Weight Per Repetition (Push Ups)

viverrid
viverrid Posts: 1
edited September 28 in Fitness and Exercise
What is the number that I should enter in the weight per repetition field for push ups? Thanks in advance.

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  • gmann1973
    gmann1973 Posts: 247
    I leave mine blank, but I guess you could use a precentage of your body weight
  • oshmom
    oshmom Posts: 78 Member
    I leave it blank and do time. I usually do a few sets througout the day, and just total it.
  • gasanti1
    gasanti1 Posts: 1
    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
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    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
    willowfalls Posts: 1
    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
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    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
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    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
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    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
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