOMS are like torture

>>41139061

Well that's one way. From what I've seen one arm/leg raises while planking are good too.

Made it to 5 minutes a couple of times before I went to basic, found out you don't do planks all that often.

>>41135755
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>>41139061
or you could just do other ab exercises

>>41139052

You mean crunches? Can i do weighted crunches with a pair of dumbbells?

Are planks actually good for hypertrophy or is this some meme exercise?

>>41139129
i was being sarcastic dude, leg raises/planks are the best ab exercises

>>41139129

Curls bad for your back.

I'm up to almost 3mins now. My back is fucked and my dr said improving my core strength may help reduce/prevent the inflammation

my arms give out before my abs, i can get to 2 and a half minutes any tips?

>>41139199
This for me too but my abs are non existent. I feel like I'm probably getting the form wrong

>>41138982
no that's contractile failure

tut just helps get you there quicker

Does anyone else here try doing planks with arms extended out further? I feel that it works the abs a lot more.

>>41139199

See this anon:
>>41139632

Put your elbows further away and your abs will burn with fiery anger.

>>41139160
Try curling in a squat rack, leaning on it definitely helps your back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5iEO9mAp58


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>>41137531
Are you me anon? I was running 100/200m though, not rowing.

>>41139052
Ab curls? Wtf are ab curls? Sit ups?

I just do them for 1 minute because i get fucking bored

>>41139064
Neck DOMS is pretty up there.

>>41137514
People don't understand this. After a certain point, it becomes endurance. Same shit for pullups and pushups, dips, once you start doing 12+, you get marginal returns on every extra rep you get.
Do weighted planks for a minute, and increase weight and try again for a minute.

>>41139632
Physics, changing lever length, more moments on abs

>>41135755
3-4 minutes

I do weighted planks for sets of 30 seconds

>plank for 5 or 6 minutes because when I started I was just counting in my head too slowly to 60 "seconds"

>>41139051
Actually can you elaborate? I've been doing pushups in sets of 100, and try and hit 1000 a day. Plus pull ups and occasionally vups and other core stuff. I'm primarily doing cardio because boxing. Not looking to increase gains too much, but in my situation I think I would prefer quantity over weight.

>>41142564
But you're not doing any work during a plank.