Planking helped me start to regain my upper body strength. I am disabled so I plank against the wall. It's also a great calf stretch when you lean into it. Move your legs back further for more bodyweight and I also do one arm push ups back and forth while planking and then do full pushups. You can get a surprisingly good workout just doing it against the wall. So anyone who looks at planking on the floor and thinks it's too much try the wall planking. I've turned it into a little workout and my kids were shocked at how strong I'm getting.
@@effortlesssuccess2585how is he/she ignorant? He/she read your "look at me" comment and doesn't believe you. Provide proof and prove the wrong. Until then, stop displaying immaturity. Nobody has to bend to your will just because you say so honey.
Last time I did something like that… Was because a snake was coming at me pretty quick. I just froze up like that… It passed right under me. So my plank was followed by two cigarettes and an ice cold beer. I can do snake plank… And I can do skunk plank… But only in the case of emergency.
Finally you are motivating us to do some movement, not just healthy eating. There are also easy inclined push ups against a wall and couch, for those who cannot do regular push ups.
Ive found inclined couch press ups easier, when im passing the couch i do a quick set i place my hands on the arm of the sofa, its started to creak a bit though lol
I started on my staircase. I use the bottom three steps, starting higher, and moving lower as I gain strength. I like to sneak these in, in 'the small moments' of my day. Since my stairs are near my front door, I try to do them each morning as I'm waiting for my company to arrive.
I do a variation called the marching plank for sixty seconds, where you just raise your legs up alternating left and right while keeping your abs and glutes tight.
@@emanahmad8049 wow after iftaar. After iftaar I feel a bit shrugged and got to prepare for taraweh also. I work out just before iftaar in this way for iftaar I relish upon some good apple cider to quench my thirst and thankful to the creator. 😊
Yep let's see him in his tighty-whities with a skid marks doing burpees and planks for like I don't know 30 minutes 40 minutes because he's clearly upfor it. Go on Doc.
@@lockergr Now I draw the line at burpees. Saw someone drop and do like 30 of those to demonstrate them to me. Not happening. I'll barely be able to manage ten planks and I'm light. Mind you, I love Dr. Berg so I won't challenge him as such. Great coaches aren't necessarily great players and Dr. Berg is the GOAT.
Excellent advice. 7am here, not sure if your up late, or I'm up early. Lol. 😏 Thanks for sharing this important information with us all. Take care everybody, & Happy Weekend. ❤🙂🐶
Thanks for featuring our plank video, Dr. Berg! You are spot on. Planks are incredible for health. A truly low impact exercise that we can do AT ANY AGE for a stronger core and better postural alignment. Your channel rocks by the way... we are big fans. 😊
I'm 64 w/back trouble and started planking 2 mos. ago doing 30 secs..and found people were right, planks really slow time down! tuff!.. but the first thing I noticed, was the improvement in my posture, a new strength in just sitting or standing! Now, I'm up to 1:40 and look forward to it each day knowing how it's helped me. Can't stop me now!!
How funny you post this video. 3 months ago I started doing planks for 15 minutes a day, few minutes rest in between every 5 minutes. And I have lost 10 lbs since I've started. My goal is to lose 10 more pounds to finally reach my goal weight!!
Such a simple exercise and so effective if done correctly. At 63 I do 5 planks a day, holding for a minute. I know I am correct because my tummy starts vibrating towards the end of the hold. Really builds abdominal strength
@@shanksman1905 Interesting that I'm receiving this comment, when I had given up working out. I tried my first plank after almost a year and couldn't hold for 20 sec! 😂
I do it as part of my yoga practice and I can vouch for how much it helps with back pain and spinal conditions. It's an easy exercise to build up, I've been practicing for 8 years and still have to do the modified version sometimes, depends on how my back is that day. Always listen to your body and don't compete with anyone else in the gym, yoga class etc. Concentrate on yourself and the teacher!
Good morning it’s currently 846 here in Normandy France 🇫🇷 and planking is really good and you can also do reverse planking, I do a daily morning walk of about one hour I walked about 6 km, then I run for 30 minutes, and then I finish home with a series of abdominals and planks. dr. Berg is always on point.
