Push-Up Test Norm Calculator

About this calculator

The push-up test is a widely used field measure of upper-body muscular endurance, counting the maximum number of correct-form push-ups completed (often to failure or against a time limit), and normative tables — commonly built from data collected by organizations like the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) — convert a raw count into a percentile ranking against a general adult population, broken out by age group and sex since strength and endurance norms shift substantially across both.

Fitness trainers, physical education programs and military or first-responder fitness batteries use push-up counts as a quick, equipment-free proxy for upper-body endurance, and reporting a percentile rather than a raw number makes it possible to judge whether a given count is below average, average, or excellent for a specific age and sex rather than in the abstract.

This calculator takes your push-up count, age and sex and returns your estimated percentile against standard adult fitness norms.