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How Many Push-Ups Can You Do?

McKayMachina
McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just started doing push-ups this week. Started with one. Now at three with good form then a couple more with poor form after a short break.

My goal is >47 within the year (per US Air Force perfect score for women).

How about you?

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  • JMuzzy
    JMuzzy Posts: 63
    this is horribly embarrassing but i can do one girly pushup and thats it.
    :blushing:

    jennie
  • AbysmalFitness
    AbysmalFitness Posts: 32 Member
    timed or just to failure?

    in 60secs i can do 58 push ups not sure how many till failure never tried
  • DeniseGdz
    DeniseGdz Posts: 592 Member
    the last time I pushed to failure I did 80...and my arms were shaking by them.

    Needless to say not only did I shock myself, but my trainer as well! We did the ♪♫♪ Happy Dance ♪♫♪ after that challenge!
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    gahh! I HATE pushups! I can do 12, then my form breaks.

    Theres a billion kinds to try if you look around, hits different muscle groups ;)
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    this is horribly embarrassing but i can do one girly pushup and thats it.
    :blushing:

    jennie

    You have to start somewhere! You only get better by working on it ;)
    I used to be able to do only girl pushups too.
  • PlumCrazyGirl
    PlumCrazyGirl Posts: 1,463 Member
    For the same military branch, and in my age group, I maxed out push-ups and sit-ups.
    Had a decent run time....

    Now for that body fat measuresment..... I was off by 1/2 inch.
  • stephanielynn76
    stephanielynn76 Posts: 709 Member
    I usually do 3 sets of 30-35 regular pushups on the days I work my chest. I had to work up to that. I've never tried to do them to failure though... I should challenge myself to that huh ;)
  • lynnmarsh52
    lynnmarsh52 Posts: 116 Member
    Are you on facebook? There's a group of us on there that are doing the 'Hundred Pushups Challenge'. It's 3 times a week over 6 weeks. We only started yesterday (Monday), you're more than welcome to join us :flowerforyou:

    Here is the website http://www.hundredpushups.com/

    And here's the link to the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/home.php?sk=group_224873117538676&ap=1

    The more the merrier!!!

    You're not alone - I can only manage 10 at the moment!! lol We're all in the same boat!
  • CanuckLove
    CanuckLove Posts: 673 Member
    Are you on facebook? There's a group of us on there that are doing the 'Hundred Pushups Challenge'. It's 3 times a week over 6 weeks. We only started yesterday (Monday), you're more than welcome to join us :flowerforyou:

    Here is the website http://www.hundredpushups.com/

    And here's the link to the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/home.php?sk=group_224873117538676&ap=1

    The more the merrier!!!

    You're not alone - I can only manage 10 at the moment!! lol We're all in the same boat!

    I just requested to join - My name is Jae :)
  • Angel1029
    Angel1029 Posts: 459
    I do 4 sets of 25 each day to get in 100 each day. I could do more because my form isn't compromised at 25 but eventually I will just do 2 sets of 50.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I do desk pushups (push ups against the desk rather than on the floor) every day on my break at work. I do 25 in the morning and 25 in the afternoon each of front and reverse (with back to desk to work the triceps). I think I could probably do 50 if I really pushed it of the front type, but probably not the tricep pushup. On the floor, IDK, maybe 15 - 20??? But no way am I getting down on the nasty floor in my office. :noway:

    But I'm not trying to break any pushup records, I just do it to define my arms and make sure that when I wave goodbye only my hand is waving.
  • mybigphatcomeback
    mybigphatcomeback Posts: 2
    When I first Started Power 90 I could barely do 1 Girly Pushup, now on my 6th week of P90X I can do about 25 Girly Ones. Still Cannot do a Full Military Push-up but am definitely working towards it. I cannot wait to see the day that I actually can complete a full military push-up!
  • jpowell3976
    jpowell3976 Posts: 144 Member
    I can do 50 on the wall...lol! 25 on my knees and have yet to even try on my toes.
  • FaithandFitness
    FaithandFitness Posts: 653 Member
    Are you on facebook? There's a group of us on there that are doing the 'Hundred Pushups Challenge'. It's 3 times a week over 6 weeks. We only started yesterday (Monday), you're more than welcome to join us :flowerforyou:

    Here is the website http://www.hundredpushups.com/

    And here's the link to the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/home.php?sk=group_224873117538676&ap=1

    The more the merrier!!!