Yes I practice exercises and Planks are in my schedule every week, I like them because you don't need gear and can be done everywhere. Thanks Dr Berg 🍒
You can easily fit it in your training routine, like doing a 1 min plank before your cool down. I do it only 3 times per week but many people do it daily.
ab crunches will mess up your lower back if keep doing them repeatedly. You'll start to feel the pain in your 40s. Planks are much safer and work everything
I was really hoping I could only get away with eating right and walking... now Dr Berg says planks... awww mehnnn... planking it is then. Thanks as always for the advise you provide.
Good content, as usual. Eventually, you get stronger and get to no pain -- with the regular version, daily. Two minutes, some say, is the max useful duration. For amusement, I watch my sweatpants' drawstring and keep it a constant distance from the floor. :>)
Back in my military days I used to do planks for about half an hour every other day rotating between front and sides never letting my knees hit the ground.
Lived on these and goblet squats when I was a serious cyclist. Plank simulates the position on a road bike. After a few months, I was much more comfortable on the bike seat, much better endurance, and stronger all around the core. Extremely good exercise.
I know this is old but I do a plank every night and have now built up the strength to being able to do an 8min plank! They're AMAZING 🌟 & so good for your entire mind & body ❣️
What about these that say Plank is pretty weak for building your body and that it actually dosen't promote good posture? I'd love to see some acknoledgement to that.
I do planks for the last 6 months everyday, and I love it! I generally do 6 minutes a day and no less than 5 minutes. My benefits are as followed: lost weight, tighten my whole body, strengthen my hip flexor muscles back to normal. I had bilateral hip in 2006 and a total shoulder in 2018. This is the only workout I can do that doesn’t harm the prosthetics. Granted I used to be weightlifter, but at 60 now heavy weights are a thing of the past for obvious reasons.
I am so glad you included stress relief as this exercise strengthens the mind as well. There is a mental barrier you have to cross to be successful with planking. I have Multiple Sclerosis and planking is the only thing I can do anymore but I am very happy with still being able to do so. Good stuff 😊
Just go to Athlean X the truth about planks on here TH-cam planks are not beneficial. I mean I like berg I follow him and believe he knows what he's talking about when it comes to health but as far as strength and muscle Athlean X is what you need to get advice from I mean look at the difference between the two it's obvious that Athlean X knows more about strength and muscle building 💪
Planks are great, but one thing you have to be cautious of is if you have problems with plantar fasciitis. If you don’t stretch that area of your feet first, before you do this exercise, you could wind up with a case of plantar fasciitis, as I did. Ouch! In fact, I did warm up and stretched and STILL got plantar fasciitis. A possible solution to this is to put your heels against a wall while you do this exercise, if you’re not doing planks on your knees.
After a year on Keto (and losing 45+ pounds), I started doing Yoga. Which is a similar idea: Take a pose, keep it for a few seconds, change pose, repeat. After a few months of this, about 10 minutes per morning, I've noticed that some physical tasks, like cleaning the bathtub, for exanmple, that I used to find somewhat tiring, have now become WAY easier than before.
It really doesn't train the posterior chain (backs, glutes) at all. To train a muscle, you need to work it against resistance (gravity in this case). Just squeezing your back muscles and glutes won't make them stronger. Imagine doing a bicep curl without any resistance (weights/resistance band ...), you don't think you'll develop strength and/or size in your biceps, do you?
I can't express how grateful I am to have found Dr. Berg's channel. Literally whenever I have questions about the keto diet, I go "lemme see what Dr. Berg says about this"
I do my planks bare foot. I don't know about other people, but my toes feel like they're getting crushed when I wear my Nikes and I'm doing planks. Otherwise it's definitely helpful.
Good exercise but watch out for low back pain. This may happen with some people. I personally don't do planks but everyones different. I heard that Serena Williams does 5 minute planks and I thought that will be easy, well it was a very long 5 minutes and I was shaking like a leaf by the end but I made it!
