The TRUTH About Planks (IT-S UGLY)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Paul
When I searched help for my lower back pain, weared out L4 and L5 my physiotherapist sweared to core training with plank involved. I just got worse under their supervision. I quit everything else and started sup boarding for a few years, swimming, freediving where I learned to relax my stresslevel and control my breath, hiking mountains, walking stairs, and slowly start weight training again. I had tried every recipy available at the time and nothing worked. Of course my stress level was to high, my breath was out of control, and thats where it continues when you have a bad back and being desperate to get better. However, what kind of people give thumbs down on a video like this? Nutheads
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When I searched help for my lower back pain, weared out L4 and L5 my physiotherapist sweared to core training with plank involved. I just got worse under their supervision. I quit everything else and started sup boarding for a few years, swimming, freediving where I learned to relax my stresslevel and control my breath, hiking mountains, walking stairs, and slowly start weight training again. I had tried every recipy available at the time and nothing worked. Of course my stress level was to high, my breath was out of control, and thats where it continues when you have a bad back and being desperate to get better. However, what kind of people give thumbs down on a video like this? Nutheads
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Sebastian
Planking has helped me a lot. I didn-t know I was doing it incorrectly until my back hurt. 4 minutes of planking for few days has made my back miserable to the point that every move I make my back hurts. So it-s really important that you know what your doing when you plank. To correct this, I bought a big mirror so I can see myself when I plank and be in the right position all the time. Right now, my back pain is all gone and I-m currently doing planks everyday for 4 minutes and I-ve never been feeling so energetic and healthy. It has really improved my posture and strengthened my core. Also my abs is showing up again. I no longer do crunches tbh.
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Planking has helped me a lot. I didn-t know I was doing it incorrectly until my back hurt. 4 minutes of planking for few days has made my back miserable to the point that every move I make my back hurts. So it-s really important that you know what your doing when you plank. To correct this, I bought a big mirror so I can see myself when I plank and be in the right position all the time. Right now, my back pain is all gone and I-m currently doing planks everyday for 4 minutes and I-ve never been feeling so energetic and healthy. It has really improved my posture and strengthened my core. Also my abs is showing up again. I no longer do crunches tbh.
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Alisdair
I can still feel my 2x60 second planks from Thursday.
It's Sunday afternoon here.
Simply holding a plank does nothing and holding planks for ages does little more.
Get in to position and pull your toes towards your elbows and elbows towards toes.
Once the work begins I find that I need to move my toes a little further away to create good tension.
Keep elbows a little closer together.
Keep pelvis a little tilted and pull toes and elbows towards each other.
By the end my form is shit but it's creating benefit.
I'm happy to hear comment on this if you'd like to try.
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I can still feel my 2x60 second planks from Thursday.
It's Sunday afternoon here.
Simply holding a plank does nothing and holding planks for ages does little more.
Get in to position and pull your toes towards your elbows and elbows towards toes.
Once the work begins I find that I need to move my toes a little further away to create good tension.
Keep elbows a little closer together.
Keep pelvis a little tilted and pull toes and elbows towards each other.
By the end my form is shit but it's creating benefit.
I'm happy to hear comment on this if you'd like to try.
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ambershadedlens
This video is bad. If you're going to refute stuff please provide evidence beyond your own jacked body. Reference studies with multiple body types, show more alternatives as you go vs waiting until the for the algorithm. This feels like a bad clickbait video. I've seen just as many videos addressing your concerns with form tweeks that you don't mention. It doesn't address people starting from poor fitness well or different body types. Sad we can't see how much this has been downvoted anymore. Doesn't matter as people will listen to anyone with a jacked body who is shirtless.
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This video is bad. If you're going to refute stuff please provide evidence beyond your own jacked body. Reference studies with multiple body types, show more alternatives as you go vs waiting until the for the algorithm. This feels like a bad clickbait video. I've seen just as many videos addressing your concerns with form tweeks that you don't mention. It doesn't address people starting from poor fitness well or different body types. Sad we can't see how much this has been downvoted anymore. Doesn't matter as people will listen to anyone with a jacked body who is shirtless.
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Gregory
Even though many people here seem to be defending the plank, I am very impressed with this man's knowledge. I just began working out today. My doctor prescribed plank, squats, and lunges. (I already run/walk a lot, including up steep mountain roads and trails) But I think I am going to reverse the plank, as is suggested in this video. In fact, I'm impressed enough to subsribe. I agree with one commentor here: conficting information pisses me off. I don't want dueling philosphies; I WANT THE TRUTH! I think I have struck gold here.
