Side Plank

Side Plank Standards (kg)

The average Side Plank time is 44 seconds for men and 40 seconds for women. Compare your time by bodyweight and age below.

Side Plank

Male Side Plank Standards

Entire Community

Strength LevelTime
Beginner6 s
Novice24 s
Intermediate44 s
Advanced69 s
Elite95 s

How long should I be able to do Side Plank?

What is the average Side Plank time? The average Side Plank time for a male lifter is 44 seconds. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
501 s25 s50 s82 s114 s
554 s25 s50 s80 s111 s
605 s26 s50 s78 s107 s
656 s26 s49 s76 s104 s
707 s26 s47 s73 s100 s
757 s25 s46 s71 s97 s
807 s25 s45 s68 s93 s
857 s24 s43 s66 s90 s
906 s23 s41 s64 s86 s
956 s23 s40 s61 s83 s
1005 s22 s38 s59 s80 s
1055 s21 s37 s57 s77 s
1104 s20 s35 s55 s75 s
1153 s19 s33 s52 s72 s
1202 s18 s32 s50 s69 s
1252 s17 s30 s48 s67 s
1301 s16 s29 s47 s64 s
1351 s15 s28 s45 s62 s
1401 s14 s27 s43 s60 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 Side Plank strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,827 qualifying results from 13,692 community lifts to produce our Side Plank strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 13,692
Qualifying results 1,827
Male results 1,291
Female results 536
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.