Ghoulies October: Team BT (Page 50)

pdbman - 2010-10-08 2:34 PM
Lunch time. Its tough in today's economy isn't it. I'm stressed but I'm sure its nothing compared to what others are going through.

TriAya - 2010-10-08 3:20 PM

Good luck! Thinking of you!

I hear you on the hair ... glad I never have to look really decent, because I'm basically one giant slobberfurball these days.

mbasta - 2010-10-08 8:20 PM I still have to do my planks today... but I just ate pizza. My favorite food! Doing planks after eating sucks!!

Doing the 4 min of planks a day is causing nerve problems in my hands and forearms. I developed cyclists palsy (ulnar neuropathy) the week before September. For those of you who sew, I can't turn the hand wheel to move the needle manually without great difficulty. I weigh quite a bit (about 175) and have tiny wrists, so maybe the extensive planks are a bad combination.

I don't want to mess up our stats or myself so I think I will finish out the month with modified planks from the knees to cut some pressure out. I was also thinking of trying it on the fists so that I'm not cranking my wrists. Maybe I should get some push up bars...

mbasta - 2010-10-08 7:20 PM I still have to do my planks today... but I just ate pizza. My favorite food! Doing planks after eating sucks!!

Doing the 4 min of planks a day is causing nerve problems in my hands and forearms. I developed cyclists palsy (ulnar neuropathy) the week before September. For those of you who sew, I can't turn the hand wheel to move the needle manually without great difficulty. I weigh quite a bit (about 175) and have tiny wrists, so maybe the extensive planks are a bad combination.

I don't want to mess up our stats or myself so I think I will finish out the month with modified planks from the knees to cut some pressure out. I was also thinking of trying it on the fists so that I'm not cranking my wrists. Maybe I should get some push up bars...

QueenZipp - 2010-10-08 8:53 PM

I do some plank from the elbows but I can't maintain 4min there. The funny thing is I have nerve issues there too because all through childhood to now I spend a lot of time lying on my stomach proped up on my elbows, so I have issues there too. That's why dolphin planks disappeared from my logs the other day. My ulnar nerve at the elbow (funny bone) is often swollen.

I will try the bosu alternate to test out some new positions. 

I do planks on forearms, like going into aero.

My modification, due to my gastrocs, is to do them from the bosu ball so my feet are in the middle of the ball and I take the strain off the calf. 

QueenZipp - 2010-10-08 9:05 PM Is your goal to do 4 min all at once?  How about 4x 1 minute with a rest break.  Didn't look to see how your goal was written up.

QueenZipp - 2010-10-08 9:07 PM Another variation that I have tried is a side plank with arm work!  THe upper arn lifts a 3-5 lb wt like a bent row in front of you then hold the weight up vertical for a count of 10 then ease it back down, all while holding the side plank,

It's H-A-R-D

mbasta - 2010-10-08 8:08 PM

No just 4 min overall because I'm heavy with weak abs. I was doing 30 sec x 2 for each of standard, dolphin and side plank, and 1 min of upward facing plank. Dolphin (elbows) is actually 20sec x 3. Pretty weak! That's why I chose it for my challenge.

Maybe I cann substitute regular ab work for the planks? Eg. 1 min continuous crunches for a min of plank.

mbasta - 2010-10-08 8:11 PM

That sounds great!

Have you seen the stacking cups? Go into standard plank and stack the cups, then unstack - you get a 1 handed plank workout and a distraction.

http://www.break.com/index/really-fast-at-stacking-cups.html

QueenZipp - 2010-10-08 9:14 PM
Do you have a fit ball to use?  The big exercise ball?  I lie on my back and place it between my ankles then pass it from feet to hands  and back.  Each full cycle foot to hand/ hand to foot counts as 1 rep.

Another thing you can do with it is leave it between your ankles straight raise & lower your legs then bring the legs side to side like windshield washers.

Pilates is AMAZIng core work too.

QueenZipp - 2010-10-08 9:16 PM
I can't imagine trying to stack cups in a plank position!!

mbasta - 2010-10-08 8:19 PM

It's a lot of fun and time seems to elapse quicker. If you can do the rows in a side plank you can do this. I learned it while studying to teach physical education.

mbasta - 2010-10-09 9:22 AM We have to start a new thread once we hit 80 pages? I think we have the Ghoulies for the posting if we keep up our pace.

QueenZipp - 2010-10-08 9:21 PM

making fitness FUN keeps the kids involved .....not everyone excels at organized sports and the like that most PE classes focus on

mbasta - 2010-10-08 8:22 PM We have to start a new thread once we hit 80 pages? I think we have the Ghoulies for the posting if we keep up our pace.

mbasta - 2010-10-08 8:25 PM

I did terrible in most team sports. I did so poorly in phys ed that no one would beleive me that I became a kinesiologist and phys ed teacher. They focus too much on team sports here with hardly any individual and small group stuff. I'm so thankful I got into tri! My previous sport ("sport"?) was bowling... not much of a cardio or strength builder.

TriAya - 2010-10-08 9:23 PM

I think we will do fine in this Challenge

As I say, even if you can't walk the walk, TALK THE TALK!!!!!