Make Your Boards Stiffer With These Options
The bar may be tricky, but it’s simple. But if you’re bored, there are other ways to do it ! Here are a few options to try as we enter the second week of our chalkboard challenge .
In the video above, Coach Jordan Sayatt shares some of his favorite moves for people who are good at regular planks and want harder exercises. But you can also try them as a sophisticated addition to your regular bar workout. For example, you can try 30 seconds each, and they add up to a short but intense workout for your core. Here are the moves:
- Plain board
- Then lift one leg off the ground
- Bring this leg to your side
- Normal plank, but pull your body back so that your shoulders are behind your elbows (this is called a “long arm” plank).
- Plank with a long lever with one leg raised or to the side
- Superman plank with arms outstretched in front of you (more extreme version of the long-arm plank)
- Superman plank with one leg raised or to the side
Of course, if regular boards are tough enough for you, feel free to keep working on them. Try this with straight arms as well – this requires more arm muscle, but makes your core a little easier. Depending on your strengths, you may find that one works better than the other.
And check below – how does the board challenge heal you? Do you have multiple boards every day? I have, although I hate boards and curse this challenge all the time I do it , so I hope you feel better than me.