If you are relatively fit, how long can you hold a plank?

[Anonymous]

1min

-53 yr old female, kinda out of shape.

[Anonymous]

42. 2 min. But i can do 5 reps with 1-2 min each with a tiny break between. I also do planks on the pilates reformer with moving legs and elbows etc. extra effort for the core.
I cant run. But i have good core and endurance and can lose 10 lbs.

[Anonymous]

1 min

55 but I was never able to do more than 1 min.

Strong legged core, weak arms/shoulders

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are all so full of it. The marines are now doing planks instead of crunches for their physical fitness test and the maximum points are for 3 minutes, minimum 1 minute and 15 seconds. Now way most of you middle age folks are easily hitting 3+ minutes.

I challenge all new posters to actually max out a plank right before they respond. No way these PPs are true.

To this posters credit I am in good but not spectacular shape (ran a 10k in 1:04:38 last month, 38 YO woman, BMI 28). I thought I was in the 3 minute range but just actually got on the floor and crossed the two line but was struggling at the end.

I am amazed by the 5-10 minute people, are you on your knees by any chance? I do a TON of core and cardio and planks and was disappointed in myself!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am really doubting college kids only being able to plank for 90 seconds?

I am not sure, maybe I will test myself later! But I did a peloton class last month where I did one minute in high plank and then directly into one minute side plank on each side and did that without a break (it was hard and yes each arm gets a break) but I feel like totally fresh I could get to 3 minutes pretty confidently?

It might just be a practice thing, I do core classes all the time and hold one minute planks as a matter of very regular exercise.

I feel like one minute is STANDARD. I know I can do 2.

I took my college athletes on to my yoga class, and he thought he was gonna die.

So yes, a college student who gets up at 6 AM every morning and lifts with trainers, and then practices three hours a day running with the team cannot do my one hour yoga class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are all so full of it. The marines are now doing planks instead of crunches for their physical fitness test and the maximum points are for 3 minutes, minimum 1 minute and 15 seconds. Now way most of you middle age folks are easily hitting 3+ minutes.

I challenge all new posters to actually max out a plank right before they respond. No way these PPs are true.

I posted up thread about my friend saying exactly what you said so I got on the floor and planked for 10 minutes. Why is it so hard to believe that it's just not that hard for some of us? She runs 5-7 miles and I can't run 500 feet to save my life. It's all relative.

Lol. On the internet, everyone can plank for 10 minutes.

Here are some averages, for perspective:
https://fitnessdrum.com/average-plank-time-standards-by-age/

PP, you somehow planked twice as long as an elite athlete.

LOL next time I'll make sure to film it so a total stranger on the internet will believe this completely insignificant fact. But you have to promise to watch the ENTIRE 10 minutes.

and, yes, I really did plank for 10 minutes on my forearms.

Nobody believes you.

Lol exactly. You can do it right now. Video 10 min plank and put it on YouTube.

It will take 30 minutes tops.

Well I am at work but could do it tonight. but then you'll accuse me of stealing someone else's video. You are welcome to come to my house and watch me do it but you have to bring wine.

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Anonymous wrote:You are all so full of it. The marines are now doing planks instead of crunches for their physical fitness test and the maximum points are for 3 minutes, minimum 1 minute and 15 seconds. Now way most of you middle age folks are easily hitting 3+ minutes.

I challenge all new posters to actually max out a plank right before they respond. No way these PPs are true.

I posted up thread about my friend saying exactly what you said so I got on the floor and planked for 10 minutes. Why is it so hard to believe that it's just not that hard for some of us? She runs 5-7 miles and I can't run 500 feet to save my life. It's all relative.

Lol. On the internet, everyone can plank for 10 minutes.

Here are some averages, for perspective:
https://fitnessdrum.com/average-plank-time-standards-by-age/

PP, you somehow planked twice as long as an elite athlete.

LOL next time I'll make sure to film it so a total stranger on the internet will believe this completely insignificant fact. But you have to promise to watch the ENTIRE 10 minutes.

and, yes, I really did plank for 10 minutes on my forearms.

Nobody believes you.

Lol exactly. You can do it right now. Video 10 min plank and put it on YouTube.

It will take 30 minutes tops.

Well I am at work but could do it tonight. but then you'll accuse me of stealing someone else's video. You are welcome to come to my house and watch me do it but you have to bring wine.

No I won’t I’ll check back at 10pm.

[Anonymous]

47F- probably 90 seconds. I work out every day so I’m impressed by these PPs who say they can plank for 5-10 min

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know I can a minimum of 1 minute because that's what we do in barre class, my guess is max 2 mins. 58F.

This! 61F.

[Anonymous]

55F, I get bored. I don't understand what is supposed to be hard about it. If you are balanced it is effortless.

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Anonymous wrote:55F, I get bored. I don't understand what is supposed to be hard about it. If you are balanced it is effortless.

I must not know how to balance because I start shaking at the 30 second mark even though I can hold it for 2 min

[Anonymous]

It depends on whether I'm actively working on it. I wanted to hold a plank for a long time and got up to 6 minutes. Then I read that it's really not the best use of time to work on holding planks for a long time. So I quit. I could probably do 2-3 minutes now. I am 43.

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Anonymous wrote:You are all so full of it. The marines are now doing planks instead of crunches for their physical fitness test and the maximum points are for 3 minutes, minimum 1 minute and 15 seconds. Now way most of you middle age folks are easily hitting 3+ minutes.

I challenge all new posters to actually max out a plank right before they respond. No way these PPs are true.

To this posters credit I am in good but not spectacular shape (ran a 10k in 1:04:38 last month, 38 YO woman, BMI 28). I thought I was in the 3 minute range but just actually got on the floor and crossed the two line but was struggling at the end.

I am amazed by the 5-10 minute people, are you on your knees by any chance? I do a TON of core and cardio and planks and was disappointed in myself!

I’m one of the 5 min middle aged (ugh that hurt to type) pps. Of course not on my knees. I’m a Pilates instructor. And yes, I did it again while reading these posts for funsies. Definitely couldn’t do 10 though!

[Anonymous]

56 female. Longest ever was four minutes. Usually three is my best.

[Anonymous]

57. 12 minutes. I teach a power flow yoga class though