Can you do a press up and how old are you?

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I’m 55 and do an awesome plank. But my press-up is an apologetic little dip you’d hardly notice. I don’t know hoe you get better at it…

56 and no! But I love the feel of a press up type action, can really feel it working my arms. I do them on a raised surface. So feet on the floor, hands on a chair.

Yes, I can do sets of ten proper ones. Last year I couldn’t do any and wanted to get at least one, so I started doing 100 every day of the knee ones. Increasing the amount of reps I could do each time. Then by the end of the year I could do several proper ones.

Yes 46, body pump fan 💪🏼

40 and yes up until I broke my elbow but now my arm just collapses unde me. I can do awesome squats though.

I can do one. I am 56. And proud.

Yes, quite a few proper ones. I'm 49.
Did kickboxing for a few years and still do body pump and pilates.

49 and 3/4 and I've been going to the gym religiously for at least 5 years and like you OP my planks are majestic but press-ups, pfft, barely a dip.

I'm 38 and yesi can

I'm 53 and can do 15 before I start to snake. A year ago I couldn't do any. Start on your knees or against a wall or table, wherever you can fully feel the movement, and gradually build from there. It feels like forever to progress but suddenly you'll find you can do it 😊

60s, and never in my life have i been able to do a single pressup

I'm 48 and I can press up but not completely so my chest is to the ground...more like 80% of the way and up again. I can do 12 in a straight row and about x4 sets of 12 over a session. Start with your knees on the ground and just drop as far as is possible. Gradually go lower each time you practice then lift your knees off. Dont rush it, a good slow form is more impactful than quick. If you can do a great plank you are 25% of the way there because it is about your core as well as arm strength.

Yes. 46 and fat.

Nope, not successfully, but never really been able to do them .

i can now (36) but couldn’t a couple of years ago, I started out with wall ones, then just doing the down part on my knees, then full knees and now full press ups, quite the journey! I was awfully unfit so had to do that with everything, breaking it down into very easy things and slowly build up!

50s, never been able to do a press up, or a cartwheel, or a handstand, or a forward roll (is that what they're called?)

49- five full, chest to floor. I’ve always been able to do them. Don’t really go to the gym. I am pathetic at squats however.

Yes, I can do a few sets of 10. I am 40.

Pull ups are my nemesis though. I can manage 1 unassisted on a good day 😢 I can do about 10 assisted with resistance bands.

Yes, I can do quite a lot. I am 46. It’s part of my job so I get plenty of practice 😂

I'm 50 and no. If I can touch my toes I consider that a win.

54 and can do a reasonable 10 on knees, but no full ones.

I’m 46 and can do 5 full press ups. Joined a gym last April and could not even really do one on my knees.

Practice is the only way to get better, either on knees or a raised surface (stairs are good) or use a fabric resistance band placed just above your elbows to help bear your body weight. Also doing just the downward phase, as slowly as you can, helps build the right muscles.

@BusySittingDown I can do two but can’t seem to progress 😂 For a brief period, I could do three but I was a bit younger then and very fit at the time.

64, and yes. I hate them though and moan when the PT tells me to do them! I prefer doing them with hands narrow beneath me, rather than wide. And if I can get away with doing them on my knees.

Routinely do a 2 minute plank as part of my warm-up.

But I cannot do a sit-up without someone standing on my feet!

I have tried this method for years and still can't do a single proper one. I can do 20+ lay down push ups but just can't make that shift.

Soon to be 64 and can do bicep press-ups several in a row. Tricep press-ups not so much. This is thanks to several years of Les Mills classes like Tone and Attack.