Question by Betsy: What does the exercise “plank” exercise, and is it a good exercise to do?
Well I made a little exercise workout for myself that includes doing two minutes of plank….I absolutely HATE doing plank…It is not like it hurts a lot it is just an extremely uncomfortable thing for me to do. For those who do not recognize what plank is it’s an exercise where you’re in push up position but instead of resting on you hands you’re resting on you’re forearms. I was thinking about replacing it with side squats, or where you stand straight up while lifting one of you’re legs to the side. Would this be efficient?
Well for my abs I do 180 crunches, two minutes of bicycle sit ups, and 160 side crunches. Do I still need plank?
Dangit… Based on your answers Imma still be doing plank! Ugh!
Best answer:
Answer by Don’t Blame me
well the plank is for your abs so it would probably be beneficial to do a bicycle in place of the plank so you can get your abs worked out..
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September 5th, 2010 on 8:11 pm
Well if you are looking for good ab workouts I’d say try the jack knife. It’s a great workout. What you do is lie on your back and bend your knees like you are about to do sit ups but stretch your arms out straight over your head. Then lift your legs and with your arms, try to touch your legs. Hold it for 3 seconds then go back to the first position.
September 5th, 2010 on 9:01 pm
If you do them correctly, they will strengthen your abdominals. I would do them if I were you, and they will get easier as you do them. If you want maybe you could replace them with another ab exercise.
September 5th, 2010 on 9:06 pm
Itll be more comfortable when you get stronger.
Plank is an EXCELLENT exercise which works your abs, obliques, as well as parts of your legs and shoulders.
The exercises you mentioned as substitutes are targeted exercises, not whole-body. You ALWAYS want to do full body exercises over targeted ones because they are more effective. Keep working on your plank if you know what’s good for you.