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01-17-14, 11:13 AM | |
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I think Stuart Mcgill and others began publicly saying regular stationary planks weren't as valuable as previously thought:
http://q.equinox.com/articles/2013/09/plank-workout and also some rehab people like Foundation Training like "8 point planks" to build the core. Not my favorite thing either, but I've not yet gotten a workout that went on and on like that to notice it too much. 10 minutes would be too much for me, I can tell you!
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01-17-14, 11:21 AM | |
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Colorado
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I feel your pain - I hated these types of moves. I remember when plain old mountain climbers were making their way into workouts and I would curse at those! Somehow your body gets stronger and you get used to these new moves and it does get better. I was there with DB a year ago and now all those awkward moves are like second nature.
On a funny side note - although I can make it through these "horizontal cardio" moves now, I still curse at them because my t-shirt comes up and over my head and I can't see anything and it feels like I'm suffocating because I'm breathing in that same hot air! LOL I tucked my t-shirt into my shorts and pulled up my shorts just one time before one of those horizontal moves and DH walked in to see what I was doing and I haven't heard the end of "granny pants" months later! So now I refuse to tuck in my t-shirt incase he does walk by! |
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01-17-14, 03:31 PM | ||
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I know what you meant, those moves are hard! I haven't feel that I can't get air or something, but I feel my abs on fire (I can see why they are effective), I do as much as I can, and then I go to child pose and cobra for a little stretch and then I continue.
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01-17-14, 01:53 PM | ||
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01-17-14, 02:19 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2006
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I actually love these kinds of moves BUT I definitely did not at first. I also don't do some varieties of moves because I think they're too advanced for most people. Anything in a horizontal position takes a lot of core strength as well as flexibility in both the hip flexors and ankles. So you have to keep your core engaged while monitoring your flexibility. You also have to be super careful of hand positioning, shoulder position, etc., to avoid injury. I sometimes find it difficult to do that and move at warp speed--so I don't, LOL.
If those moves give you a lot of trouble, it might be better to stay at plank or to do controlled mountain climbers rather than the caffeinated variety, at least at first.
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01-17-14, 02:56 PM | |
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Definitely not my favorite, either! I do like to do *a couple,* as a challenge to myself (there's a nice sequence in BBL BumBum, and I really like how Amy Dixon breaks down burpees in WHUFB)... but I about DIED during the second circuit on one of KCM's Boot Camp workouts. It's ALL PLANK! And not just plank--plank with you doing stuff, for like four minutes. I am definitely not up for that!
...Tho' I want to be. My least favorite one is in Firm Express/Week 2/Rebekah, where you do a plank, then this "thread the leg through" move. It *really* bothers my hip flexors. I can literally feel tendons popping as they move around, and it creeps me out (shudder). I have no idea why it didn't occur to me until right this minute to modify that to regular planks or plank jacks or mnt climbers!
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