Close Grip Push Up

Close Grip Push Up Standards (kg)

The average rep count for Close Grip Push Up is 29 reps for men and 15 reps for women. Compare your rep count by bodyweight and age below.

Close Grip Push Up

Male Close Grip Push Up Standards

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Strength LevelReps
Beginner1
Novice13
Intermediate29
Advanced48
Elite68

How many reps of Close Grip Push Up should I be able to do?

How many reps of Close Grip Push Up can the average lifter do? The average male lifter can do 29 reps of Close Grip Push Up. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50< 111295277
55< 112305175
60< 113305173
65113305071
70114304969
75214294867
80314294765
85314294564
90314284462
95414284360
100414274259
105413264157
110413264056
115413253954
120413253853
125412243751
130412243750
135412233649
140412233548

How many sets and reps of Close Grip Push Up should I do?

These are the most popular Close Grip Push Up workouts done by male lifters:

2x12 8%
3x10 7%
4x10 7%
2x15 7%
4x15 7%

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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Close Grip Push Up strength standards

Strength Level analysed 2,862 qualifying results from 174,982 community lifts to produce our Close Grip Push Up strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 174,982
Qualifying results 2,862
Male results 2,588
Female results 274
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.