How many press-ups can you do in a row?

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Personally...I can do one at my best. I am pathetic at them.
I try and try and still can only do one.
Males naturally have more upper-body strength which is unfair

So...how many can you do?

I do 30 a day (sometimes morning & night) just to keep fit. I use those special handle gizmos as I have old injuries to my wrists. I do the backwards ones on the side of the tub or a chair too. It's something you have to work at, you can't start out with the ability to do 200. Don't be hard on yourself, just keep practicing, you'll get there.

Press-up? I think I did one of those back in high school. Didn't like it though, so have never felt the urge to do another one.

I can only do five. However, I can lift objects that weigh up to 60 lbs, repeatedly.

i dont know... i never trained them to failure and it massively depends on my current training regime, as i found out. i guess ill be able to put out 30 or a few more anytime, as thats my usual starting point (when i train them, which isnt very often).

also, it depends on what kind of pushups we are talking: hand positioning, down to the floor or only til the elbows have a 90° angle - if down to the floor, let go of tension inbetween or not...

I set the army record for pushups in 2 minutes. I did 214 in 2 min 2 years ago. I guess a "press-up" is another word for a pushup. Physical Fitness is sortof my obsession.

I also do 50 pullups off the bar in one effort

I might be able to do a couple, if I ever worked up the interest.

30 regular press-ups, and 6 pullups. Its taken me 10 years to get above 1.

I don't even know what a press up is.

In high school I did 200 push ups a day for no apparent reason.

Does that count?

Are press ups the same as pushups? I once did 70 in a minute to prove that I could, I doubt that I could do that at the moment, though.

Its been a while but last time I did any kind of "ups" I could go on for as long as I wanted without tiring. Strange because of how thin I am.

I'm soooooo out of shape! I'm like Brittany; I can do one at my best!

I've never really tested myself but during my kickboxing training a few months ago i managed 32 in 30 seconds, all with good form. I'm in much better shape now then I was then so if I went to failure then it's probably somewhere in the 50's at a guess, hopefully even higher.

i'm on about 30 at the moment.

I can do anywhere between 40 - 50.

50 is if I starve all day that is so I'm lighter

What is a pressup? If it's a pushup, I've never heard it called that. Well anyway, with good form, I used to be able to do 30 when I was obese and completely out of shape. To me, good form is to pause or completely stop when the chest is near the ground. No bouncing. Arms wider than shoulder width. After losing about 35-45 pounds and lifting weights for two years, I can now only do 25. I think I should be able to do a lot more by now since I weigh less. I also increase the difficulty by elevating my legs on a chair.

I'm curious as to what the pushup/time requirements are for a man in the army.