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
Beginner 6 s
Novice 24 s
Intermediate 44 s
Advanced 69 s
Elite 95 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
50 1 s 25 s 50 s 82 s 114 s
55 4 s 25 s 50 s 80 s 111 s
60 5 s 26 s 50 s 78 s 107 s
65 6 s 26 s 49 s 76 s 104 s
70 7 s 26 s 47 s 73 s 100 s
75 7 s 25 s 46 s 71 s 97 s
80 7 s 25 s 45 s 68 s 93 s
85 7 s 24 s 43 s 66 s 90 s
90 6 s 23 s 41 s 64 s 86 s
95 6 s 23 s 40 s 61 s 83 s
100 5 s 22 s 38 s 59 s 80 s
105 5 s 21 s 37 s 57 s 77 s
110 4 s 20 s 35 s 55 s 75 s
115 3 s 19 s 33 s 52 s 72 s
120 2 s 18 s 32 s 50 s 69 s
125 2 s 17 s 30 s 48 s 67 s
130 1 s 16 s 29 s 47 s 64 s
135 1 s 15 s 28 s 45 s 62 s
140 1 s 14 s 27 s 43 s 60 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
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Data cutoff

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