Weight Per Repetition (Push Ups)

viverrid

What is the number that I should enter in the weight per repetition field for push ups? Thanks in advance.

gmann1973

I leave mine blank, but I guess you could use a precentage of your body weight

oshmom

I leave it blank and do time. I usually do a few sets througout the day, and just total it.

gasanti1

The weight per repetition is 65% of your body weight. If you do bent-knee push-ups is only 50% of your weight. Don't leave it blank and... good luck!

Lyadeia

The weight per repetition is 65% of your body weight. If you do bent-knee push-ups is only 50% of your weight. Don't leave it blank and... good luck!

So concidering I weigh around 145 or something like that (not too sure since it has been about 2 weeks since weighing in) my push-ups would be like pushing 95 pounds with my chest...

Does that mean that I should be able to do roughly the same amount of weight for the same amount of reps on a bench press? Just curious to your thoughts on that.

willowfalls

that doesn't sound right..
I can do normal, full-on push-ups, no problem, but if they're really equivalent to 65% (91 pounds in my case), my bench press shouldn't max out at 70 pounds.
(for comparison, I can dead-lift 105)

tigersword

You can't compare pushups to the bench press, while the basic movement is similar, and they both work the same main muscle groups, it's a completely different activity, with different stabilizer muscles, different balance requirements, and other variables.

For instance, you don't have to worry about balancing the weight on a push up like you do with the bench press. That requires different muscles to stabilize which can be weaker.

engineman312

i leave mine blank, and my muscles are still growing. its weird. the other day i even managed to do 330 push ups without entering a weight number. odd.

Dave198lbs

do them standing on your hands then you can put in your body weight less the factor of overthinking....like Nike says...just do it