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Planche
System

I started in my 40s — older than almost everyone attempting this — and held a full planche thirteen months later without a single injury. This is that system, written out in full — now yours.

40sAge when I started
13Months to full planche
ZeroInjuries along the way

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The method

How the programme
is built

Four layers, each doing one job. It's the structure that keeps the load climbing without your elbows paying for it.

Layer 01

Phase — the position you're training. Five of them, and you don't move up on a date. You move up when you meet the criteria, filmed.

Layer 02

Cycle — three per phase. Volume builds the tissue, intensity teaches the position, peak tests it. Same exercises, different job each time.

Layer 03

Week — four training days, spaced so no two heavy days stack. 15-minute warm-up, then roughly an hour of work.

Layer 04

Deload — an easy week at the end of every phase. Tendons adapt slower than muscle, and this is where they catch up. It isn't optional.

The three cycles

Every phase runs through all three, in order.

Cycle 1

Volume

More sets, shorter holds. Building the tissue that carries the position.

Many sets · low load
Cycle 2

Intensity

Fewer sets, harder holds. Less band, longer time under load.

Fewer sets · rising load
Cycle 3

Peak

Sharp and light. Testing the position you've been building toward.

One hard effort · then rest
The road

Five phases

Each one a position you earn before the next opens.

01Tuck The first float. Knees to chest, arms locked, feet off the ground.
02Advanced Tuck Back flat, knees out. A small change that doubles the load.
03Straddle Legs straight and wide, hips open. The long middle.
04Full Planche Legs together, body level. The last stretch costs the most.
05Mastery Keeping it. Rolling blocks and a dose that holds the skill.
Included

The training app

The programme tells you what to do. The app is how you actually do it — session by session, without a spreadsheet or a notes file full of half-remembered numbers.

Train

Today's session, ready to go. Every set, rest and band load in front of you while you're on the parallettes.

Track

Log holds and reps as you go. Your position in the plan is always saved — phase, cycle, week, day.

Monitor

Watch the numbers move. Longest hold, lowest band, most reps — and the criteria standing between you and the next phase.

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