How many push-ups can runners do?

Right now, 15-20. I could do way more in elementary school, usually around 30-50. Crazy what mileage does to your upper body strength. As far as benching relative to your body, doing your body weight for one rep should be easy.

Age: 19

PRs: 4:12 mi, 14:32 5K

Pushups: 5 sets of 50

Just two weeks of training got me there. Started with 2 sets of 20. It's not hard to do, nor super important to run fast I think. Who cares how many pushups a runner can do? I want to see people be the best at what they do, not decent at everything.

16 years old

PRs: 5:08/10:51

60 in a row right now. If I'm keeping really good form while doing them it's more like 40.

I can do 47-50 . i do this 2 times a week.

Most people have bad form, especially after 30 or 40. Unless you're doing them in front of a mirror, it's hard to assess your own form (or you need an honest partner) - so counting pushups as a measure of your relative strength is not useful.

Pull-ups (hands forward) are a much better exercise and give you a better idea of your overall shape and strength. It's harder to cheat a pull-up, as compared to a push-up (although still possible with swinging). Pull -ups are also unforgiving if you're carrying a lot of extra fat.

Most people can't do a single pull up. If you can get to the point where you're doing sets of 10-15, chances are you are strong and in good running shape.

24

1:57, 8:50 from back in the day

60-70 w/ good form

20 palms-away pullups

good enough but nothing interesting considering my lack of shapeATM

400m: 56s

800m: 2:10s

1600: 5:20s

115 consecutive, but i weight train so...

*15

29

53 & 2:00 4/8

50 in a row well under a minute if I do them with proper no bullsh!t form

Runners are twigs.......

Oh also mid 16's and like 30 pushups on a good day

Right now, 17. It is the 17th week of the year.

The plan is to reach 42 at the time of my marathon end of October (week 42nd). I add one every monday.

It sounds like a very slow progress, but it is deliberate. I can ramp up faster if it's just for the number, but I want to do in good form, not too hasty, and able to do it everyday without soreness the day after.

I am doing the same with pull up, except it is one extra rep per month (12 at the end of year will be PB for me), and maybe twice a week initially, and moving towards everyday near the end of the month.

I know it's not the standard strength program (multisets with smaller reps and rest days), but I want to do it with ease and consistency, just like brushing your teeth instead of "working out". I think it's more relevant for distance running, where the aim is to make them aerobic and to help you maintain your posture when running for a long time.

4:09 miles

14:13 5K

11-12 pushups

Every runner can do eleven push ups. No more. No less.

Answererer wrote:

Every runner can do eleven push ups. No more. No less.

Alan Webb once busted out 90 odd push ups either following a workout or race.

Happy to see you’re under 10:20, but I can do like 5-7 in a row

I read somewhere that Paul Tergat failed to do 10 pushups: "I don´t run with my arms".

5’6”, 180lbs, 75 pushups.

Alan

Started running @ 45, now 48 yrs old.

19:30 5K

3:15 26.2

75 consecutive push-ups.

I just tried, I managed 1. I didn't try to do any more though. 1 is enough.