    You're not alone - I can only manage 10 at the moment!! lol We're all in the same boat!

    I requested to join too, my name is Kristina
    I am trying to be able to do 48 pushups in 2 min
  • BethanyMasters
    BethanyMasters Posts: 519 Member
    I can do about 7 or 8 girly pushups with decent form. Real push ups. Forget it. I'm working on it though. P90 FTW!
  • sbilyeu75
    sbilyeu75 Posts: 567 Member
    I can do 10 regular.
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I'm doing the stronglifts workout and with the goal of increasing my overall strength so I can do more pushups as well. I can do about 34 before dieing. Would need to do 39 to join the national guard, thinking about it for August to pay off school debt.
  • Lanfear
    Lanfear Posts: 524
    I can do about 20 girly ones, but I can only manage about 5 "proper" ones without collapsing face down in a heap. It's odd, I can lift heavy objects etc but find it very hard to do push ups.

    I'm going to look up the 100 push-ups thing I think!
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    Push ups was one of my main goals when I started getting fit...There is something horribly embarrassing to a man when he has to do knee pushups because he is so out of shape.

    I made it my goal as part of losing weight that I would be able to do good pushups and enough to impress people when I had to do them.

    Ive taken a bit of a break (stupid wrist strain). I was doing 75-80 every other night in sets of 4-5 45 sec to 1 min rests in between sets. I'm guessing right now I'm probably 10% down from that.
  • Fattack
    Fattack Posts: 666 Member
    I only started 100 pushup challenge last week so I'll be putting in a request to join the group too, my name is Fatemah.
  • JessPaul93016
    JessPaul93016 Posts: 119 Member
    I can do 25 girly push ups. I haven't tried them on my toes, but I'm working up to it. :)
  • meggonkgonk
    meggonkgonk Posts: 2,066 Member
    After MONTHS, I got up to 100 total pushups last night. Full toe push ups. in 6 sets over about 25 minutes (25,25,15,15,10,10). If I did just 1 set to exhaustion though I think I could *possibly* get into the 40s, but 35 is probably more accurate.
  • BonitaAppleBomb87
    BonitaAppleBomb87 Posts: 79
    When I first started I couldn't do a girly push up.. Than I moved up to doing 20 girly push ups.. Now I can do them on my toes I try to do about 4 sets of 10
  • mishelnkiki
    mishelnkiki Posts: 775 Member
    i can do 4 sets of 25 girly pushups. yet i cant do one single full good formed pushup to save my life. maybe one day tho!
  • FemininGuns
    FemininGuns Posts: 605 Member
    I know I can do about 40 pushups just like that (never timed it or whatever)... When doing chest exercises, i sometimes superset with a push-up as follows: feet on stability ball, do pushups or feet on bench and use a medicine ball under hands and do pushups (I can only do 8 of these after killing chest with peck deck)!
  • DizzieLittleLifter
    DizzieLittleLifter Posts: 1,020 Member
    well, a few months back I did the 100 pushup. I never got to the 100 at a time, but I could drop out sets of 40. I have since stopped so I have no clue where I am at the current moment. darn no I'm going to have to test myself later! :tongue:
  • FemininGuns
    FemininGuns Posts: 605 Member
    well, a few months back I did the 100 pushup. I never got to the 100 at a time, but I could drop out sets of 40. I have since stopped so I have no clue where I am at the current moment. darn no I'm going to have to test myself later! :tongue:

    LOL! I thought the same for myself :)
  • clean115
    clean115 Posts: 59
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  • sbilyeu75
    sbilyeu75 Posts: 567 Member
    I've read the best thing you can do for push-ups is get off your knees. Instead, start against a wall or on a bench and work your way to the floor.
  • BR1986FB
    BR1986FB Posts: 1,515 Member
    Probably about 60 right now. Personal best was 50 reps wearing a 60lb weighted vest.
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