Contrary to popular believe, Grilling planks are not a new way of cooking. Plank Cooking and Grilling Planks are seen as a very trendy way to cook now. It is difficult to describe the flavour that is imposed upon food when cooked on a grilling plank. It is not an art really, grilling planks are all about experimentation and fun. The secret of cooking with a grilling plank is the soaking. A wonderful way to cook, to add another dimension to your grilling plank - you can try adding beer, wine or even whisky to the grilling plank when soaking. An Oak grilling plank will give a heavier smoky flavour that you would expect and is great for Beef or Fish, A cedar grilling plank is sweet and spicy and is perfect for fish and seafood, A Beech grilling plank has a subtle sweet flavour great for poultry and a Cherry grilling plank has a subtler sweet fruity flavour for all foods.
In particular, all seafood is fantastic on a Grilling Plank because the food is gently steamed and the seafood stays amazingly moist and tender as well as infused with a wood smoky taste. Let the King Prawns marinade for more than 1 hour, cook on your grilling plank until hot through.
A grilling plank will change the way you BBQ, forever.
You can retrain your deep abdominal muscles and increase your core stabilization by using the popular exercise known as the plank. In a study done by physiotherapists in Australia, the researchers concluded that people who suffered from chronic lower back pain had weak and uncoordinated core muscles. To improve core stabilization, the therapists used the plank as well as traditional strengthening exercises for the core and entire body.
In this study, there was an emphasis on the deep abdominal muscles, especially the transverse abdominus. The plank is a great exercise to retrain your ab muscles to work more efficiently. It is an isometric exercise. Simply hold yourself in a straight line forming a human plank.
When you pull your belly button towards your spine, you engage and retrain the deepest abdominal muscle to support your back. If you have difficulty with the full plank, you can do a modified plank and balance from your knees and your forearms. Some people find that the plank may be uncomfortable on the elbows, and if you are uncomfortable on your forearms and elbows, you can balance from your hands and toes.
Once you master the regular plank, you can try the side plank version for the obliques and lower back. If you stack your feet on top of each other, you will have less stability than if you stagger your feet on the floor. The plank and the side plank are truly great exercises for the core, and once you master the regular plank and the side plank you can create endless variations to spice of your core workout.
