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Feats
Build Your Plank Prowess
In one of the greatest acts of buffness ever witnessed on Social Workout, body electric once held plank for 15 minutes. (I feel buff when I hold it for like 90 seconds). For most of us, five minutes of plank would be amazing, and the video below is all about getting you there. For the easily bored, good news — you get to shift a tiny bit every 15 seconds. If the video soundtrack isn't exactly revving your engines, plug in spindig's awesome five minute plank playlist.
(via Conditioning Research via Physical Living)
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Workout
Stir it Up
I used the bike this morning. Just thought I'd stir things up in the workout department since I'm growing bored of the same tunes I've had on my ipod since 2006.
I also did my sun salutations and tree pose (with a glass of Emergen-c), and half of my sacred sweat (2 min plank).
Your Playlists
Spindig's Plank Playlist
Many a playlist will get you through a mind-numbing hour of cardio. But rare is the playlist that truly focuses your body for five intense minutes of action. Spindig has created that rare playlist. She's a feat-conquering machine, and now you can be too. Listen, focus, hold, repeat, and work your way up to full-five-minute plank nirvana with her specially selected tracks. Plus: Bonus tunes for hula hooping, yoga, and mountain climbing feats. Spindig's full liner notes after the jump.
More...Workout
Day of Feats
Michelle really wanted to catch up on her feats today, so she talked me into making Sunday the Day of Feats. We started out the morning searching Prospect Heights for open basketball courts in the scorching sun, eventually finding a hoop at a school on St. Marks where we completed our Free Throw challenge (after about seven attempts each).
Workout
plank accompli
Feat count: 11
(FEAT of SUMMER in this workout: improved plank)
Hello from bush Alaska! I come up here every summer and pick up some work as a backcountry guide. Today I've been packing up food for a weeklong hike trip in bear country. But I managed to squeak a workout in.
Workout
Summer Day 25, Day 5 of 6x6:30
Wake up time: 5:48am. Since I made a Kettlebells date with one of the trainers...I made sure to get up extra early.
7am Kettlebells
8am Muay Thai
Workout
Summer Day 14, working on feats and walking some stairs.
OK So I didn't really work out today. I worked on my plank...1 min, 20 sec. My push-up feat...10 really good push-ups but I still can't do them without stopping and going all the way down touching the ground. DAMNIT. I didn't make it to the gym this morning because I've had too much work. I DID make sure I walked all 7 flights of steps at school though.
Workout
baseline plank + feats
Feat count: 8 + 1/3
(FEATS of SUMMER in this workout: sit-ups x 80 with feet anchored; 1:20 headstand; cartwheels, singing)
Workout
W1 Capoeira Angola and Prep Work
Capoeira Angola
1 hr of movement
Prep Work
Headstand and handstand work in capoeira
Situps: 3, 4, 3, 3, 15 (60 secs rest) W1 D1
Pushups: 2, 3, 2, 2, 3 (60 secs rest) W1 D1
Plank benchmark: 45 seconds
Workout
Day 1-Setting Some Benchmarks
Since the Plank Feat required a benchmark to be set, I figured I'd take today and see how hard I needed to work on some of the other Feats. I've got a LOT of work to do this summer! Here the sorry starting numbers:
1) Plank - 54 seconds...required to add 50% but I'm making my personal goal to be 2 minutes.