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Even though many people here seem to be defending the plank, I am very impressed with this man's knowledge. I just began working out today. My doctor prescribed plank, squats, and lunges. (I already run/walk a lot, including up steep mountain roads and trails) But I think I am going to reverse the plank, as is suggested in this video. In fact, I'm impressed enough to subsribe. I agree with one commentor here: conficting information pisses me off. I don't want dueling philosphies; I WANT THE TRUTH! I think I have struck gold here.
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Emmanuel
I just got back into fitness after 4 yrs haitus. This video solidifies an idea I already came up with years ago. Unless one is a gymnastics hyper enthutiast, excessive hip tuck is counter productive in the long run. This antagonist exercise is better done on the elbows, not the shoulders as it forces more spinal hyper extension that spinal neutral stability. Just to note gymnasts already do this a lot just on the palm, but its effects are almost completely negated by the continuous hammering of pelvic tilt.
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I just got back into fitness after 4 yrs haitus. This video solidifies an idea I already came up with years ago. Unless one is a gymnastics hyper enthutiast, excessive hip tuck is counter productive in the long run. This antagonist exercise is better done on the elbows, not the shoulders as it forces more spinal hyper extension that spinal neutral stability. Just to note gymnasts already do this a lot just on the palm, but its effects are almost completely negated by the continuous hammering of pelvic tilt.
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ShiroOokamitoko
Coming from a near total beginner here. The only actual workout I've ever done was a basic calisthenic one from a women's health site, which included a 30 second plank, and a 15 second side plank on each side. I haven't done it in a while, but I'm planning to start again with the new year. Do you think I should add a reverse plank? Or replace the regular one? If add, how long should I make it? (I figure whatever you recommend I'll have to work up to it)
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Coming from a near total beginner here. The only actual workout I've ever done was a basic calisthenic one from a women's health site, which included a 30 second plank, and a 15 second side plank on each side. I haven't done it in a while, but I'm planning to start again with the new year. Do you think I should add a reverse plank? Or replace the regular one? If add, how long should I make it? (I figure whatever you recommend I'll have to work up to it)
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DevinNation
Truthfully, I think I'm past the plank in my own journey, having been doing a lot of other work outs. I'm not a -Gains- guy, I'm just really looking to start toning up and losing midsection, one of those, -I promised myself as a kid that my late 20's would be when I did this- type of things. But I was watching another video, and and I saw that a plank is something you should strive to be able to do for about 2 minutes then move on, so I'm doing my part.
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Truthfully, I think I'm past the plank in my own journey, having been doing a lot of other work outs. I'm not a -Gains- guy, I'm just really looking to start toning up and losing midsection, one of those, -I promised myself as a kid that my late 20's would be when I did this- type of things. But I was watching another video, and and I saw that a plank is something you should strive to be able to do for about 2 minutes then move on, so I'm doing my part.
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drumma4lyfe06
I literally started planks 2 days ago. 4 x 30 second holds with a 30 second rest between each. I'm not a personal trainer or anything but it didn't even feel right doing them. In other words, it felt like I wasn't working any muscle. I just loosened my back with my foam roller (from sitting at a damn desk all day at work) and I don't want that pain to affect me when I run. I will move to reverse planks now. Thanks J
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I literally started planks 2 days ago. 4 x 30 second holds with a 30 second rest between each. I'm not a personal trainer or anything but it didn't even feel right doing them. In other words, it felt like I wasn't working any muscle. I just loosened my back with my foam roller (from sitting at a damn desk all day at work) and I don't want that pain to affect me when I run. I will move to reverse planks now. Thanks J
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Christian
Don't diss the plank. Its good for your 6 pack and 100% better than nothing. Normal people don't have time to do 8 exercises on each head of each muscle in each group. We work eat sleep repeat. I read somewhere about 9 great exercises for the outer shoulder. - like, what? I have an hour, 2 max, every couple of days and that's it. If you're planking and eying well you will get a 6 pack, that's a result!
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Don't diss the plank. Its good for your 6 pack and 100% better than nothing. Normal people don't have time to do 8 exercises on each head of each muscle in each group. We work eat sleep repeat. I read somewhere about 9 great exercises for the outer shoulder. - like, what? I have an hour, 2 max, every couple of days and that's it. If you're planking and eying well you will get a 6 pack, that's a result!
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