fitness How many pushups can you do without stopping?

[Harsh World]

Currently, I am taking approximately 20 to 25 push-ups without pause, but I am always in the process of striving forward to doing more.

It's a great start. I began (2016) with like 6 or 8 pushups, and now that's my end goal doing them to technical failure with leg-elevated pushups, which is probably 80% of my body weight at the peak.

But, it's not all that I can do. So, I have to push against the wall to absolutely kill the muscles and get the most benefit out of it.

 

[Harsh World]

Here's a great calculator I just found that estimates the weight pushed for variations. When I say that I elevate my feet 30", it means that it's a decline pushup, while against the wall would be more of an incline pushup.

Push Up Weight Calculator

Calculate how much weight you lift during push-ups with our Push-Up Weight Calculator. Perfect for tracking progress and optimizing your workouts.

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It states that roughly 70-75% of body weight is used in a decline pushup position. So, I was pretty close in my guess there. However, the calculator doesn't align with this figure.

 

[Kross]

I used to be able to do up to 30 push ups without stop. I really slacked with that at the point where I was working on overdrive. I stayed for more than a year without any form of exercise. I lost the stamina and can only do just 15 to 20 push ups now without stopping.

 

[Harsh World]

I used to be able to do up to 30 push ups without stop. I really slacked with that at the point where I was working on overdrive. I stayed for more than a year without any form of exercise. I lost the stamina and can only do just 15 to 20 push ups now without stopping.

The lucky thing is that you got to 30 before.

If you started again, it should be easier and quicker to get back to 30 than if you had started from scratch. At least, that was the case with me. I was able to go from single digits, incline, to double digits in mere weeks, because I was previously at double digits from years ago. Muscle memory.