Ab Exercises: The Plank

How long should a beginner, intermediate, and expert be able to hold it? I'm in decent shape, tried it for the first time and made it just over a minute.

you have to add to your regime as plank becomes too easy, just look around for some good excersices :) pallof press can be good, situps on a ball where u basicly lay on the ball, arch ur back all the way back so that it curves over the ball and then just lift ur body up till u crunch the top part of ur pack. I see many people trying to do situps/crunches and instead they just damage their neck and so on by holding hands behind, ball is a better option. U got many other options aswel, look around

Basically yeah, But you can't just cut off weight and gain a six pack, you need to work your whole upper torso, try weighlifting and pushups, sit-ups ect, and the plank will help too.

when I do this, my arms(deltoids) give out before my abs, what do I do?

sounds like you need to add some more pushups into your routine :)

work your ams (deltoids)

surely that isn't obvious?

Keep going. Shows you need to work your shoulders. Eventually your shoulders will develop so that they can hold you in the plank

hiyaa Ellie :D well..this video ...is a disgrace to everyone who is lazy or has a JV 4 hour class tommorow at sunshine..we have to do this for like 4 minuetes... *tear in eye* ...sorry im sooo hyper yeh so ill get negative comments but ohh weelll :L and btw ...KEEP YOUR STOMACHE BUTTOCKS AND LEGS TIGHT DURING THE EXCERSIZE

Do some good cardio (jogging for example) every day, eat 5-6 smaller meals a day (rather than 3 big ones), do ab excersizes such as leg raisers, planks, side planks... yes, you'll have them eventually. Don't expect a 6 pack in a month though, lol. Once you have one you have to maintain it, too.

mix up your exercise routine. bicycle crunches are one of the best ab workouts as they work the obliques and abdominals. you won't get a six pack without oblique workouts. you also won't get a six pack if your body fat is too high. doing cardio and eating healthy are the first step.