Abs exercise

DZ said:

One of the posters to MFW was ruminating on that the other day

He couldn't make it to the bathroom to pee?

"You know what John Wayne would be doing right now if he was alive?

Scratching at the roof of his coffin, most likely."

That is called plank pose in Yoga. It'll get you're whole body in shape.

Sam the Bam ([email hidden]) wrote:
: fyi...

: I dropped into a karotty class last week, did something new
: (for me, that is). Get down into a pushup posture, about
: halfway up, and hold it for 2 or 3 minutes (I'm not exactly
: sure what the time length was). Keep the back straight,
: don't sag. If your arms aren't strong enough, you can rest
: on your forearms.

: I do crunches 3 times a week, I thought my stomach was
: strong, but this was intense. There must be some gain,
: because I'm still in pain, four days later! I'm gong to add
: this exercise to my regular routine, and cut back the crunches.

: Sam

Kevin Lowe schreef:

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"Sam the Bam" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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A plank is ________________

A plank is for fighting.

Boards... don' hit back.

:P
Rich

Sam the Bam said:

Pierre Honeyman said:

Quoted message said:

I dropped into a karotty class last week, did something new
(for me, that is). Get down into a pushup posture, about
halfway up, and hold it for 2 or 3 minutes (I'm not exactly
sure what the time length was). Keep the back straight,
don't sag. If your arms aren't strong enough, you can rest
on your forearms.

It's plank. Do it on a Swiss Ball for some real fun.

Please fill in the blanks:

A plank is ________________

a *plank* is a yoga position, or asana. if you google *sun
salutations* you will see it is the fifth position in that series of
asanas.

it is the form you use to start a pushup----arms straight and
supporting your body and on your toes preferably, not your knees, and
your body, from top of head to heel, perfectly straight like a *plank*
of wood. it is important that you not look up nor down, but keep your
neck in allignment with your body, and also your butt. a lot of people
have their butt sticking up in the air when they first do this asana.

this is a great ab excercise, and the longer you can hold it the better
it is. usually we hold for a count of sixty, because then we do side
planks, which are using one arm, and facing sideways rather than the
floor, with your free upper arm in alignment with your body. try those
for even more fun!

myraide

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A Swiss Ball is _____________

Sam