Planks...planks...more planks :)

[indysteel]

Getting into a forearm plank position with your legs a bit wider than you might otherwise place them. Now lift one arm straight in front of you and lift the opposite leg off the ground a couple of inches inches, while keeping the rest of your body level.

[chatnoire]

Indy, I've done those. They make me cry! lol.

The first sounds awful and awesome at the same time. The boyfriend and I were planning on doing core work on alternating mornings before he went to work....then I had to go get hurt and that screwed those plans. Poo. That would have been a fun one to integrate into our workouts.

[Catrin]

Chatnoire, it is a fun exercise, hard, but fun. You can add it when you are feeling better

Indysteel, that sounds quite challenging and I look forward to trying it. I've done a version of that on the exercise ball, but not from an unsupported plank position.

[Catrin]

Renegade Rows with a very long stretchy rubber resistance band thingie wrapped around each thumb and going around the lower back at/above the waist. Keep pressure on the rubber thingie at all times, feet very wide in the plank position. I WAS able to take a couple of rows on each side but it was far from easy. I looked for a video but can't seem to find one but will look more later.

[Catrin]

Two new plank exercises - TRX Saw (video here), and TRX Pendulum (video here) Please note I do NOT do the latter near as quickly as these young ladies do

[Catrin]

I don't usually have much patience with whatever exercises are given. Always want to make them move. I rotate from side plank, to facing up, to the other side, to facing down, other side, then reverse. Usually starting with 3 or 4 hands/feet in contact with the mat, then later on with just 2....

I know this one - though am used to doing it on the Bosu ball rather than the mat - either way will get the job done! We've also done some creative work in the plank position with one hand on a "Valslide" (little slider used to move furniture) while focusing on keeping the hips straight.

[Veronica]

You need two Bosu balls for the planks I did today - my last exercise of the day, so I was already fried!

First Bosu ball is flat side down, elbows on the squishy part. Second Bosu is flat side up, one foot in the middle of it, on your toes, other foot in the air. Hold as long as you can - I was doing a minute. Then switch feet and do it again. Repeat.

Veronica