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
Beginner11 s
Novice38 s
Intermediate75 s
Advanced118 s
Elite166 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
1107 s43 s91 s147 s207 s
1209 s43 s89 s142 s199 s
13010 s43 s87 s137 s191 s
14011 s42 s85 s133 s184 s
15012 s41 s82 s128 s177 s
16012 s41 s80 s124 s171 s
17012 s39 s77 s120 s165 s
18011 s38 s75 s116 s159 s
19011 s37 s72 s112 s154 s
20011 s36 s70 s108 s149 s
21010 s34 s68 s105 s144 s
22010 s33 s65 s101 s139 s
2309 s32 s63 s98 s134 s
2408 s30 s61 s95 s130 s
2508 s30 s59 s92 s126 s
2607 s29 s57 s89 s122 s
2706 s28 s55 s86 s119 s
2805 s27 s53 s83 s115 s
2904 s26 s51 s81 s112 s
3004 s25 s49 s78 s108 s
3103 s24 s47 s76 s105 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