GUIDELINES FOR PUSHUPS

PUSH UP GUIDELINES

How much weight are you pressing?

When you perform the full push up you are lifting approximately 75% of your body weight and in the modified push up up position, you are lifting approximately 60% of your body weight.

Normative data for the Push Up Tests

Full body press up

Age	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
20 - 29	>54	45 - 54	35 - 44	20 - 34	<20
30 - 39	>44	35 - 44	25 - 34	15 - 24	<15
40 -49	>39	30 - 39	20 - 29	12 - 19	<12
50 - 59	>34	25 - 34	15 - 24	8 - 14	<8
60+	>29	20 - 29	10 - 19	5 - 9	<5

Modified Push Ups

Age	Excellent	Good	Average	Fair	Poor
20 - 29	>48	34 - 38	17 - 33	6 - 16	<6
30 - 39	>39	25 - 39	12 - 24	4 - 11	<4
40 -49	>34	20 - 34	8 - 19	3 - 7	<3
50 - 59	>29	15 - 29	6 - 14	2 - 5	<2
60+	>19	5 - 19	3 - 4	1- 2	<1