Close Grip Push Ups Strength Standards Calculator

Understanding Your Close Grip Push Ups Strength Score

Your Close Grip Push Ups score is the number of strict reps completed in one continuous set. Enter the total number of strict reps completed in the continuous set; do not combine separate sets. The calculator compares that result with the standards for the sex, age range, and bodyweight you select.

The score is useful only when every attempt follows the same movement standard. Begin the attempt from this position: hands on the floor narrower than shoulder width, elbows locked, shoulders stacked over or slightly ahead of the hands, feet on the floor, knees off the floor, and body braced before the first descent. Lower the chest toward the floor while keeping the hands narrow and the body aligned; the elbows should not flare into a wide-grip pressing pattern.

Count the result this way: count one rep only after a strict narrow-hand descent and full lockout; do not count partials, knee contacts, wide-hand reps, reset breaks, or different hand-position reps. The set ends when the athlete stops, misses depth, fails to lock out, moves the hands wider, drops to knees, rests on the floor, or switches to another push-up style. Keep retests comparable by using the same setup, surface, hand position, body position, range standard, and rest convention so entered reps mean the same thing over time.

Close Grip Push Ups Strength Standards

These are Endura’s standards for comparing consistent Close Grip Push Ups attempts. They are exercise-specific practical benchmarks, not population averages.

How Endura set these standards: The approved Close Grip Push Ups model defines Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite strict-repetition benchmarks for men and women in five age groups. Each exact threshold and tier boundary is checked against the calculator before publication.

The tables organize Close Grip Push Ups standards by sex and age. Compare your strict reps in one continuous set with the Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite columns. A result below the Novice threshold is classified as Beginner.

Men — Close Grip Push Ups Standards

Women — Close Grip Push Ups Standards

For example, men age 20-29 reach Intermediate at 20 reps, Advanced at 40 reps, and Elite at 65 reps. Women age 40-49 reach those same levels at 12 reps, 24 reps, and 40 reps. These examples come directly from the table values above.

Use the calculator to apply your exact inputs, place your result in the correct level, and see the next target without doing the table lookup yourself.

How the Close Grip Push Ups Calculator Works

The calculator uses your sex, age group, bodyweight, and total strict reps from one continuous set. Enter the strict reps completed in one continuous set; do not combine separate sets. It compares that score with the exercise-specific Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite thresholds. Because higher is stronger for this test, more valid reps can move the result to a higher level.

The result shows your standards level, entered score, the sex and age group used, and your next target. An exact threshold counts as the higher level. Using the men’s age 20-29 reference row, 20 strict reps is Intermediate and Advanced begins at 40 strict reps, making the next target 20 additional strict reps. The calculator handles the tier lookup and target math automatically.

The calculator cannot inspect your attempt. It assumes the number entered follows the Close Grip Push Ups Testing Rules. If the attempt became invalid before you stopped, enter only the valid reps completed before the first invalid rep.

Close Grip Push Ups Testing Rules

Use one continuous set and record the total number of strict reps. The calculator compares the number you enter with the Close Grip Push Ups standards, but it cannot verify how the attempt was performed. Use the exercise-specific requirements below before entering a score.

Close Grip Push Ups Testing Checklist

What Counts and What Does Not Count

Enter only the exact Close Grip Push Ups test described in the checklist. The examples below separate that test from common substitutions that use different loading, assistance, range, position, equipment, or counting rules.

When a call is borderline, stop the score before the first invalid rep and enter only the valid total. That keeps Close Grip Push Ups results useful for comparison over time. Apply the same checklist every time you retest.

Elite Close Grip Push Ups Strength Levels

Elite begins when your total strict-rep score meets or exceeds the Elite threshold for the applicable sex and age group. Because the tier boundary is lower-inclusive, a score exactly equal to the threshold counts as Elite. The table shows every public Elite starting point for Close Grip Push Ups.

An Elite result still has to follow the same Close Grip Push Ups Testing Rules; if the attempt became invalid earlier, use only the valid reps completed before the first invalid rep. After Elite, the calculator can show a separate rep stretch target when one is available, but that target does not replace or redefine the Elite threshold.

Milestones and Next Targets

Your next Close Grip Push Ups target is the first strength-level threshold above your current valid rep score. The calculator uses your selected sex, age group, bodyweight, and strict reps in one continuous set, subtracts your result from that threshold, and shows the exact additional strict reps needed.

The table shows the complete jumps between level starting points for the age 20–29 reference group; your personal gap may be smaller because it begins from your current result rather than the previous level’s minimum.

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