Push Ups Standards

Measured in lb

Push ups strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Our push ups standards are based on 564,000 lifts by Strength Level users.

♂ Male
♀ Female
Kilograms (kg)
Pounds (lb)

Male Push Ups Standards (lb/reps)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
110 < 1 -21 lb 14 +50 lb 41 +148 lb 74 +269 lb 111 +406 lb
120 < 1 -17 lb 15 +60 lb 41 +163 lb 73 +289 lb 108 +431 lb
130 < 1 -12 lb 16 +69 lb 41 +176 lb 71 +307 lb 105 +454 lb
140 < 1 -8 lb 17 +77 lb 41 +189 lb 70 +324 lb 102 +475 lb
150 < 1 -4 lb 17 +85 lb 41 +201 lb 68 +340 lb 99 +494 lb
160 1 -1 lb 18 +92 lb 40 +212 lb 67 +355 lb 97 +513 lb
170 2 +3 lb 18 +99 lb 40 +222 lb 66 +369 lb 94 +530 lb
180 3 +6 lb 18 +105 lb 39 +232 lb 64 +382 lb 92 +546 lb
190 3 +9 lb 18 +111 lb 39 +241 lb 63 +394 lb 89 +561 lb
200 3 +12 lb 18 +117 lb 38 +249 lb 61 +405 lb 87 +576 lb
210 4 +14 lb 18 +122 lb 37 +257 lb 60 +416 lb 85 +589 lb
220 4 +16 lb 18 +126 lb 37 +265 lb 59 +426 lb 83 +602 lb
230 4 +18 lb 18 +131 lb 36 +272 lb 57 +436 lb 81 +614 lb
240 4 +19 lb 17 +135 lb 35 +278 lb 56 +445 lb 79 +625 lb
250 4 +21 lb 17 +138 lb 35 +284 lb 55 +453 lb 77 +636 lb
260 4 +22 lb 17 +142 lb 34 +290 lb 54 +461 lb 75 +646 lb
270 4 +23 lb 17 +145 lb 33 +295 lb 53 +468 lb 73 +656 lb
280 4 +24 lb 16 +148 lb 33 +300 lb 51 +475 lb 72 +665 lb
290 4 +24 lb 16 +150 lb 32 +304 lb 50 +482 lb 70 +673 lb
300 4 +25 lb 16 +152 lb 31 +309 lb 49 +488 lb 69 +681 lb
310 4 +25 lb 15 +154 lb 31 +313 lb 48 +494 lb 67 +689 lb
All < 1 16 40 68 100

These male standards were last updated June and are based on 149,000 filtered lifts.

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Female Push Ups Standards (lb/reps)

BW Beg. Nov. Int. Adv. Elite
90 < 1 -28 lb 5 +10 lb 20 +59 lb 40 +118 lb 62 +183 lb
100 < 1 -28 lb 6 +13 lb 20 +65 lb 38 +127 lb 59 +195 lb
110 < 1 -27 lb 6 +16 lb 20 +70 lb 37 +134 lb 56 +205 lb
120 < 1 -28 lb 6 +18 lb 19 +74 lb 36 +141 lb 54 +214 lb
130 < 1 -28 lb 6 +19 lb 19 +78 lb 34 +147 lb 52 +222 lb
140 < 1 -29 lb 6 +20 lb 18 +81 lb 33 +152 lb 50 +229 lb
150 < 1 -30 lb 6 +21 lb 17 +84 lb 32 +157 lb 48 +235 lb
160 < 1 -31 lb 6 +22 lb 17 +86 lb 31 +160 lb 46 +241 lb
170 < 1 -33 lb 6 +22 lb 16 +88 lb 29 +164 lb 44 +245 lb
180 < 1 -34 lb 5 +21 lb 15 +89 lb 28 +167 lb 42 +250 lb
190 < 1 -36 lb 5 +21 lb 15 +90 lb 27 +169 lb 40 +253 lb
200 < 1 -39 lb 5 +20 lb 14 +90 lb 26 +171 lb 39 +256 lb
210 < 1 -41 lb 4 +19 lb 13 +90 lb 25 +172 lb 38 +259 lb
220 < 1 -44 lb 4 +17 lb 13 +90 lb 24 +173 lb 36 +261 lb
230 < 1 -46 lb 4 +16 lb 12 +90 lb 23 +174 lb 35 +263 lb
240 < 1 -49 lb 3 +14 lb 12 +89 lb 22 +174 lb 34 +265 lb
250 < 1 -52 lb 3 +12 lb 11 +88 lb 21 +175 lb 32 +266 lb
260 < 1 -56 lb 3 +9 lb 11 +87 lb 21 +174 lb 31 +267 lb
All < 1 5 18 35 54

These female standards were last updated June and are based on 21,000 filtered lifts.

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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.

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Exercise Comparisons

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