Plank

Plank Standards (lb)

The average Plank time is 75 seconds for men and 62 seconds for women. Compare your time by bodyweight and age below.

Plank

Male Plank Standards

Entire Community

Strength LevelTime
Beginner 11 s
Novice 38 s
Intermediate 75 s
Advanced 118 s
Elite 166 s

How long should I be able to do Plank?

What is the average Plank time? The average Plank time for a male lifter is 75 seconds. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 7 s 43 s 91 s 147 s 207 s
120 9 s 43 s 89 s 142 s 199 s
130 10 s 43 s 87 s 137 s 191 s
140 11 s 42 s 85 s 133 s 184 s
150 12 s 41 s 82 s 128 s 177 s
160 12 s 41 s 80 s 124 s 171 s
170 12 s 39 s 77 s 120 s 165 s
180 11 s 38 s 75 s 116 s 159 s
190 11 s 37 s 72 s 112 s 154 s
200 11 s 36 s 70 s 108 s 149 s
210 10 s 34 s 68 s 105 s 144 s
220 10 s 33 s 65 s 101 s 139 s
230 9 s 32 s 63 s 98 s 134 s
240 8 s 30 s 61 s 95 s 130 s
250 8 s 30 s 59 s 92 s 126 s
260 7 s 29 s 57 s 89 s 122 s
270 6 s 28 s 55 s 86 s 119 s
280 5 s 27 s 53 s 83 s 115 s
290 4 s 26 s 51 s 81 s 112 s
300 4 s 25 s 49 s 78 s 108 s
310 3 s 24 s 47 s 76 s 105 s

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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Plank strength standards

Strength Level analysed 6,214 qualifying results from 48,909 community lifts to produce our Plank strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 48,909
Qualifying results 6,214
Male results 4,708
Female results 1,506
Data start
Data cutoff

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

Related Body Size Standards

Waist

Men 35 in Women 31 in

Waist Size Standards (in)

3,774 user measurements 2022–2026