How many push-ups men and women should be able to do.. As of: March 6, 2024, 5:01 a.m By: Alexandra Grauvogl CommentsPressSplit But how manyPush-ups should you actually do to be considered fit? An expert gives guidelines.

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gießing from the University of Kaiserslautern-Koblenz says one can speak of a minimum requirement for push-up of 10 repetitions. “You have to provide additional resistance because the pushup is a. classic bodyweight exercise,” he says. Download the 6-week “Learn Push-ups” training plan for beginners here.