guest439437484421 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Currently my workout looks like this:Warm up (following Steve’s beginner’s workout)Body Weight Squats- 15Push Ups – 10Waling Lunges – 15Dumbbell Rows – 15Planks – 10Jumping Jacks - 25Stretches (following Steve’s beginner’s stretches)By the time I get to my planks my arms are pretty tired, and it’s a fight to be able to hold myself up on my arms in order to do my planks. My question is, does this mean I’m doing them wrong since it’s my arms that are causing me to stop instead of my core? Or is this normal? Should I move my planks up in the workout so that I can do them before my arms get tired? Quote Lvl 5 Penguin Warrior: 10 Str, 3.5 Dex, 6.5 STA, 23.5 CON, 12.25 WIS, 5.75 CHAIntro | Current Challenge Thread | Character sheetMy Personal Blog | My Food Blog There are no failures, only learning pains Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 For planks the arms, shoulders and core all get a pretty good workout. Depending on your fitness levels your arms may be the weakest link. Try moving them up in the rotation, before pushups and see if that helps. Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Mama T Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 yeah, the push-ups are probably wearing down your arms; try switching the planks and push-ups and see how that works out. Quote ...we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter. - Tom Robbins Current Challenge: Life, man. Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 What you said doesn't lead me to think you're doing them wrong. When I do planks fresh I start to falter in my core by sagging first. If I do them when my arms are toasted then my arms are almost always the limiting factor. As for where they should be in your workout I would probably move them ahead of pushups and dumbell rows with the thinking that doing planks first will affect performance in those less than doing those first affects performance in planks. You shouldn't be surprised if you take a small step back in push ups and dumbell rows by doing this but you'll adjust. Hopefully that all makes sense. Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
Corbab Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Not to be thick, but how are you doing your planks? If you're resting on your elbows, arm fatigue shouldn't be a major problem (except perhaps in your shoulders). If you've been doing them with your arms fully extended, try getting down on your elbows. Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
guest439437484421 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Not to be thick, but how are you doing your planks? If you're resting on your elbows, arm fatigue shouldn't be a major problem (except perhaps in your shoulders). If you've been doing them with your arms fully extended, try getting down on your elbows.on my arms/elbows, like Steven demonstrated in his video. Quote Lvl 5 Penguin Warrior: 10 Str, 3.5 Dex, 6.5 STA, 23.5 CON, 12.25 WIS, 5.75 CHAIntro | Current Challenge Thread | Character sheetMy Personal Blog | My Food Blog There are no failures, only learning pains Link to comment
161803398874989 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Put your elbows a little further back. Most likely you're not using the best leverage possible. Quote Quare? Quod vita mea non tua est. You can call me Phi, Numbers, Sixteen or just plain 161803398874989. Link to comment
BadWolf Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yea, try bringing your elbows back a bit and make sure you're in a straight line, clenching your bum and abs really helps Quote Current 6 Week Challenge Link to comment
Pat G Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 @Badwolf, when you mean elbows back, you mean in line with the shoulders yes? why not elbows slightly forward of the shoulders? that seems to put more intensity into the exercise. Quote "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
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