We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

FITNESS TEST - Push-ups!! POST YOUR RESULTS!!

reneeot
reneeot Posts: 773 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How many Push-ups can you do? Boy push ups or Girl push ups!!

Replies

  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    I haven't done an endurance test in a while! I will have to get back to ya later today!:laugh:
    Send a search party if I am not back within 24 hours! LOL

    Dani
  • clioandboy
    clioandboy Posts: 963 Member
    I am in week 1 of one hundred push ups, yesterday I did 47 but only 21 of those were in one set!

    I think that is amazing and if you knew me you would too lol!!!!!

    I dont class them as boy or girl push ups as I am a woman and I do the full thing!!!!!
  • ahsongbird
    ahsongbird Posts: 712 Member
    ugh I tried to test myself but its too early, i just woke up and I have nooo energy lol Ill try later but as of right this moment i only did 15 girl push ups and I gave up lol didnt hurt or anything Im just short winded in the morning from smoking.
  • Annista
    Annista Posts: 59 Member
    Hmm, not sure but now I am curious to know, lol. Will have to see and get back to ya :smile:
  • ChubbieTubbie
    ChubbieTubbie Posts: 481 Member
    I just did my end-of-week endurance test on one hundred pushups and I'm up to 83
  • hmdavis
    hmdavis Posts: 26
    i gave it a try here, 60 girl-style for me…it may have been better, but my 2 year old thought it would be fun to play london bridges under mommy while I was doing the push-ups…..but, great topic, I did 60 this week, so maybe next week I'll try it again and see how I fare then
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    OMG--about to die! LOL Just did 100 military style (boy) push-ups! The last 15 were pretty shaky.
    I completed the 100 push-up challenge about a month ago so I am surprised that I could actually still do 100!
    Thanks for posting this topic. I defintely need to keep doing the push-ups on a weekly basis so my arms don't start to get weak.

    Dani
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    i gave it a try here, 60 girl-style for me…it may have been better, but my 2 year old thought it would be fun to play london bridges under mommy while I was doing the push-ups…..but, great topic, I did 60 this week, so maybe next week I'll try it again and see how I fare then
    I totally know what you mean! I had to go in my bedroom because my 5 year old thinks it's hilarious to play london bridge as well! LOL
  • ChubbieTubbie
    ChubbieTubbie Posts: 481 Member
    i gave it a try here, 60 girl-style for me…it may have been better, but my 2 year old thought it would be fun to play london bridges under mommy while I was doing the push-ups…..but, great topic, I did 60 this week, so maybe next week I'll try it again and see how I fare then

    Haha, my 2 year old son likes to jump on my back and go "giddy up Mommy!"
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,024 Member
    I coach flag football for my son's team. 5-7 year olds. You would be amazed that none of these kids knew how to do a pushup. Even now, with doing them at the start of every practice/game since the start of August most of the kids have not mastered the mechanics of it... let alone are able to do more then ten.

    I will try it myself later today, but I am sure it will not be an impressive number... with the shape I am in now I would be very happy with 20.
  • ShaneT99
    ShaneT99 Posts: 278 Member
    The last time I tried this I got 27. If I do a pushup with my hands on a scale it indicates that I'm pressing right at 185 pounds. However, if I put 185 on a bar and try to bench press it I can't get anywhere close to 27 reps. You would think they would be basically the same, but they're not.
  • ahsongbird
    ahsongbird Posts: 712 Member
    I coach flag football for my son's team. 5-7 year olds. You would be amazed that none of these kids knew how to do a pushup. Even now, with doing them at the start of every practice/game since the start of August most of the kids have not mastered the mechanics of it... let alone are able to do more then ten.

