Women have the option to do modified push-ups during the test. For the modified push-up, simply lower your knees to the ground and perform the push-up as described above. The average number of push-ups adults can do varies by age range and gender. The norms provided by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology breaks up the results into the following categories: needs improvement, fair, good, very good and excellent.
Looking at the "good" category, the average number of push-ups for each age group is:. Of course, the average varies greatly across the general population due to diverse lifestyles, careers and health conditions. Barring a medical condition or injury that prevents you from exercising, consider improving your muscular endurance if you fall into the "needs improvement" category in the norms.
The number of push-ups for each age group is:. The push-up test is one of the options schools have for testing upper body muscular endurance for the Presidential Youth Fitness Program , advises the Cooper Institute. This program focuses on developing a lifelong physical fitness habit in youth. Each assessment test is designed to help students understand and gauge different aspects of physical fitness. The other two tests that institutions can opt to use instead include the flexed arm hang and the modified pull-up.
Between the ages of 7 and 9, the average number of push-ups for boys and girls is the same, advises ExRx. At the 50th percentile, 7-year-olds perform eight push-ups on average and by 9 years old, perform 12 push-ups on average. Starting at age 10, the average for boys becomes greater than for girls. Compare your results to the table below.
Remember, these scores are based on doing the tests as described, and may not be accurate if the test is modified at all.
Don't worry too much about how you rate - just try and improve your own score , and keep doing them the same way each time. The norm tables for women has been modified from the original to account for the different techniques. Share: Facebook Twitter.
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Lane Moseley. I am a normal man who has done push-ups since my early teens. Reached straight by age 21, did that until age 50…then dropped to 50 at a time, twice each day.
Then to 40 a day, twice, when I hit Now at age 70 — doing twice a day sets of Men should subtract their current age from , and that is how many push-ups they should do daily at one time. It also helps with breathing and core strength. Daily consistency is the Key. Good Luck!!! Personally when i train sporadically, usually when I struggle to get into 34 inch jeans I get back into it, but with pushups having done them on and off But never off for more than 6 weeks I guess since I was a teenager, the progress is so quick that they quickly become so easy they are pointless, my tendency is to wear a rucksack with weights or bottles of water in, much more satisfying than a push up with your own bodyweight.
I achieved consecutive push ups in military form albeit in the last 30 resting at the top at age Unfortunately I now have to take a prescription to slow my heart rate.
So I can easily do 30 now at the age of I do this slowly so that it takes about a minute to do thirty. I do from seven to ten sets of 30 push ups spread throughout the day three days a week. I spknow it is as effective as doing 80 to consecutive because the last four sets I can feel the chest muscles with the muscle-building pain. My heart is okay enough to do cardio at a moderate pace and I even ride my bike on weekends.
Other than that, I enjoyed this article. Peace upon you! Thanks, Scott! When it is, I usually get up to the reps range. My lifetime PR is reps in 2 minutes while in the U. That was 14 years ago when I was at least 20 pounds lighter, and I have yet to best it. I remember filming a set for a pushup charity event awhile back. Perhaps this video of me doing a pushup ladder workout with a grueling set of 40 reps at the very end would satisfy your curiosity?
Just trying to address your concerns, and I hope it was to your satisfaction. Next month I will turn 81 and I cannot do any pushups no matter how I try. The last time I tried with success was about four years ago and approximately one year following rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder. Most any other type exercise gives me little trouble. Please advise what routine I might start to address my problem.
Hi John, I would start by focusing on the plank exercise for at least months. That should help you develop the necessary core strength and shoulder stability to be able to work up to pushups. I am 16 years old so which exercise I should do daily and how much? How many pushups,situps etc. I really want to get stronger and surpass all the limits. Please guide me. I use An app called madbarz.
Pretty nice app and you dont Have to use weights. Im 15 and it works for me. Great Article John glad I found it, because most other sites are mentioning the low averages you stated at the beginning. These are not consecutive made but in 5 sets, three times a week. Just a question are your averages for consecutive pushups or divided in sets.
Thanks, keep up the form:. How can people dont do more push ups, thats insane. I agree that age is not a factor. I am 63 year old man and have been doing push-ups for about three years as an inexpensive type of training versus going to the gym. I started with being able to do around Today I set a new personal best with My next goal is to go to the next level at This site has been an inspiration to me to keep on pushing and not being satisfied.
Set a new personal best two days ago followed by two sets of with mins. It seems that once one gets over the mental block of that are able to gauge the pain and press further. Hit a new high at 63 years old did straight have my eye on which I would have never that possible. It seems since I hit goal that it has been steady uphill increase and is the norm now.
Part of it is adjusting to and pushing beyond the pain level. Have to keep working at it. They are easier to do fast and not all the way down, not so easy to do at normal speed and correctly. My realistic goal is around per set, not as a maximum. I just managed 43 consecutively today with good form. I find it interesting that there are no pushup norms for people over I am a 69 year old woman—70 in a couple of months and I average reps of 20 full pushups and try to do at least per day.
I have done reps of I believe in being strong and flexible. Hi to all! Interesting read! I walked the beach last summer stopping every yards to do push ups; sets of 20 and 30, I totaled pushups, could have done more! I will be 70 in March and plan to do 70 consecutive pushups!
I do three sets of 30 incline pushups as part of my chest routine! If I feel good I will close my workout with 15 regular and 5 clapping! If my shoulders holds up 70 should not be a problem!
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