Traditional Annual January Planking Challenge

Day XVI :white_check_mark:

And those things do best please me
That befall prepost’rously.
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Now it’s all about distraction :zipper_mouth_face::grimacing:

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Day 15 done. Getting tougher. Gotta keep breathing

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Day 15 done. I’m still doing the hollow body holds and finding I can do a single rep for the time goals for the day. I might be gaining a little bit of core, who knows?

A favorite for today:

Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout
Till you have drench’d our steeples, drown’d the cocks!
You sulph’rous and thought-executing fires,
Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts,
Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder,
Strike flat the thick rotundity o’ th’ world,
Crack Nature’s moulds, all germains spill at once,
That makes ingrateful man!
William Shakespeare, King Lear

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I personally find the hollow hold easier but you are probably getting stronger too. :blush:
Day 15 :heavy_check_mark: - during work cause I wanted a break :joy:

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Today I did a combination of a forearm plank and then went up on extended hands when I wanted to quit. I think varying my pose while holding my core might be the secret to success for me. I had an extra little spring in my step today. I can see my body changing for the better. :muscle:t3:

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Day XVI :heavy_check_mark:

In winter with warm tears I’ll melt the snow
And keep eternal spring-time on thy face.
William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus

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I’m back :smirk:
Day 16 done :white_check_mark:

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I do it in splits now too. Much better and same result :blush:

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Day 16 in the books.

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Day 16 :heavy_check_mark: a min on elbows, 30 in high plank and then back to low

@TrustyBird I also find I can hold longer if I do low plank/ high plank.

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For sure. And my stomach muscles are really feeling it today. I owe myself a 2 minute plank when I get home from work. I gave myself the morning to rest up. :rofl:

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Day 14 done.

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I did it! It was a bit harder after 8 hours on my feet but it is done. I’ll keep my planking to the morning from now on.

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Day 17 :heavy_check_mark: made it to a min 30 before having to switch to high plank.

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:joy::rofl: I love it, in fact I’ve bought a boxing bag, which should arrive tomorrow!! So I’ll also be kicking and punching at home from now on! :heart_eyes::clap:t2:

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Day 16 & 17 done. Got stuck in work all day yesterday so broke them up. One before workout today, one after workout.

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Day 18 :heavy_check_mark: broken into two. Whew!

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Day 18 done. How did we do 5 min. We’ll see in 12 days :grimacing: I went with Madonna a year ago, I think.

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Day 18 done. I’m trying to find songs that correspond with the time :grin:. Green Day Sassafras roots, exactly 2 minutes 34 seconds. I’m not gonna be able to go much longer without breaking it up or going into hollow plank. :+1:

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