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    "If you can't hold a plank for 120 seconds, you're either a) too fat; b) too weak; or c) doing something wrong in your workouts." How true is this?

    @zondaar39 Haha i hear you I’ve been down those roads many times. They just need content for articles so they find someone “qualified” who can say something that sounds right. For us people in calisthenics, I do think a minimum one minute plank is important. Sure two minutes might be better...
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    "If you can't hold a plank for 120 seconds, you're either a) too fat; b) too weak; or c) doing something wrong in your workouts." How true is this?

    @starkoala Haha exactly. I'd rather tuck planche for even 5s
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    "If you can't hold a plank for 120 seconds, you're either a) too fat; b) too weak; or c) doing something wrong in your workouts." How true is this?

    @zondaar39 All these articles about basic fitness benchmarks are garbage. On what basis are they concluding this? Putting a time limit on the plank only makes sense if you are using it as a prerequisite for some strength based skill. Like what am I missing if I can’t do a 2 min plank? I can walk...
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    from 8 pull ups to 20 and also from 10 dips to 35 in 6 weeks

    @gloriousruins I think the intensity and volume are scaled back so you’re not maxing out or getting sore each day. I would think two rest days a week would be recommended tho
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    Serious injury forces immediate retirement from BWF – farewell everyone after 2+ good years!

    @basketballfan Olympic gymnasts don't do more than 4s holds in routines
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