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Rank your max push-up count against published age and sex fitness norms, and see how many reps reach the next band.
The Pushup Standard Benchmark scores the maximum number of push-ups you can do in one unbroken set against the age and sex norms published in the CSEP Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness & Lifestyle Approach manual — the same five-band table (Excellent, Very good, Good, Fair, Needs improvement) used by ACSM textbooks and most gym assessments. It shows your band, the rep range for every other band in your age group, and exactly how many more reps would move you up. Male norms are for the standard push-up on the toes; female norms were collected with the modified knee push-up, so the two tables are not interchangeable.
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The cut-off for Excellent drops from 36 reps at 20-29 to 18 at 60-69.
See the rep range for all five ratings, not just the one you landed in.
The tool states the exact rep count needed for the next band up.
Using the CSEP norms, a man aged 20-29 needs 22 push-ups for a Good rating and 36 for Excellent; by 40-49 those fall to 13 and 25. Women testing with the modified knee push-up need 15 for Good and 30 for Excellent at 20-29, and 11 and 24 at 40-49.
Do as many consecutive push-ups as you can with no time limit and no rest — the test ends the first time you pause or lose form. Lower until the elbows reach roughly 90 degrees, keep the back straight, and count only full-range reps. Men use the toes position, women the knees position, because that is how each norm table was collected.
No. A modified knee push-up moves roughly 50-60% of body weight versus about 65-75% on the toes, so the counts are not equivalent. Score a knee test against the female (modified) table and a toes test against the male (standard) table, and always re-test in the same position.
Day-to-day results swing with sleep, hydration, time since your last upper-body session and how recently you ate. Test on a rested day, at a similar time, after the same warm-up, and judge progress over several tests rather than one. Persistent drops alongside fatigue or pain are worth raising with a doctor or physiotherapist.