World Record Plank Hold

The world record plank hold is 8 hours, 15 minutes, and 15 seconds and held by a 62 year old military veteran. That’s quite a record!

If you experience back pain, you’ve probably heard that plank holds are an excellent exercise to strengthen your core and thus reduce back pain.

While I agree they can be helpful, too many people have incorrect form and this prevents them from really benefiting from this exercise, so in today’s video I share with you step-by-step how to do planks correctly.

Dr. Ashley Mak, PT, DPT, CSCS