Handstand Push Ups

Handstand Push Ups Standards (lb)

The average rep count for Handstand Push Ups is 10 reps for men and 9 reps for women. Compare your rep count by bodyweight and age below.

Handstand Push Ups

Male Handstand Push Ups Standards

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Strength LevelReps
Beginner< 1
Novice2
Intermediate10
Advanced21
Elite33

How many reps of Handstand Push Ups should I be able to do?

How many reps of Handstand Push Ups can the average lifter do? The average male lifter can do 10 reps of Handstand Push Ups. This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive achievement.

Reps By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110< 1< 182035
120< 1< 192135
130< 1< 1102134
140< 1< 1102234
150< 11102234
160< 12102133
170< 12112133
180< 13112132
190< 13112131
200< 13112031
210< 13112030
220< 13102030
230< 13101929
240< 13101928
250< 13101928
260< 13101827
270< 13101826
280< 13101726
290< 1391725
300< 1391725
310< 1391624

How many sets and reps of Handstand Push Ups should I do?

These are the most popular Handstand Push Ups workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 12%
3x10 9%
4x10 5%
5x5 4%
3x3 4%

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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 Handstand Push Ups strength standards

Strength Level analysed 20,176 qualifying results from 187,100 community lifts to produce our Handstand Push Ups strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 187,100
Qualifying results 20,176
Male results 18,538
Female results 1,638
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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.