supine planks

[JaneJ]

Hi Cathe,
When I do the CTX wokout (kickbox abs section) I find that doing the supine planks bringing one leg up then the other really hurts my knees. I find it exteremly hard to do. This is the only thing that I have to modify on all of your workouts. And it bothers me that I can't workout along with you on this exercise. What modification and/or move can I do to keep the intensity up? Thanks
JaneJ

 

[kelley111]

That particular move irritates me so much. I can get into position, but I literally cannot lift my foot off the floor. I have tried so many times. I get up there and I'm comfortable. But then when I try to lift the foot up, it seriously will not budge. I guess I don't have enough strength somewhere. And it is not like when your lifting weights and you can't do another rep, it is more like my body just says, "Nope, I'm not going to lift that leg no matter what you do." It is so frustrating for me.

 

[kathryn]

You could hold the supine plank position without lifting the foot, as Cathe does in Slow and Heavy Chest/back/core. If this still hurts your knees, try another plank variation: prone on your elbows, prone on your hands (both of these can be made more challenging with a leg lift); side planks (on elbows or hand, the latter of which is quite challenging. Just remember to do both sides).

 

[Gibbee]

Another idea is to do a supine table top and then extend one leg out if you can do so without knee pain. Perhaps having your knees at 90 degrees would help.

 

[JaneJ]

Thanks for all your input!!!