Insane that world record is 8 hours 15 min 15 seconds by 62 year old retired Marine? 😲 I’m spent at 4 minutes. 🤣 Thanks for video-does remind me to do these more than once every 3 months.🤦♂️
I just started planks at the end of my workouts just a couple of days ago… I am still a little sore in my abs, sides and lower back! What a great core exercise!
Thank you Dr Berg. My wife and I are both very impressed with your content. I do either full or side planks daily. Also star planks. Seem to do me a lot of good. Would you consider making a video on health recommendations for people who work nights and sleep a lot during the day?
Is it normal for my belly to get pushed out when I do the plank? I always had this and I don't know why. I can do a 6 minute plank, I have a six pack with minimal fat so it's not a lack of muscle or excess fat.
IMO, I think it's normal since the abdomen does not have any bone structure supporting it, so all the organs in that area (stomach, intestines, etc.) are pulled downward by gravity. If you want, you can try and tighten your abs so that it'll look flat, but that can add difficulty to your normal planks.
I hold my plank for 2.5min. and in time, this gets really easy because you learn to listen to what your body needs to hold perfect form. Truly a great exercise!!
Is the plank any good when you have sciatica? I use to do the plank alot before I had my son but because he was born back on back it set off my sciatica I didn't no I ever had but an epidural didn't help when I had my eldest daughter either.
I've been doing planks every day for a year. They have worked well on my core, yet they have created elbow issues, epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), and burned corrugated skin by the elbows.
For all the ( mature) people out there I'm 66 and have been doing planks for a few years now, even with back problems, they work. Either on your elbows or hands or with raising a leg or arm ( or both which is hard) it's well worth doing.
I have a love/hate relationship with the plank 🤣
Whyyyyyyy? 😃
😂😂😂
more hate than love 🙋
Great description.
@@FysSessions , cool 😎👍
You’re a good man doc!I hope you realize how appreciated you are. :-) Thumbs up!
Amen to that saying🙏🏻
My go too doc.much love from ireland💚
@@lennywhite8531 Green Pastures 🙏🏻God beautiful country ❤️☘️
...and mind blowing, how lucky we are...🤔
@@lennywhite8531 100% from Ireland too💚
Planking helped me start to regain my upper body strength. I am disabled so I plank against the wall. It's also a great calf stretch when you lean into it. Move your legs back further for more bodyweight and I also do one arm push ups back and forth while planking and then do full pushups. You can get a surprisingly good workout just doing it against the wall. So anyone who looks at planking on the floor and thinks it's too much try the wall planking. I've turned it into a little workout and my kids were shocked at how strong I'm getting.
I’m going to start out against the wall. I think it would be safer for me. Good suggestion.
But ur mentally very fit brother
I appreciate you for that
I can see ur mental fitness then ur physical disabilty
Thank you. I never knew this. Thank you so much.
Have great day broh
Thank you for sharing. I will try this on the wall first. Hope your recuperation is going smoothly.
The best exercise for core and flat stomach. Hold it as long as possible, then beat your record each time you exercise. I’m up to 7 mins now.
7 minutes?? damn!!
That's great to hear!
Liar 🤥 😂
@@SlackHoffman I don’t think you’re in a position to call someone a liar when you don’t know the person. Don’t display immaturity and ignorance.
@@effortlesssuccess2585how is he/she ignorant? He/she read your "look at me" comment and doesn't believe you. Provide proof and prove the wrong. Until then, stop displaying immaturity. Nobody has to bend to your will just because you say so honey.
Last time I did something like that… Was because a snake was coming at me pretty quick. I just froze up like that… It passed right under me. So my plank was followed by two cigarettes and an ice cold beer. I can do snake plank… And I can do skunk plank… But only in the case of emergency.
Haha!!
Hilarious. I guess I can do a centepede plank, then! Good thing I am not near the ocean, or I would have to do a shark plank!
You are hilarious! I love it!
Finally you are motivating us to do some movement, not just healthy eating. There are also easy inclined push ups against a wall and couch, for those who cannot do regular push ups.
