What do you think of this article. I understand where the writer is coming from, but I am still involving planks in my routine.
What do you think of this article. I understand where the writer is coming from, but I am still involving planks in my routine.
I agree with the article.
Training is specific. Doing the opposite is not good.
The blogger is just some ultra-guy citing a blog of some other ultra-guy who power hikes with walking sticks and went to Medicine Ball University. WTF?
flawed logic in a big way.
angry willy wrote:
The blogger is just some ultra-guy citing a blog of some other ultra-guy who power hikes with walking sticks and went to Medicine Ball University. WTF?
True that.
Also, nice inflammatory title, OP. But nothing in that article says planks harm running performance.
my opinion: I think planks are great mental workout because the mind pain from the effort is most similar to the end of a race.
There are studies that show isometric exercise modalities can improve dynamic strength, so the fundamental premise of his argument isn't valid. Whether or not planks ultimately benefit running performance aside, the logic in that article is flawed.
more flawed logic and circular reasoning in the original.
Definitive proof!
Why should I trust some ultra nerd who shuffles along at 10-minute mile pace?
Also if you do pushups, you shouldn't do pullups because then your stronger biceps might pull against the pushups and ruin them. If I had time I would draw some pictures to prove it.
You shouldn't do squats because it is teaching your body to stand straight up with weight amassed on your shoulders and no elite runners stand straight up mid-race or carry excessive weight on their shoulders.
You shouldn't do situps either. When in a race are you on your back curling your body towards your knees? Big waste of time.
You shouldn't run slow either. You don't want to run slowly in a race.
push ups are nothing more than planks that involve the upper body so I guess you shouldn't do them either. Most sedentary people and some people who are fit but have imbalances would benefit from incorporating planks in their training.
Want to improve running performance? Run more, forget cross training nonsense.
tinnbtrin wrote:
Want to improve running performance? Run more, forget cross training nonsense.
How many people run 24 hours a day? Or 16 hours a day and then sleep?
It may be a hard concept to grasp, but there does become a point of diminishing return where your energy is better spent doing 30 minutes of another activity as opposed to adding another 30 minutes of running.
Citizen Runner wrote:
There are studies that show isometric exercise modalities can improve dynamic strength, so the fundamental premise of his argument isn't valid. Whether or not planks ultimately benefit running performance aside, the logic in that article is flawed.
The biggest and strongest people are the slowest.
Specificity of training. Planks, only if you're in the goofball mud-race Paleo-lympics.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these