How many pushups can you do

mrsyac2
mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Im not talking girly style I mean full on military push- up how many? Im gonna go and see how many I can do
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  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    Im not talking girly style I mean full on military push- up how many? Im gonna go and see how many I can do
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    I just got tired thinking about it :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :noway: I can do about 10 good ones and then the rest are pretty shaky until I collapse :flowerforyou:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    I just had a fitness test, and I can do 18. Not only was I impressed, but I got a little "reminder" whenever I tried to do something with those muscles for about a week!:tongue:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    :noway: I did 10 and quit but thats a huge accomplishment for me because I used to not be able to do 1 good one but i could do the girly version- but i will keep working on it- hey the weight may not be coming off but at least my strength is gettin better
  • CrystalBella
    CrystalBella Posts: 848 Member
    9 1/2.. but it hurts to do pushups cause my boobs haven't disappeared yet! :laugh:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    9 1/2.. but it hurts to do pushups cause my boobs haven't disappeared yet! :laugh:

    I have never heard of boobs hurting from pushups-- I suffer from the big boobs disease (thats why i don't run it hurts too much I tried 2-3 sports bras) i used to play basketball in highschool and would wear 2-3 sports bras and them bad boys didn't stay still and my ribs would hurt afterwards-- it was brutal-- my boobs haven't disappeared but the waist gets smaller i went from a 38dd to a 36dd- get this when i was just 2 months prego they were and E thats right an E i stopped measuring the rest of the prego but kept stuffing them in my vickie secret bra's
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    I just had a fitness test, and I can do 18. Not only was I impressed, but I got a little "reminder" whenever I tried to do something with those muscles for about a week!:tongue:

    Thats good I am going to try again tomorrow because I am tired from my workout tonight- and plus House is on lol
  • aaubrey
    aaubrey Posts: 168 Member
    now, to qualify as an "official" push-up you have to "break the plane" meaning your elbows have to break 90 degrees. The way to measure it for yourself is to put something under your chest that is about as tall as your fist like you are holding a coffee cup. After 2 years of none I can do about 5. I need to do about 16 in a minute in about a month. I got the run down again, and I got the situps...push ups not so much...
  • pmkelly409
    pmkelly409 Posts: 1,646 Member
    now, to qualify as an "official" push-up you have to "break the plane" meaning your elbows have to break 90 degrees. The way to measure it for yourself is to put something under your chest that is about as tall as your fist like you are holding a coffee cup. After 2 years of none I can do about 5. I need to do about 16 in a minute in about a month. I got the run down again, and I got the situps...push ups not so much...

    Hey, that is cool - coffee cup test! I have to try that!
  • Davidsalthouse
    Davidsalthouse Posts: 24
    48 in 2 minutes for the academy. I did dips to get my # up, it worked well, I doubles my max in 4 weeks.
  • aaubrey
    aaubrey Posts: 168 Member
    48 in 2 minutes for the academy. I did dips to get my # up, it worked well, I doubles my max in 4 weeks.

    push ups are my weakness. I just dont have a strong chest. I have been working with an Army guy though. His advice to me was pump out as many as I can and then go to knee pushups. He said it isnt giving up because you are still working the muscles and eventually you will get up to where you want to be. He said the same with pullups, do as many as you can and then have someone hold your ankles (thankfully pullups are not part of my pt test...:wink: )
  • bettywannabe
    bettywannabe Posts: 22
    None and now my husband (Mr ex-drill instructor) is :laugh: his butt off.

    So much for self confidence!

    I would have liked to see him give birth........ who would be laughing then :grumble:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    None and now my husband (Mr ex-drill instructor) is :laugh: his butt off.

    So much for self confidence!

    I would have liked to see him give birth........ who would be laughing then :grumble:

    Oh don't feel bad thats me and my husbands many jokes is that I couldn't do any besides the girly ones- and now I can do some so its a big deal-- Just keep trying I want to be able to do more and even pullups so i need to work my upper body more but its a start
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    48 in 2 minutes for the academy. I did dips to get my # up, it worked well, I doubles my max in 4 weeks.

    hey thats not fair your a cop-- lol-- I will get my skills up--
  • Davidsalthouse
    Davidsalthouse Posts: 24
    It is amazing how much strength you can muster when your job depends on it.