Ive found inclined couch press ups easier, when im passing the couch i do a quick set i place my hands on the arm of the sofa, its started to creak a bit though lol
I started on my staircase. I use the bottom three steps, starting higher, and moving lower as I gain strength.
I like to sneak these in, in 'the small moments' of my day. Since my stairs are near my front door, I try to do them each morning as I'm waiting for my company to arrive.
I do a variation called the marching plank for sixty seconds, where you just raise your legs up alternating left and right while keeping your abs and glutes tight.
Sounds good. Will try it.
Brutal... very brutal.
a new meaning for 'walk the plank'...=D
I'm a fan of plank, it really give me strength
Its very important to keep your core tight during the exercise and then you can really feel it.
Thanks
@The Deathless It works all the core not just the back. There are planty of topics on that.
I did this for 2 minutes yesterday and I feel sore in the muscles today 😅
Plank is actually good for a flat Tummy😍
WAY harder than it sounds !!
~ Lots of variations for increased fitness.
Il take any health advise blindly from dr.Berg ...thank you 💜
@@salvofarnia8046 yes me too for sure
Very good for sure
Masha Allah... Bet you working out during Ramadan. Hehe 😉
@@yousoufjamrock6266 lol i havent been constantly working out but i go to the gym a few times after iftar😁
@@emanahmad8049 wow after iftaar. After iftaar I feel a bit shrugged and got to prepare for taraweh also. I work out just before iftaar in this way for iftaar I relish upon some good apple cider to quench my thirst and thankful to the creator. 😊
Drats, if Dr. Berg says planks work I guess I have to do planks. I'm gonna be sore and complaining a lot.
Yep let's see him in his tighty-whities with a skid marks doing burpees and planks for like I don't know 30 minutes 40 minutes because he's clearly upfor it. Go on Doc.
Complaining is never done any good for anybody. Just suck it up and get it done, butter cup.
Ikr lol
😄
@@lockergr Now I draw the line at burpees. Saw someone drop and do like 30 of those to demonstrate them to me. Not happening. I'll barely be able to manage ten planks and I'm light. Mind you, I love Dr. Berg so I won't challenge him as such. Great coaches aren't necessarily great players and Dr. Berg is the GOAT.
Excellent advice.
7am here, not sure if your up late, or I'm up early. Lol. 😏
Thanks for sharing this important information with us all.
Take care everybody, & Happy Weekend. ❤🙂🐶
Thanks same to u too
@@black-db2my 👍❤️🙂🐶
Thanks for featuring our plank video, Dr. Berg! You are spot on. Planks are incredible for health. A truly low impact exercise that we can do AT ANY AGE for a stronger core and better postural alignment. Your channel rocks by the way... we are big fans. 😊
True I turned 64 granny I struggle but my health has improved
I'm 64 w/back trouble and started planking 2 mos. ago doing 30 secs..and found people were right, planks really slow time down! tuff!.. but the first thing I noticed, was the improvement in my posture, a new strength in just sitting or standing! Now, I'm up to 1:40 and look forward to it each day knowing how it's helped me.
Can't stop me now!!
love this exercise. i started doing weighted planks since ive been doing planks for some time now and it surely improves my posture
Wdym by weighted planks? You add some weight on ur back?
@@BlankVsudo yes, I add about 10 pounds right now and hold for 60 seconds for three times
@@aewohiuwefhweu i think you add more then 10, cause you started to look like a damn bear
How funny you post this video. 3 months ago I started doing planks for 15 minutes a day, few minutes rest in between every 5 minutes. And I have lost 10 lbs since I've started. My goal is to lose 10 more pounds to finally reach my goal weight!!
Planks have been a regular part of my workout for about 2 years now. I recommend them to my students on a regular basis.
Such a simple exercise and so effective if done correctly. At 63 I do 5 planks a day, holding for a minute. I know I am correct because my tummy starts vibrating towards the end of the hold. Really builds abdominal strength
You're amazing 🥰
@@nadoosh5111no you
@@cleverlazinessg😅f
Great😊
Is it visible? You’re stomach flat?
