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30 day plank challenge

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lookout · 24/01/2014 18:09

I'm only on day 3, which is 30 seconds plank, and by 20 seconds I am shaking like a leaf! I find it impossible to believe I will be able to plank for 5 minutes at once by the end of 30 days. Am I doing it right?

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Doyouthinktheysaurus · 24/01/2014 18:54

God yes, planks are really tough!

I'm doing 3 x 45 seconds at the moment. I did look at the 30 day thing but I really don't think I could hold it for much more than 1 minute at a time. I don't think any amount of practice could build me up to minutes at a time.

They really hurt. It's a good kind of pain though, I can actually feel stomach muscles I though were broken foreverGrin

Sleepwhenidie · 24/01/2014 18:52

I can plank, think the longest I've managed is just over 3 mins, I haven't tried the plank challenge though and don't do it every day. I have no idea if you'll manage 5 mins but you will be much stronger and have a flatter tummy so it's worth a go!

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lookout · 24/01/2014 18:46

Hahaha Grin, so shaking whilst planking is perfectly normal? And 5 minutes after 30 days, really??? Have you done it, out of interest?

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Sleepwhenidie · 24/01/2014 18:14

Probably yes!