Plank party!!!

[rydra_wong]

Yesterday, I stumbled across this fun little thing:

The 5-Minute Plank

It's actually 20 different plank variations held for 15 seconds each, and it's kind of awesome.

It's much less strenuous than trying to hold a single variation for that long, so it's not as appalling as it sounds; it's also scalable (so you can do each variation for 5 seconds or 10 seconds or whatever's feasible for you.).

ETA: I rec muting the video, which has an annoying little music loop repeating endlessly, and playing your own music of choice. Much more entertaining.

Comments

[opusculus]

Oh wow, that looks awesome. I tend to fail at planks as much through boredom as effort (I have sadly learned that it is entirely possible to be bored while your arms feel like they're about to give out), and this looks like a good way to bypass that. Thank you!

[rydra_wong]

I have sadly learned that it is entirely possible to be bored while your arms feel like they're about to give out

I'm familiar with this problem -- not that I can do planks for very long, but my attention span is very short ...

My best solution so far has been to plonk my laptop on the floor in front of me and watch something interesting. This also helps stop me from clockwatching obsessively.

[nicolakgreen]

I have only just started trying planks, so this might be a good way not to feel like I'm hopeless? I'll give it a try anyway, thanks.

[rydra_wong]

The handy thing is that you can shorten the time as much as you need to make it feasible, and you work your abs and shoulders in a nice variety of ways. Anyway, see what you think!

[cereta]

Oh, God, someone linked this and...WOW.