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Planche Readiness Calculator

Evaluate your pushing strength, shoulder conditioning, and lean tolerance to determine your readiness for planche progressions.

Built from structured calisthenics readiness principles used to evaluate real planche progress.

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Max hold with shoulders past wrists

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Fill in the form to calculate your planche readiness score and get personalized recommendations.

What This Calculator Measures

The Planche Readiness Calculator evaluates five key factors that predict planche success:

  • 1.Push-Up Endurance: General pushing work capacity and tricep development.
  • 2.Dip Strength: Vertical pushing power correlates strongly with planche - weighted dips especially.
  • 3.Planche Lean Tolerance: The most specific indicator - how long can you hold a deep forward lean?
  • 4.Overhead Stability: Handstand hold ability indicates shoulder strength and body awareness.
  • 5.Shoulder Mobility: Adequate shoulder extension is required for safe lean depth.

Why These Benchmarks Matter

The planche is an extreme straight-arm pushing skill that demands specialized shoulder strength most athletes do not develop through normal training.

Planche Leans

The planche lean is your primary indicator. If you cannot hold a 45+ second lean with shoulders significantly past your wrists, tuck planche will be out of reach.

Wrist Conditioning

Planche puts extreme pressure on wrists. Parallettes reduce this but do not eliminate it. Never skip wrist warmups and conditioning.

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Planche Progression

Complete progression guide

Strength Standards

Push-up and dip benchmarks

Front Lever Readiness

Test your pulling readiness

Program Builder

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Frequently Asked Questions

A full planche typically takes 2-5 years of dedicated training. Tuck planche can be achieved in 1-2 years for most athletes. The progression from tuck to straddle is often the longest phase. Body weight, limb length, and training consistency significantly affect timeline.
Standard push-ups have limited carryover to planche. Pseudo planche push-ups (PPPU) with significant forward lean are much more effective as they train the specific shoulder angle. Planche leans are the most direct preparation exercise.
Yes, for most athletes planche is significantly harder. The straight-arm pushing strength required takes much longer to develop than pulling strength. Most coaches estimate planche takes 2-4x longer than front lever to achieve.
You can start planche lean work once you have 20+ push-ups and 10+ dips. Focus on wrist conditioning first - planche puts extreme stress on the wrists. Start with modest leans (20-30 degrees) and progress slowly.

Turn This Into a Planche Program

SpartanLab builds personalized planche progressions based on your pushing strength and lean capacity.

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