Purpose of test:
To assess core muscular endurance.
Equipment required:
• Stopwatch
Test procedure:
• Begin with client lying prone on a stable, flat surface.
• Instruct client to place their forearms on the floor, allowing the elbows to be directly
beneath shoulder girdle.
• Next, tuck the toes under to contact the floor.
• When ready, ask the client to use their arms to push o” the ground, hovering in the ‘plank’
position.
• Look for elevation of the hips or any shi!ing of position to either side.
• Timed version of plank hold test: Begin stopwatch when client is in position and
stationary. Stop timing at one minute, or when client can no longer hold position (Gatz,
2009).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22728944