One of the things I thought I would be strong with in my recent fitness challenge "test" was planks...I thought I've done 3 minutes so I got this! Then I got the news...it had to be an unmodified plank. What is that and what is the difference?
Well I can confirm I have done 3 minutes of a modified plank...but only held out for 12 seconds on the unmodified! Why...look at the difference in positions! My arms and shoulders are not that strong (yet!)...which got me thinking...I had trouble with the modified when I did the first challenge and it started at 10 seconds and now I can do 3 min...so why not repeat that process with the unmodified position...and that is exactly what I am going to do.
Day 1: Not feeling great - have strep throat, but hey Day 1 is only 10 seconds I got this...blah...yeah done - still feeling like crap...10 seconds didn't change that either way :)
Day 2: Was feeling a bit better till I did Day 18 of my Squat and Push up Challenge - now feeling a little gross so figured might as well get this done now...might not feel like it later...those 15 seconds are done - yay :P. I think I might crawl back to bed for a bit...
Day 3: 20 seconds done - felt it getting harder in the last few seconds but stuck it out regardless :)
Day 4: REST DAY
Day 5: 25 seconds done after 2 sets of the squat and push-up challenge day 21...now time to get ready for work.
Day 6: 30 seconds done after all 3 sets of Day 22 of the squat and push-up challenge...done...but man my shoulders are giving me grief on this...not pain...just shaking...which I guess is to be expected...in the modified when I had just started doing them my core and back did the very same thing...just a sign that I am making my shoulders stronger :)
Day 7: Got this done right out of the gate, first thing this morning before any push-ups or squats and I gotta say my shoulders were stronger than they felt last night...which was good. Looking forward to tomorrow :)
Day 8: Rest Day - Whooohooo!
Day 9: Wow were up to 40 seconds already...that seems fast...but holding for 40 seconds seems opposite - lol. Done the 40 second hold :)
Dat 10: 45 seconds...done while waiting on my lunch :)
Day 11: Got this done at 4am, right after I let the dogs outside - have to be at the airport by 5:15am so didn't have time to update the blog.
Day 12: Rest day
Day 13: Feeling sick - temp of 102F, achy all over but yeah I'm gonna take the 55 seconds to get this done...done and feel the same - going back to bed!
Day 14: Still feeling like crap - wicked headache, light hurts my eyes, my fever is less (100F) and I have chills and everything aches - yay I have the flu (that is sarcasm). Been sleeping, resting and drinking lots of water... Held off of on doing today's plank till late evening I thought a shower would help me feel better and it did - so I got the 60seconds done just before...now I am having greek yogurt, with protein powder and benifiber (inulin aka a prebiotic which is food for gut flora) added and taking a therapeutic doses of probiotics - gotta build my intestinal flora back up. FYI - my squat and push-up challenge - not happening while sick - not feeling up to that just yet so will have to make up the last few days once I feel more human.
Day 15 - forgot to enter this - did my 65 seconds and then went to bed...will be greatful when I start feeling better.
Day 16 - REST DAY!!!
Day 17 - (Sunday) Stay tuned - yeah didn't happen in fact have been pretty ill the past week and a bit so have done nothing outside of sicky stuff with lots of sleeping. So here we are almost a week past this and I need to see if I can get this going again...I am going to start back with Day 17 (Feb 7) and see how it goes...okay that was 70 seconds of aweful - but got it done anyway...seriouly huffing and puffing during and coughing after niether of which wasn't happening before but hey at least it is done - yay me <lower case to show about how much energy I put into that yay - lol>
Day 18 (after the restart) -got the 75 seconds in but man is my left wrist ever sore - I will have to keep an eye on it and see how it goes
Day 19 - got my 80 seconds in but wow my left wrist is tight and sore - tomorrow is a rest day from this so I will see how it goes on Day 21.
Day 20 - REST DAY!!!!
Day 21 - Here we are at Day 21 - 85 seconds is the count. My left wrist is still a little sore so gonna see how this goes once I get into the pose....ouch...while I managed to get through the 1 min and 25 seconds my left wrist was problematic, it was difficult to find a happy position so I was fighting the discomfort the whole way...I think my right arm and wrist ended up taking on more of this than it being equally distributed to...gonna take some motrin as it feels as if there is some swelling and see how that goes.
Day 22 - Here we are at Day 22 - and a 90 second unmodified plank...Day 1 I wasn't sure I would get this far...but here I am...and yes my left wrist is still sore...and the last 15 seconds suck A$$, but it is done!!!
Day 23 - Not really feeling like doing this this morning, but gotta get it done as I have my other challenge (push-up and squats) to do tonight....and I am thinking about a lunch run....maybe...depends on the windchill...I can't wait for spring....ugh...now I'm just procrastinating on doing this stupid plank....see I said I don't feel like doing it...okay...going to do it now...there it is done - 95 seconds...noticing some restriction of movement in my left wrist but the pain was less - not sure what is going on there...we'll see how it is come Saturday...might need to take some more Motrin for this???
Day 24 - REST DAY - WHOOOOOOHOOOOO
Day 25 - ( Saturday - coming soon :)
Namaste
Amber
