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Strength training Push-up test
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 The push-up test from "The Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness" rates your upper body strength based on the number of push-ups you can perform Instructions:
Background: When performed under standardized conditions this test can be considered quite reliable, but note that results will be negatively correlated with body weight. Reference:
Comments (22)
John16
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1. Do some light warm-up for your arms and shoulders|
Age 16 i could only do about ten but i started doin as many as i could be it ten or eleven a day a few times a day its only been about 3 weeks and i do anywhere between 120-160 a day in regular sets of 30-35. and i am constantly being able to exceed my limit even if i set a new limit a day or two ago. |
vicky
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i am 15 years old and i only got 6 push ups please help me and tell me what i need to improve! |
cory
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im 21 ive been training with rings i can do 1 push up a second for 5 mins or i can do 160 in a row i wish there were a score above excellent btw gymnastics rings are the best workout if you wanna get big buy some |
Jake T
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I'm 18 and did 70...not too bad. See, thing is I don't train for endurance. I play football as a lineman (still in great shape, not the standard lineman body type) so I don't need to have crazy endurance. My bench press is at 300lbs for reps, but I can only do 70 push-ups. I have always been ify about this test, but none the less one of my favorites. |
Jason ddd
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im 16 years old and i wouldnt say i am unfit but i am pretty slim (arms, chest, pecs etc) really trying to get a bit bigger, i am wondering if i do around 30 press ups, 50 it ups and around 100 reps with my 5.5kg weights will i get any bigger? somone please answer me! |
Ayden J
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Im 17 and only did 12 I am out of shape trying to getting get better... No im not obese just been eating to many sugars and fast foods. |
stephany bulla
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deveria ser en español asi aydaria a muchas personas q no saben leer el ingles o almenos pongan la opsion de escoger el idioma por q asi jummm como difisil volver a estrar a esta pagina mi cosejo lo cambian o es mejor q nadi entre aqui |
Morten Z
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Matt - this test only says something about your arm-strength compared to the average population. Relative to that, your result is excellent - which is also was when you were at 110 kg. Your aerobic fitness on the other hand was probably not very good. |
Matt
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At 42 years old 22 pushups is excellent? Not convinced, I could do 30 when I was 110kg and got out of breath walking up the stairs. |
Morten Z
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Matt -> The instructions should say "age" instead of "weight". I have corrected that now. Thanks for pointing this out. Weight is not considered as part of the evaluation. If you are overweight you are more likely to have a poor performance in this test, but then weight should be considered as part of the explanation for the result along with possibly low muscle strength. |
Matt
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in the instructions, it says to add weight, gender and # of reps. is it based on weight or age? i think for normative values, weight and age should be considered. |
Morten Z
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You should go down until your upper body is horizontal - or until your nose almost touches the floor. |
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