When I first started I could barely do 4, then a week later I could do 12.
2006-07-23 12:54:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
do them until it hurts then add 3 to 5 more - do it each day
2006-07-23 12:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by zqx357 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't a linear thing. Over the course of Army basic training (8 weeks) most recruits start being able todo between 25-50 pushups in 2 minutes and finish being able to do 42-72 pushups. By the time they they finish Infantry AIT (another 8 weeks), most Army recruits can do 65-85 in 2 minutes.
2006-07-23 19:58:50 · answer #2 · answered by Jimee77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably at least 10 per week for a healthy male. It doesn't need to hurt. If you go along with popular belief females would gain fewer per week and would have a lower absolute maximum. But that doesn't mean you won't beat the males that aren't trying.
2006-07-23 20:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by NathanCoppedge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should increase it by 5 a week.
2006-07-23 19:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by oranjeesoccer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as many as your body will allow you.
2006-07-23 19:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