Planks on an Exercise Ball

[Artista]

Somewhere, recently, on this forum, I read about someone's PT or trainer recommending that she do planks with her elbows on an exercise ball. She moves the ball around & from side to side while in the plank position. The exercise is supposed to mimic our upper body action on the bike. I tried to find the original thread to no avail. Anyway, I'm here to report that this is an EVIL exercise So evil, in fact, that it's going to become a regular part of my workout routine

[yellow]

Lots of evil out there with the exercise ball.

What that link doesn't show is the ball circles (which you describe) but on one foot. 10 each direction without rest, switch legs, repeat. I still end up in a heap on the floor and I've been doing it for a while

[Artista]

Ewwwww....even more torture Can't wait to try these!

[marni]

I think that was me who was complaining about the circles on the exercise ball in a single and double legged plank. Today he added a "bug" position to the fun. Full plank on the ball with two legs, lift one and put your knee as close to your armpit (hopefully touching the exercise ball) and back, and then armpit and then back, repeat until you collapse, cramp up or fall over, then immediatly do the other side + 1. evil evil evil

[Catrin]

hmmmm will mention these new forms of torture to my trainer. While he does torture me with the exercise ball, so far both versions of the planks he has me do are on the ground. The regular plank I can hold for a long time, so it is probably time for a more evil version

[Artista]

I think that was me who was complaining about the circles on the exercise ball in a single and double legged plank. Today he added a "bug" position to the fun. Full plank on the ball with two legs, lift one and put your knee as close to your armpit (hopefully touching the exercise ball) and back, and then armpit and then back, repeat until you collapse, cramp up or fall over, then immediatly do the other side + 1. evil evil evil

LOL!!! Thanks so much for posting about these exercises, Marni. I'm going to try the "bug" tomorrow. Hopefully, I can skip the cramping part & go straight to collapsing

Catrin, like you, I've gotten to the point where I can do long planks & about a ga-jillion crunches without ever really feeling the workout. If the minor stiffness in my core this morning is any indication, these ball planks are fast, efficient & much more effective than the old standard core workouts.

[Veronica]

Plank position with one elbow on a Bosu ball and the other arm is doing a cable row.

Cable pull ups with your feet on a ball.

Veronica

[Veronica]

If you get tired of the ball, you could try flipping tires.




This workout was actually a ton of fun!

Veronica

PS Oak, I'm working on that video. But I gotta find a good stunt double...