Strength standards
How many push-ups is good?
How many push-ups is good? Put in your best set and see your rank from Iron to Radiant, scored the way the Evident app scores it. Standards for men and women are below.
Counted in clean reps at your bodyweight. Weight added on a belt or vest converts to extra reps, so a weighted set still counts.
Gold II
Stronger than 80% of guys
Next: Gold I at 38 reps
- Iron
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Diamond
- Radiant
An estimate from strength standards for your sex, bodyweight and age. Percentages count people who don’t train. In the app every set you log counts, and your rank climbs as you do.
Push-ups standards
Reps in one set where each rank starts. Iron is anything below Bronze.
Men
| Reps to reach |  Bronze |  Silver | Gold |  Platinum |  Diamond |  Radiant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 5 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 61 | 78 |
Women
| Reps to reach | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond | Radiant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 2 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 58 |
Built on Strength Level’s published standards and scaled the way the Evident app scales them.
By the numbers
What’s a good number of push-ups?
For guys, Silver starts at 15, Gold at 28, Platinum at 44 and Diamond at 61 in one set. For women, Silver starts at 8, Gold at 17, Platinum at 29 and Diamond at 43 in one set.
Silver covers novice lifters, Gold intermediate, Platinum advanced and Diamond elite. Radiant is past elite.
Are 10 push-ups good?
For guys, 10 strict push-ups in one set is Bronze II, stronger than about 40% of guys.
Are 20 push-ups good?
For guys, 20 strict push-ups in one set is Silver II, stronger than about 58% of guys.
Are 30 push-ups good?
For guys, 30 strict push-ups in one set is Gold III, stronger than about 73% of guys.
Are 50 push-ups good?
For guys, 50 strict push-ups in one set is Platinum II, stronger than about 90% of guys.
5 push-ups for a woman: how good is that?
For women, 5 in one set is Bronze II, stronger than about 39% of women.
10 push-ups for a woman: how good is that?
For women, 10 in one set is Silver II, stronger than about 55% of women.
20 push-ups for a woman: how good is that?
For women, 20 in one set is Gold III, stronger than about 76% of women.
30 push-ups for a woman: how good is that?
For women, 30 in one set is Platinum III, stronger than about 87% of women.
How the rank works
How Evident ranks your push-ups
- Your best set counts. Clean reps at your bodyweight. Added weight converts to extra reps, so a weighted set still ranks.
- It’s scored against people like you. Separate standards for men and women.
- Seven ranks, three steps each. Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond have III, II and I. Radiant sits past elite.
- In the app it keeps moving. Every set of push-ups has one rep goal: 15. Beat it on your last, all-out set and the app adds a little weight next time, a plate on a belt or a vest. Rest is 1 min.
Watch your push-ups rank up.
Evident tells you what to lift every set, raises the weight when you earn it, and ranks every lift you log.
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Questions
Push-ups questions.
How many push-ups should I be able to do?
For guys, Silver starts at 15, Gold at 28, Platinum at 44 and Diamond at 61 in one set. For women, Silver starts at 8, Gold at 17, Platinum at 29 and Diamond at 43 in one set. Use the calculator above for your exact bodyweight and age.
How many push-ups can the average man do?
Among guys who train, the middle of the pack does about 35 in one set, which is Gold II in Evident. Counting guys who don’t train, Evident’s estimate for the middle is about 15.
How many push-ups should a woman be able to do?
Among women who train, the middle is about 22 in one set, which is Gold II. For women, Silver starts at 8, Gold at 17, Platinum at 29 and Diamond at 43 in one set.
How does Evident rank my push-ups?
It takes your best set, counts clean reps (added weight converts to extra reps), and places it on a ladder built from published standards. Seven ranks from Iron to Radiant, with three steps inside each rank below Radiant.
Where do these numbers come from?
Evident anchors every lift to Strength Level’s published standards, which are built from millions of logged lifts, then scales them for your sex, bodyweight and age the way the app does. Past 35, the bar drops about 6% a decade.