Side Plank

Side Plank Standards (lb)

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
1101 s25 s50 s82 s114 s
1203 s25 s50 s80 s111 s
1305 s26 s50 s78 s108 s
1406 s26 s49 s76 s105 s
1507 s26 s48 s74 s102 s
1607 s25 s47 s72 s98 s
1707 s25 s45 s70 s95 s
1807 s25 s44 s68 s92 s
1907 s24 s43 s65 s89 s
2006 s23 s41 s63 s86 s
2106 s23 s40 s61 s83 s
2205 s22 s38 s59 s80 s
2305 s21 s37 s57 s78 s
2404 s20 s35 s55 s75 s
2503 s20 s34 s53 s73 s
2603 s19 s33 s51 s70 s
2702 s18 s31 s49 s68 s
2801 s17 s30 s48 s66 s
2901 s16 s29 s46 s64 s
3001 s15 s28 s44 s62 s
3101 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.