{"id":10160,"date":"2025-12-19T10:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/?p=10160"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:33:45","slug":"the-number-of-push-ups-you-should-be-able-to-do-according-to-your-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/the-number-of-push-ups-you-should-be-able-to-do-according-to-your-age\/","title":{"rendered":"The number of push-ups you should be able to do, according to your age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ever wondered how many push-ups you should be able to do? The answer’s in (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No matter how many push-ups you’re used to doing, reaching the end of a set can feel like a slog.<\/p>\n

But a push-up can often be a good indicator of your overall strength<\/a>, particularly your upper body form. It’s not just about looking impressive in the gym, either. Working on your chest, shoulders, core and tricepts will help you lug a heavy suitcase up a flight of stairs, improve your posture, aid joint pain, and enable you to push yourself back up after a fall.<\/p>\n

At 66, Simon Cowell<\/a> recently claimed he completes up to 1,000 each day. Consider us impressed. But how many should you be able to do?<\/p>\n

Metro <\/strong>chatted to two personal trainers to find out the ideal push-up range,based on you age.<\/p>\n

Not meeting the mark? Fear not: there’s a sneaky improvement plan in there too.<\/p>\n

How many push-ups should you be able to do in your 20s?<\/h2>\n

Personal trainer Joseph Webb tells Metro<\/strong> the answer depends on ‘form, bodyweight, training history, and physical limitations.’ The most important thing isn’t necessarily the number of reps: it’s the movement pattern itself.<\/p>\n

‘If someone can\u2019t do a push\u2011up with solid technique yet, a perfect kneeling push\u2011up is a huge and meaningful achievement, and should be the first goal before worrying about hitting age\u2011norm numbers,’ Joseph explains.<\/p>\n

However, Joseph suggests that men in their 20s should be able to do an average of between 30 and 43 push-ups, adding that between 30 and 54+ is an ‘excellent’ measure of overall fitness. <\/p>\n

For women, between 15 and 29 is the average, but between 14 and 48+ is even better.<\/p>\n

‘A slow, full-range push-up with a neutral spine is far more valuable than chasing a big number with poor mechanics,’ he adds.<\/p>\n

‘This simply leads to poor posture and inevitable injury.’<\/p>\n

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One personal trainer says that a well-executed, slow push-up is best (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In your 30s?<\/h2>\n

Throughout your 30s, Joseph suggests aiming for the following:<\/p>\n