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Push Up Test at Home
Push Up | Sit Up | Squat | Step | Vertical Jump | Sit & Reach
How many can you do? Men should use the standard "military style"
pushup position with only the hands and the toes touching the floor.
Women have the additional option of using the "bent knee" position.
To do this, kneel on the floor, hands on either side of the chest
and keep your back straight. Do as many push ups as possible until
exhaustion. Count the total number of pushups performed. Use the
chart below to find out how you rate.
How did you go?
Compare your results to the table below. Remember, these scores are based on doing the tests as described, and may not be accurate if the test is modified at all. Don't worry too much about how you rate - just try and improve your own score.
Push Up Test (Men)
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| Excellent | ||||||
| Good | 47-56 | 39-47 | 34-41 | 28-34 | 25-31 | 24-30 |
| Above average | 35-46 | 30-39 | 25-33 | 21-28 | 18-24 | 17-23 |
| Average | 19-34 | 17-29 | 13-24 | 11-20 | 9-17 | 6-16 |
| Below average | 11-18 | 10-16 | 8-12 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 3-5 |
| Poor | 4-10 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Very Poor | < 4 | < 4 | < 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Push Up Test (Women)
| Age | 17-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-65 |
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| Excellent | > 35 | > 36 | > 37 | > 31 | > 25 | > 23 |
| Good | 27-35 | 30-36 | 30-37 | 25-31 | 21-25 | 19-23 |
| Above Average | 21-27 | 23-29 | 22-30 | 18-24 | 15-20 | 13-18 |
| Average | 11-20 | 12-22 | 10-21 | 8-17 | 7-14 | 5-12 |
| Below average | 6-10 | 7-11 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2-4 |
| Poor | 2-5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Very Poor | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Related Pages
- See other home fitness tests
- Read a discussion and description of the standard push up test
- see push up videos for some examples of the technique used.
- push up exercises at the beach or at home
