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…

By bicep push up, do you mean with the hands set wide and elbows wide? If so, yes the biceps will get some work in that position, but it is mostly the chest and shoulders.

48 and after a year and a half of build up, I am very close to being able to do a full press up.

OK, I can do one if a dip of 3 inches counts.

I found this advice really helpful on building up to a press up:

http://www.girlsgonestrong.com/blog/strength-training/strength-gain/push-up-progressions-for-beginners/

37 and nope can't do a plank or press up. Have hypermobile elbows and a tremor that affects my arms.

I'm also hypermobile. When I started I couldn't do a plank as it just triggered tendonitis.

A lot of plank avoiding exercise later, I can do a plank for a minute and no elbow issues anymore.

If i fall to the floor and use my arms to get back up i think that counts as a press up.

44 and yes but 6 months ago I couldn’t do a single one! Only on my knees. It was a very good feeling to do a full set of proper ones during a workout finally.

Press ups - no
Plank - no
Pull ups - no
Sit up - just about !
I'm not very flexible either.

55 & can do about 30

Nearly 47 and yes, in the form of vinyasas

44 and not a chance. couldn’t even do one as a child. They made me do one in PE when I was 10
and I broke my nose on the floor.

I am rubbish at them too and that's after years of working with a PT and doing bootcamp type classes. I can do a few decent ones on my knees, and I can do the hand release type from my toes where I let myself down and then back on up on my knees.

Sometimes we have to do 20-30 at a time at the bootcamp, which is counter-productive as you end up rushing them (and making them very shallow). It's better to do ten decent ones in my view!

I do yes and biceps getting some work is good enough for me plus it’s also about core strength which is so important as we age. I also do other exercise to target the biceps and have a great teacher.

I'm 60. No I can't. My husband is 65 -yes does loads. My dad is 91 and does 20 a day!!!!!

60s, no pressups but used to bé able to do 8 chin-ups. Quite stupidly proud of that.

I’m 47 and normally shoot for around 16 if I haven’t done any for a while and 20 if I’ve been practicing!

My arms are proportionally stronger than my legs though!

I teach Pilates and everyone has strengths in different areas. Many of my clients can’t do push ups but are strong elsewhere.

42 and yes I can do the press ups as part of a work out but i rarely do them on their own. It’s usually about 5 or 6 a set. I couldn’t do them 10 years ago but moved from just cardio to cardio and strength training as I got older and feel much better in myself.

I'm 46. Started to do them each morning this year. I'm currently on 10x3 full pressups.

In martial arts classes we tend to do about 50 plus throughout the lessons. I wanted to get faster and beat the men. Unlikely though.

Zero, I can't believe so many can though, it's inspiring 😄 I didn't know about the flexibility aspect, could use that as an excuse.

Yes, 12 at one time with right angle upper arm to floor.
practice and a lot of upper body workouts

i want to be able to do wall balls, that’s my failing

I am 56. I can do them. Got much better at them since training with Caroline Girvan.

I don’t think you need to be flexible to do press ups?

What annoys me is that I can't hold my leg out in front of me for more than a few seconds. I can to the side. Why is that?

45. Yes. I do 15/20 press ups every morning 🤷

That’s your hip flexor strength most likely. Quads too but many people don’t strengthen hip flexors.

The side is a different muscle -
abductor

I'm assuming, despite 3x martial arts and 2xyoga, I have weak flexors from having a desk job?