I hold a plank for 2 minutes, everytime I workout. Yayy!
Thats impressive
@@salvofarnia8046 Thanks!
30 seconds damn nearly kills me..
Me too lol I said to my self I was not doing well 2mins was not enough I almost died when I did 3mins but I’m back to 2mins bruh😂
@@shanksman1905 Interesting that I'm receiving this comment, when I had given up working out. I tried my first plank after almost a year and couldn't hold for 20 sec! 😂
I do it as part of my yoga practice and I can vouch for how much it helps with back pain and spinal conditions. It's an easy exercise to build up, I've been practicing for 8 years and still have to do the modified version sometimes, depends on how my back is that day. Always listen to your body and don't compete with anyone else in the gym, yoga class etc. Concentrate on yourself and the teacher!
Good morning it’s currently 846 here in Normandy France 🇫🇷 and planking is really good and you can also do reverse planking, I do a daily morning walk of about one hour I walked about 6 km, then I run for 30 minutes, and then I finish home with a series of abdominals and planks. dr. Berg is always on point.
I'm in for about four years... one thing I've noticed that some cardio added with these isometric exercises makes them a perfect HIIT.
1:12 "I'm tellin ya it looks really easy....BUTT" I agree Dr. Eric Berg, I agree :)
😏
Fitness experts are saying to avoid this exercise because it hurts the spine and shoulders.
- love your TH-cam videos man, you’re one of the reasons I created my channel. Keep up the work.
Your vids are pretty interesting bro 😎
I checked ur channel out actually good advice
Cool inspiration
Glad to be an inspiration.
@Helene Vion your welcome Helen!
Planking is awesome. If you have weak or injured wrists, you can use push-up bars or parallettes to allow for a more neutral wrist position.
I have heard many coaches say plank reduce belly fat. Please elaborate the truth
It tones the muscle. Just like situps or an work. It doesn't magically get rid of fat.
It helps tone your core muscles, thus improving the shape of your tummy, however diet is still the most important aspect in reducing belly fat.
It tightens abs
been doing planks for the last 2 years, amazing workout
Yes I practice exercises and Planks are in my schedule every week, I like them because you don't need gear and can be done everywhere.
Thanks Dr Berg 🍒
Question....for people that do planks how often per week do you do them? I workout 5 days a week but I dont do planks only ab crunches and sit ups...
You can easily fit it in your training routine, like doing a 1 min plank before your cool down. I do it only 3 times per week but many people do it daily.
@@loveislove2359 thank you
ab crunches will mess up your lower back if keep doing them repeatedly. You'll start to feel the pain in your 40s. Planks are much safer and work everything
I saw a lady that planked for 4 hours. LOL!! I'm shaking and quivering so bad after 30 seconds. One minute and I'm flopping like a fish.
It really works.! I do plank for 1 to 1:30 minutes. And it really changed my body shape. Thank you Dr. Berg for your information ❤️!!
What shape did you have before
How many days
How like did your arms get more stench and got better or how plz answer I would really want to know
Isometric exercises like plank and wall squats also now shown to reduce blood pressure better than other exercises.
I was really hoping I could only get away with eating right and walking... now Dr Berg says planks... awww mehnnn... planking it is then. Thanks as always for the advise you provide.
As a Calisthenic Athlete, plank with proper form is the bread and butter for developing CORE strength and endurance 😎🤙
Just completed a plank after at home work outs. Suffer from lower back pain. Planking really does strengthen the core💯‼️
Have you noticed a change in your lower back pain
Good content, as usual.
Eventually, you get stronger and get to no pain -- with the regular version, daily.
Two minutes, some say, is the max useful duration.
For amusement, I watch my sweatpants' drawstring and keep it a constant distance from the floor. :>)
I absolutely love planks. During lockdown, I would tell my fellow gym mates (via zoom), "a plank a day keeps the covid away." It's my motto!
Back in my military days I used to do planks for about half an hour every other day rotating between front and sides never letting my knees hit the ground.
I want to start exercising and work on core but I have an umbilical hernia. Any advice?? Thank you for your knowledge.