    I was having trouble doing the required amount at first. I was lucky enough to bump into a strength trainer for the Army. He said, "if you want to more pushups, stop doing them. Replace them with dips, like off of a bench". I followed his advice and in 4 weeks time I made pretty good increase. I have passed this secret on to a few coworkers and it worked for them as well. Now if he only knew a way to loose the love handles I would be set. :bigsmile:
  • blondeheat
    blondeheat Posts: 254 Member
    Puff Puff - I had to go try and see how many :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    I got 13 good one. When I started my group power class I thought I'd die doing 5. (Had to test cause in class we do some bench press, then pushup and they make us go 1/2 down, full down, then 1/2 up, full up!) So it does pay off.
  • LightenUp_Caro
    LightenUp_Caro Posts: 572 Member
    "if you want to more pushups, stop doing them. Replace them with dips, like off of a bench".

    ...ouch, dips are killers! my upper body strength isn't fabulous...but I can do about 8 good ones, and before I collapse I can muster about 15. I'll stick with girl push ups and some dips- even though they KILL ME!
  • CrystalBella
    CrystalBella Posts: 848 Member
    9 1/2.. but it hurts to do pushups cause my boobs haven't disappeared yet! :laugh:

    I have never heard of boobs hurting from pushups-- I suffer from the big boobs disease (thats why i don't run it hurts too much I tried 2-3 sports bras) i used to play basketball in highschool and would wear 2-3 sports bras and them bad boys didn't stay still and my ribs would hurt afterwards-- it was brutal-- my boobs haven't disappeared but the waist gets smaller i went from a 38dd to a 36dd- get this when i was just 2 months prego they were and E thats right an E i stopped measuring the rest of the prego but kept stuffing them in my vickie secret bra's
    Yeh I'ma 44 F right now(have been for almost 2yrs), so I know what you mean, but seriously when I do pushups, my boobs hurt, I think cause they are so heavy, just the strain of up and down.. and yeh, i don't run.. i'd have black eyes.. lol
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Um, your boobs hurt because you are working your pecs. Means you are doing them correctly.

    I can't remember how many I can do. I think we do 20 in weights class, but we have a break in-between.
  • Quenofcrazzy
    Quenofcrazzy Posts: 358
    NONE!! BIG FAT 0

    I just tried to make sure and fell on my boobs..and now they hurt.
  • overthehillsandfaraway
    overthehillsandfaraway Posts: 179
    100 per day, 4 sets, 25 reps. It's exercise like pushups that make me thank God for being a genius and creating our bodies to exercise on the go, with no gym in sight.

    If I get into a frustrating situation at work, I'll disappear into the inventory room and squeeze out 20 pushups.
  • paul82682
    paul82682 Posts: 48
    before BMT i could barely do 25 before giving out. when i graduated BMT i could do 60 in a minute. i think that number's dropped a tad though...
  • mlck2323
    mlck2323 Posts: 87
    16
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
    I'm at 15 pushups with a metronome. I like to use a metronome/click tape because it keeps you consistant, and the slower you go, the harder the pushups become.
  • TNTPete
    TNTPete Posts: 701 Member
    Alright - I just did my PT test too.. so I can do 42 in a minute!!
  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
    I think I can do one, three the most.. very sad I know hahah
  • laureneva
    laureneva Posts: 372 Member
    :noway:
    none nada zilch zero :explode:

    i can barely get a good one in before my weak wrists cave out:sick:
    its getting worked on though... i've started doing those dips the guy was talking about where you use a bench and do it that way
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    I don't do push-ups--bad shoulder and it would kill it--but has anyone seen that Japanese game show, "Unbeatable Bansuke"? They have people doing impossible challenges and one is where they will have 2 people face off doing push-ups. I've seen people do over 200 plus push-ups! Granted, they weren't great form but still!!
  • flcaoh
    flcaoh Posts: 444
    48 in 2 minutes for the academy. I did dips to get my # up, it worked well, I doubles my max in 4 weeks.

    push ups are my weakness. I just dont have a strong chest. I have been working with an Army guy though. His advice to me was pump out as many as I can and then go to knee pushups. He said it isnt giving up because you are still working the muscles and eventually you will get up to where you want to be. He said the same with pullups, do as many as you can and then have someone hold your ankles (thankfully pullups are not part of my pt test...:wink: )



    I was in the Army and that was the way everyone increased their pushups quickly. Pushups were my weakness as well and I was in an Army school learning a foreign language. We had a 10 minute break every hour and my sergeant would make me do as many "normal" pushups as I could and then do as many knee push ups as I could- during every break. I did that for about 3 weeks and increased my pushups 3 fold. So it does work. Good Luck :):wink:
  • sundaygirl85
    sundaygirl85 Posts: 69
    0!

    But I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! My excuse is that I'm pear-shaped and have strong and naturally muscular legs (my dad played rugby - I have his thighs!) but zero upper body strength. I'm working on it though, doing 3 sets of 10 'girly' press ups 3 times a week so I'll get there some day...
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