The world record for holding a standard plank is well over an hour. This show that the plank is a pretty low level activity. The RKC plank, however, is a different beast. Do it correctly and you may only last 10 seconds.
The main thing to remember is to pull the elbows toward the toes and the toes toward the elbows. It's a full body contraction.
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