Sit-Up Test Calculator
Abdominal endurance from sit-ups
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What 35 sit-ups rates
Thirty-five sit-ups in one minute sits in the Good band: 45 or more is Excellent, 35–44 is Good, 25–34 is Average.
The test measures abdominal muscular endurance — how long the trunk flexors keep producing force — not strength and not body fat. That distinction is why a strong lifter can score Average and a lean runner can score Excellent.
How the sit-up test is scored
The score is the number of full sit-ups completed in 60 seconds, counted when the shoulders return to the floor. This page scores that count against four bands:
| Sit-ups in 60 s | Rating | What it means here |
|---|---|---|
| 45+ | Excellent | one every 1.3 s or faster |
| 35–44 | Good | one every 1.4–1.7 s |
| 25–34 | Average | one every 1.8–2.4 s |
| under 25 | Needs work | slower than one every 2.4 s |
An average result is 25–34 sit-ups per minute. That is the tool’s own split rather than a clinical norm — published standards vary by age and sex — so the useful comparison is your own repeat test under the same conditions. A steady cadence beats a fast start: 35 sit-ups in a minute is one every 1.7 seconds, and most people lose more time to a pause at 25 than to a slightly slower first ten.
Related: plank hold test and VO2 max estimate.
How the test is scored here
The bands used by this page are 45+ Excellent, 35–44 Good, 25–34 Average, with anything below 25 falling short of the average band. The count is taken over a strict 60 seconds, one repetition per full sit-up.
What counts as one repetition
Start flat on your back, knees bent to about 90°, feet flat and held, hands across the chest or at the temples. The repetition counts when the shoulder blades clear the floor and the trunk reaches roughly 30–45° of flexion, then returns until the shoulder blades touch down.
Half reps — shoulder blades never returning to the floor — inflate the count and are the usual reason a home score beats a tested one. Hand position matters too: arms outstretched shortens the lever and buys several extra reps.
What separates 35 from 45
- Pacing. A steady 1.4 s per rep beats a sprint-then-stall. Ten fast reps at the start usually cost fifteen at the end.
- Breathing. Exhale on the way up, inhale on the way down; holding the breath is what forces the mid-set pause.
- Range. Training the full range — including the lowering phase under control — builds the endurance the last 20 seconds demand.
- Hip flexors. Much of the late-set work shifts to the hip flexors; anchoring the feet makes the test easier but measures less of the abdominals.
Norms are broad, so read them as a band
Published norms differ by sex, age and the protocol used (feet anchored or not, hands crossed or at the temples), and a single 60-second effort moves 3–5 reps with sleep and warm-up. Compare your own results over weeks, not against a stranger’s one-off number.
What it does not measure
Core stability, anti-rotation strength and back endurance all matter for a healthy trunk and none of them appear in a sit-up count. A plank or a loaded carry tells you something this test cannot.
Worked example
Everything below is the page’s own arithmetic: the defaults above, run through the same formula the calculator uses, so the figures can be reproduced by hand.
- Sit-Ups in 1 Minute: 35
The steps it follows:
- Max sit-ups in 60 seconds
- 45+ = excellent | 35–44 = good | 25–34 = average
- Your count: 35
The result is Good. The same run also reports: 35 sit-ups | Excellent: 45+. Change one input on the page and every number above recalculates from scratch — nothing is stored, so a second run with the same values returns the same figures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 35 sit-ups in a minute good?
On this scale it is Good — the middle band, between Average (25–34) and Excellent (45+). It shows solid abdominal endurance without reaching the top band.
How many sit-ups should a fit adult do in a minute?
Many published norms put the good-to-excellent range at 40–50 for adults under 40 and 30–40 for adults over 50, with the exact figure depending on sex and whether the feet are anchored.
Do anchored feet make the test easier?
Yes, noticeably — anchoring lets the hip flexors contribute more, typically adding several reps. The trade-off is that the result says less about the abdominals themselves.
How often should I retest?
Every four to six weeks is enough. Abdominal endurance responds quickly at first and then flattens; weekly testing mostly measures recovery, not fitness.
Are sit-ups bad for the back?
Repeated full flexion loads the lumbar spine, and some people tolerate it poorly. If you feel it in the lower back rather than the abdomen, a dead-bug or plank variation trains the same muscles with less spinal flexion.
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