Lived on these and goblet squats when I was a serious cyclist. Plank simulates the position on a road bike. After a few months, I was much more comfortable on the bike seat, much better endurance, and stronger all around the core. Extremely good exercise.
How Ironic..I've been doing this exercise all week💪..Thanks Dr. Berg always on time💯
I know this is old but I do a plank every night and have now built up the strength to being able to do an 8min plank! They're AMAZING 🌟 & so good for your entire mind & body ❣️
8 MINUTES 😳❤️
Wow....
I do it couple times a week, It's awesome! Made me stronger for sure!!
1 minutes feels like an hour for me
What about these that say Plank is pretty weak for building your body and that it actually dosen't promote good posture? I'd love to see some acknoledgement to that.
After 2 kids my tummy hangs- but i will do it if you say so Doc! 🙄
I do planks for the last 6 months everyday, and I love it! I generally do 6 minutes a day and no less than 5 minutes. My benefits are as followed: lost weight, tighten my whole body, strengthen my hip flexor muscles back to normal. I had bilateral hip in 2006 and a total shoulder in 2018. This is the only workout I can do that doesn’t harm the prosthetics. Granted I used to be weightlifter, but at 60 now heavy weights are a thing of the past for obvious reasons.
No abs?
@@nay.sen20 I have a solid core. I do flutter kicks 3- sets 1 minute reps; wall chairs 2 sets, 2-3 minute reps.
I am so glad you included stress relief as this exercise strengthens the mind as well. There is a mental barrier you have to cross to be successful with planking. I have Multiple Sclerosis and planking is the only thing I can do anymore but I am very happy with still being able to do so. Good stuff 😊
Just go to Athlean X the truth about planks on here TH-cam planks are not beneficial. I mean I like berg I follow him and believe he knows what he's talking about when it comes to health but as far as strength and muscle Athlean X is what you need to get advice from I mean look at the difference between the two it's obvious that Athlean X knows more about strength and muscle building 💪
*_8. Helps Strengthen the EN--Zymes!!!_*
Recently, after years of sore knees when bending, I realised the pain dramatically lessened after I started planking.
I used to laugh at people doing this. I though, what a bunch of sissies. I thought I'd show them! I couldn't even last a minute!
Planks are great, but one thing you have to be cautious of is if you have problems with plantar fasciitis. If you don’t stretch that area of your feet first, before you do this exercise, you could wind up with a case of plantar fasciitis, as I did. Ouch! In fact, I did warm up and stretched and STILL got plantar fasciitis.
A possible solution to this is to put your heels against a wall while you do this exercise, if you’re not doing planks on your knees.
I love planking. You just feel it in your abs.
I did 5 min.. it was really hard but I did it 😊 then 30min later I did another 5min. I’m still surprised I actually did this.
After a year on Keto (and losing 45+ pounds), I started doing Yoga. Which is a similar idea: Take a pose, keep it for a few seconds, change pose, repeat. After a few months of this, about 10 minutes per morning, I've noticed that some physical tasks, like cleaning the bathtub, for exanmple, that I used to find somewhat tiring, have now become WAY easier than before.
Be careful ypu can mess your shoulders up...
Love your channel Doc, my plank record is 92min ,
Whoa.....is that even for real...😳
It really doesn't train the posterior chain (backs, glutes) at all. To train a muscle, you need to work it against resistance (gravity in this case). Just squeezing your back muscles and glutes won't make them stronger.
Imagine doing a bicep curl without any resistance (weights/resistance band ...), you don't think you'll develop strength and/or size in your biceps, do you?
Dr. Berg you read my mind! started doing planks this week 😁 i'm following Bright side's plank exercise since im just a beginner
Great information. Thanks Dr. Berg.💪🏽💛💪🏽
Very glad to be of help.
I can't express how grateful I am to have found Dr. Berg's channel. Literally whenever I have questions about the keto diet, I go "lemme see what Dr. Berg says about this"
Its a waste of time prove me wrong and prove any real strengthening coach wrong too. No real benefit
I do my planks bare foot. I don't know about other people, but my toes feel like they're getting crushed when I wear my Nikes and I'm doing planks. Otherwise it's definitely helpful.
