Here’s a push-up challenge that anyone can try. Men and women, young and old, everyone can take this pushup test and see where you score.
The key to this challenge is following a particular cadence when doing this popular chest, triceps and shoulder exercise. Unlike the Bring Sally Up challenge that has some elements of unpredictability in the tempo of the song, which can honestly confuse some challengers new to the tempo and not get an accurate performance, this one is very predictable but no less tough.
The goal here is to simply perform as many pushups as you can. I’m talking about full pushups with the chest touching the ground at the bottom of every rep and the elbows being fully locked out at the top of every repetition.
If you cannot get yourself back to the top before you are given the command to go down again, then your challenge is over and the last completed rep is going to be your pushup total score.
To perform this push-up test, simply make a little bit of room on the floor and use this video as your timer. Get in position and then hit start at the 1:06 mark.
When you hear the command to go “down”, you lower your chest to the ground and make sure it touches (without removing all the tension from the arms and resting in that position). Ideally, you’d be about a centimeter off the ground in this position. From here, you wait until you hear the command “up”, at which point you explosively push yourself back up to the top with the elbows fully locked and extended.
The count of one is provided and you then proceed into your next rep.
Not everyone is expected to perform the same on this challenge. Gender and age are two important variables that will skew the results of this test. That said, your goal is to simply keep pushing for as long as you can making sure to keep every rep a good one and abide by the rules. There are test charts available at the end of the challenge that will allow you to see where you measure up and how the pushup totals that you did stack up against your peers.
The most important thing you can do with that number is not just compare yourself to others but compare yourself to the future you. In other words, use this as a benchmark for what your current fitness level is and then look to improve on it by repeating the challenge a few times a week. As you increase your strength, you will see that your score on this test will improve (and likely so will your body and muscularity).
Bookmark this video and save it to your favorites so you can be sure you have easy access to it when you want to come back and retest yourself.
What is even more fun is if you challenge a friend to do the pushup challenge as well.
This way, you can both push and motivate each other to do better each time you do it. There’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition when it comes to getting in the best shape of your life plus it will make the whole thing much more fund, which is often one of the hardest parts about undertaking any fitness activity.
Make sure to leave the pushup total that you can do in the comments below. If you have any questions about how to increase pushups and the number of pushups that you can do at one time, be sure to put them in as well and I will try and answer some of the ones that I feel will be able to help the most people.
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Hi Jeff
Can u do a cadence test for pull ups too ??
Rgrds
From india
Oh yeah
Jeff, please do the same for pull-ups.
Bro. Sly gave you a shout out https://youtu.be/wfx9gdvHWsA
Mr. Cavaliere I wanted to see your childhood pic
Who else started watching this before Jeff’s “what’s up guys Jeff…..
I need A Jeff Cavaliere at my Home to train me.
Really nice see my workout it will help you too
Jeff, not sure if you read the comments but wanted to say that you’ve been a huge inspiration to me and the reason I became a physical therapist. I hated my career prior to going back to school for PT and you made my life way better. Thanks brotha
That is huge. Congratulations!
Very similair case to me. He’s been a huge influence on my life and almost a father figure in some ways. He also made me realize what I wanna do in life and now I study 2nd year of PT university.
Great to hear fam.
I don’t come from the best gene pool. I’m always amazed and some what envious of people like you who go back to school.
That s beautiful
pov: you’re looking for the comment with the secret message
@Hebun Noyan “He makes me do face pulls”
@Andy Harshman thats actually pretty funny
@SRYN ISAAC “He makes me do face pulls help me ASAP”
Eya
I like how Jeff did pushups to entertain us while the celeb photos kept rolling.
Getting here this early is KILLING YOUR GAINS
Watching Jeff do push ups is way more satisfying than watching celebrities.
I don’t know, I wouldn’t mind watching Danny Devito try this challenge..
@Isaiah Crosby are his arms long enough to try?
Who else thought that the time gap when he told up or down was gonna increase each time??
No, but I did noticed he went down a bit too soon.
Jeff is like : i can do this all day……
@calisthenics zone cap
You missed the joke
@MyDogFulton you can see my videos i did 60 pushups in 30 minutes
@gud I struggle at 8
Me after 1 min. Dying lol
“He makes me do face pulls”
+help me
Is it a cry for help?
@Lizette Betancourt is that the secret code??
@Mayank Shukla help me ASAP! yes
@Taric TheGemKnight Taric from league of legends and gem knights from yugioh two games I can’t seem to quit, love the name.
“He Makes Me Do Face Pulls Help Me ASAP”
I wondered what the message was, I can’t remember all those names
Is it really that?? Lol I saw will Smith in there? Lol
Thank you!
”He makes me do face pulls help me ASAP” is hidden message
me:i’m gonna do this now
*”few moment later”* :aww baby jennifer aniston
So many people claiming “He makes me do face pulls, help me” means the real secret message is …
He makes me do face pulls help me ASAP. Is the full message. Then DJJBGMTTBC…I’m not putting all the rest, it’s all nonsense after “ASAP”. Have a good evening.
@Darth Kahnobis how do you know every celebrity listed. Haha
The hidden message is: “He makes me do face pulls help me ASAP”
O wow…u cracked it….❤️
Jessie’s hidden message: “He makes me do face pulls help me asap” .