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Strength endurance norms

Push-ups, plank hold or squats against published norms.

Norms are per test, sex and ten-year age band. Push-up standard: full range, body in a straight line. Plank: forearms, hips level. Squats: thighs to parallel, counted over 60 seconds.

Push-ups to failure, male

Group	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
20–29	12	17	22	29	36
30–39	10	15	20	25	30
40–49	8	12	16	21	25
50–59	6	9	12	17	21
60–69	4	6	10	14	18
70+	2	4	7	10	14

Push-ups to failure, female

Group	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
20–29	8	12	16	22	30
30–39	6	10	14	19	26
40–49	5	8	12	16	22
50–59	3	6	9	13	18
60–69	2	4	7	11	15
70+	1	3	5	8	12

Plank hold (seconds), male

Group	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
20–29	45	70	105	150	200
30–39	40	65	95	140	185
40–49	35	55	85	125	170
50–59	30	45	70	105	145
60–69	20	35	55	85	120
70+	15	25	40	65	95

Plank hold (seconds), female

Group	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
20–29	40	60	90	130	175
30–39	35	55	85	120	165
40–49	30	48	75	110	150
50–59	25	40	62	95	130
60–69	18	30	48	75	105
70+	12	22	35	55	85

Bodyweight squats in 60 seconds, male

Group	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
20–29	22	30	40	50	62
30–39	19	26	35	45	56
40–49	16	23	31	40	50
50–59	13	19	26	34	43
60–69	10	15	21	28	36
70+	7	11	16	22	29

Bodyweight squats in 60 seconds, female

Group	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
20–29	20	27	36	46	57
30–39	17	24	32	41	51
40–49	14	20	28	36	45
50–59	11	17	23	31	39
60–69	9	13	19	25	32
70+	6	10	14	20	26

Sources

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. Physical Activity Training for Health (CSEP-PATH) fitness norms.
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, muscular endurance norms.
Bohannon RW. Reference values for the timed plank test in adults, 2018.

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