Questions tagged [planks]
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Pain after push ups and plank
I am feeling pain in my upper back after doing push ups and planks in a same day. Pain is there from last 2 days. I don't know what causes pain in my upper back.
Is bad form cause pain or overdoing ...
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What shoulder muscles do side-planks work?
Apparently side-planks are a great exercise to improve shoulder stability, but I'm having trouble finding out what shoulder muscles are actually worked when doing it?
Am I right in thinking it would ...
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Why is getting up from a burpee so hard?
I'm a crossfit newbie and some colleagues from the gym and I agree that the most painful part (and the most breathe exhausting) is getting up from a burpee, that is, passing from the plank position to ...
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Reducing belly fat through home work outs like plank [duplicate]
I Workout at home, doing push ups mostly. I even do a bit of jump rope, 1000 jumps per day. My biceps, triceps and chest have a good shape and are toned. But my belly has fat. How do I reduce my belly ...
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Weak core plank difficulty?
I have a weak core.
I sit at a pc all day. I have lordotic posture. My belly distends.
So I started to do planks. I haven't done any core exercises in months. The first planks I did were 3 reps of ...
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Planks vs. Sit-ups / crunches
Are planks effective for building nice abs?
I've tried a few basic positions and the idea of holding a position for as long as I can, and having a workout for my abs and core areas, is pleasing, ...
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How many times I should repeat plank?
I am 25 year male. I can hold the plank position for 1 min.
How many times should I repeat that?
What should be the interval? I am a beginner so please enlighten me with the correct info so that I won'...
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rest day planks
I'm doing full body training 3x a week. My problem is I feel I lack routine, and I would like to add some form of exercise on my rest day. How bad of an idea would it be to do planks on my rest days?
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rounded shoulders in planks
Recently , I record my self doing planks and squats. After I was supposing I am doing them right, I detect that:
during planks: my sholders are directed down and they are making my upper back to ...
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Any advantages of using a Power Plate for planks?
My gym instructor told me that doing planks with elbows on the vibrating Power Plate gives better results than a normal plank on the floor... Does anyone know if there's some truth to it or is it just ...
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Rest day for a male in 30s who do planking and burpees?
So far I have been doing this
3 consecutive days of
20 burpees x 2
1 minute planking x 3
and then rest
What is the recommended resting for me?
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Dynamic or static version of exercise, like the side plank
How does the dynamic version of an exercise compare with the static version? For example, in the case of the side plank, how results would differ between the two? Is this just a question of personal ...
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Leg hurts during side star plank
I am trying to achieve a side star elbow plank. I am quite adept at the regular elbow plank (5 mins) and side planks (1.5 minutes). However, I can not even hold a side star plank for 10 seconds. It is ...
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Do pull-ups, push ups and planks benefit from external shoulder rotation? [closed]
Somebody does it, somebody not. What is the correct way and are the advantages?
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cycling 10km everyday for fitness and weightloss
I am 38 year old male 173cm height and weighing 80kgs and yes my bmi is little above normal. I have been on and off working out in gym through my 20s but never serious could bench max 80kg.
I recent ...
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How many sessions of planks should I do a day?
http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2012/05/prilepin-tables-for-bodyweight-strength-isometric-and-eccentric-exercises/
Using this article as my guide, I should repeat the plank for 6 times as I can only ...
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how much should I be engaging my glutes during a plank?
I notice that when I plank, I can do a few different things.
First of all, when I plank my elbows are together and slightly in front of my shoulders.
I could choose to strongly engage my core (abs)...
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