Good exercise but watch out for low back pain. This may happen with some people. I personally don't do planks but everyones different. I heard that Serena Williams does 5 minute planks and I thought that will be easy, well it was a very long 5 minutes and I was shaking like a leaf by the end but I made it!
Now where's jeff cavalier?
Since following Dr. Berg’s advice I’ve lost 15 pounds in the last 3 months. I’m down to 140 pounds and I feel so good! Thank you!
Great! Thanks for sharing!
What specifically did you do to lose weight?
Just by doing planks ? Plz I would also like to know
The Plank is my favorite AB workout 💪 🙌
Insane that world record is 8 hours 15 min 15 seconds by 62 year old retired Marine? 😲 I’m spent at 4 minutes. 🤣 Thanks for video-does remind me to do these more than once every 3 months.🤦♂️
Right?! I can't beat 2 minutes and 3 seconds, and that guy held it for that long LOL Amazing
I just started planks at the end of my workouts just a couple of days ago… I am still a little sore in my abs, sides and lower back! What a great core exercise!
The coach of the french soccer team is known to hold the plank during 1 hour !!! At +50 he is absolutely fit !
Wow
This was punishment at Ft Benning decades back.
I have both scoliosis and spondylolisyhesis and planks are helpful. I do very modified.
I do this along with jumping rope. Shout-out to the jump rope dudes and rush athletics.
One of my personal milestones is when I was able to complete 2 minute planks x 4, under 20 minutes (along with other exercises)
Thank you Dr Berg. My wife and I are both very impressed with your content.
I do either full or side planks daily. Also star planks. Seem to do me a lot of good.
Would you consider making a video on health recommendations for people who work nights and sleep a lot during the day?
You are amazing Doctor love how you care about humans🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
Whenever I do plank exercise the next day I get a huge pain in my whole body , is it normal or I need some medical treatment?
That’s good
I love planks, do minimum 3~90 sec planks everyday......and I’m 61. It is a part of my daily routine along with 600 stairs and upper body workouts.
I remember I could only do 15sec now I can do 3 mins 😅
Is it normal for my belly to get pushed out when I do the plank? I always had this and I don't know why. I can do a 6 minute plank, I have a six pack with minimal fat so it's not a lack of muscle or excess fat.
IMO, I think it's normal since the abdomen does not have any bone structure supporting it, so all the organs in that area (stomach, intestines, etc.) are pulled downward by gravity. If you want, you can try and tighten your abs so that it'll look flat, but that can add difficulty to your normal planks.
@@RGCN_0011 I plank by a mirror and noticed that the first day.
After a few dozens sessions of two-minutes daily, that went away.
Jeff cavaliere would say no planks !!!!
I only watch your video because you are really cute 🥰
Among first viewers
Thank you for this video.❤🤗You are the best Doctor EVER!!!!!
I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching.
Three minutes of plank Is hard❤
I do planks before my exercise for core strenght. 2x for 1 minute
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I hold my plank for 2.5min. and in time, this gets really easy because you learn to listen to what your body needs to hold perfect form. Truly a great exercise!!
Is the plank any good when you have sciatica? I use to do the plank alot before I had my son but because he was born back on back it set off my sciatica I didn't no I ever had but an epidural didn't help when I had my eldest daughter either.
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I've been doing planks every day for a year. They have worked well on my core, yet they have created elbow issues, epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), and burned corrugated skin by the elbows.
Great idea, especially for those who are still staying indoors more due to the pandemic. You are right. It does look easy until you try it.
It’s definitely killer for your shoulders too especially when you mix in different planking exercises into a workout
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I hate exercising, but planks work for me. There is a really cool plank challenge app that helps.
My favorite channel on my favorite exercise, nice. 👍🏽
For all the ( mature) people out there I'm 66 and have been doing planks for a few years now, even with back problems, they work.
Either on your elbows or hands or with raising a leg or arm ( or both which is hard) it's well worth doing.