    I will try it myself later today, but I am sure it will not be an impressive number... with the shape I am in now I would be very happy with 20.
    My son is five and I would be amazed if he could do ONE push up!
  • sweetg1222
    sweetg1222 Posts: 26
    i gave it a try here, 60 girl-style for me…it may have been better, but my 2 year old thought it would be fun to play london bridges under mommy while I was doing the push-ups…..but, great topic, I did 60 this week, so maybe next week I'll try it again and see how I fare then


    That is too cute!!! My son is 3 as well and he likes to play horsey when i am working out on the floor. He loves it when i do sit ups then he jumps on top of me. Kids are a trip!!! =)
  • mikeivb
    mikeivb Posts: 28 Member
    a few times a week i'll do 3 sets of 50, but the last set is probably in the 40 range...
  • anu_6986
    anu_6986 Posts: 702 Member
    I coach flag football for my son's team. 5-7 year olds. You would be amazed that none of these kids knew how to do a pushup. Even now, with doing them at the start of every practice/game since the start of August most of the kids have not mastered the mechanics of it... let alone are able to do more then ten.

    I will try it myself later today, but I am sure it will not be an impressive number... with the shape I am in now I would be very happy with 20.

    I am kind of surprised, am I missing something here? How can 5 yr olds do push ups and how would they know what a push up is?
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    close grip "diamond" push ups - about 35 or so

    "normal" wide stance - I stopped today at about 70, but I probably could have done 10 to 20 more

    military style - usually I collapse after about 45 or so but I've hit 60 a couple of times with those.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    I coach flag football for my son's team. 5-7 year olds. You would be amazed that none of these kids knew how to do a pushup. Even now, with doing them at the start of every practice/game since the start of August most of the kids have not mastered the mechanics of it... let alone are able to do more then ten.

    I will try it myself later today, but I am sure it will not be an impressive number... with the shape I am in now I would be very happy with 20.

    I am kind of surprised, am I missing something here? How can 5 yr olds do push ups and how would they know what a push up is?

    I coached D squad for a while a few years back, we made our kids to push ups. Don't see a problem with that. But it was more of an exercise in discipline than a workout.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    I'm doing 100 push-ups too and today is week 1 day 2, (I missed a couple of days). I haven't done today yet, but I did 50 the other day. I was pretty happy with that.

    On another note, I was in gymnastics at age 7 and we did plenty of push-ups. There were boys and girls younger than me doing them too. As young as 5 for sure. It's all a matter of exposure and not a big deal if a 5-7 year old doesn't know how to do a push-up. They're there to learn!
  • halzuzu
    halzuzu Posts: 60 Member
    I just finished up 6 months with a personal trainer. When she did my initial evaluation I could only do 6 girl push-ups. At my final session the other day I could do 30 boy push-ups. It felt really good. I'm gonna push for 50.
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,024 Member
    I coach flag football for my son's team. 5-7 year olds. You would be amazed that none of these kids knew how to do a pushup. Even now, with doing them at the start of every practice/game since the start of August most of the kids have not mastered the mechanics of it... let alone are able to do more then ten.

    I will try it myself later today, but I am sure it will not be an impressive number... with the shape I am in now I would be very happy with 20.

    I am kind of surprised, am I missing something here? How can 5 yr olds do push ups and how would they know what a push up is?

    There really are not many 5 year olds on the team... but the kids who are in first or second grade I assumed would have done them in gym class.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    The last time I tried this I got 27. If I do a pushup with my hands on a scale it indicates that I'm pressing right at 185 pounds. However, if I put 185 on a bar and try to bench press it I can't get anywhere close to 27 reps. You would think they would be basically the same, but they're not.

    From my understanding doing push ups (properly) is similar to bench-pressing half your weight.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    The last time I tried this I got 27. If I do a pushup with my hands on a scale it indicates that I'm pressing right at 185 pounds. However, if I put 185 on a bar and try to bench press it I can't get anywhere close to 27 reps. You would think they would be basically the same, but they're not.

    From my understanding doing push ups (properly) is similar to bench-pressing half your weight.

    little more for a standard push up, about 60% for most people, but it's different for everyone, depends on where your weight is distributed, and how long your arms are (it's a fulcrum thing).
  • tookalook
    tookalook Posts: 6 Member
    If ones from your knees count I did 30 .
  • clioandboy
    clioandboy Posts: 963 Member
    okay week 2 of hundred push ups and did 54, 22 in one go - full proper press ups, it is building nicely!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories