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Aztec Push-Ups Strength Standards

Under strict Aztec Push-Ups strength standards, Novice starts around 1 reps for men age 20-29 and 1 reps for women age 20-29, while Elite starts around 10 reps for men and 8 reps for women.

Enter your sex, bodyweight, age, and strict reps to see whether your Aztec Push-Ups is Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, or Elite for your bodyweight and age.

The calculator compares your valid strict reps with the Aztec Push-Ups standards for your sex, bodyweight, and age. This keeps the result focused on bodyweight performance instead of load, estimated 1RM, or a different exercise.

Understanding Your Aztec Push-Ups Strength Score

Your Aztec 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: a rigid high-plank push-up position. Lower through a strict push-up, launch explosively so hands and feet leave the floor, touch both hands toward the toes while airborne, then land under control and reset.

Count the result this way: score total reps only and never aggregate separate sets. No simultaneous hand-and-foot flight, no toe-touch attempt, knee tuck instead of hip pike, chest not reaching depth, uncontrolled landing, or missing reset. Keep apparatus, range, side order, reset, and scoring identical on retest.

Aztec Push-Ups Strength Standards

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

How Endura set these standards: The approved Aztec 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 Aztec Push-Ups standards by sex and age. Compare your strict reps in one continuous set with the Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite columns. Novice is the lowest classifiable level because valid scores begin at 1 rep and every Novice threshold is 1 rep; zero reps remains invalid.

Men — Aztec Push-Ups Standards

AgeNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
20-2913610
30-391359
40-491258
50-591247
60+1235

Women — Aztec Push-Ups Standards

AgeNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
20-291258
30-391257
40-491246
50-591235
60+1234

For example, men age 20-29 reach Intermediate at 3 reps, Advanced at 6 reps, and Elite at 10 reps. Women age 40-49 reach those same levels at 2 reps, 4 reps, and 6 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 Aztec 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, 3 strict reps is Intermediate and Advanced begins at 6 strict reps, making the next target 3 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 Aztec Push-Ups Testing Rules. If the attempt became invalid before you stopped, enter only the valid reps completed before the first invalid rep.

Aztec 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 Aztec Push-Ups standards, but it cannot verify how the attempt was performed. Use the exercise-specific requirements below before entering a score.

Aztec Push-Ups Testing Checklist

Testing ruleRequirement
Exact testLower through a strict push-up, launch explosively so hands and feet leave the floor, touch both hands toward the toes while airborne, then land under control and reset.
StartA rigid high-plank push-up position.
Valid range or positionLower through a strict push-up, launch explosively so hands and feet leave the floor, touch both hands toward the toes while airborne, then land under control and reset.
Count or timeScore total reps only and never aggregate separate sets.
Tempo and pausesControlled movement or continuous hold with no bounce, kip, hidden rest, or range-shortening pace change.
AssistanceNo bands, partner or machine help, counterweight, external support, or added added weight.
StopNo simultaneous hand-and-foot flight, no toe-touch attempt, knee tuck instead of hip pike, chest not reaching depth, uncontrolled landing, or missing reset.
Retest consistentlyKeep apparatus, range, side order, reset, and scoring identical on retest.

What Counts and What Does Not Count

Enter only the exact Aztec 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.

Attempt or variationEnter it?Why
Aztec Push-UpsYesThis is the exact exercise when it follows every start, range or position, counting or timing, assistance, and stop rule above.
clap push-ups, superman push-ups, pike jumpsNoThese are nearby movements or positions, but they are not the same test.
weighted vest, belt, plateNoAdded resistance changes the exercise and the meaning of the score.
band, partner, machineNoExternal support changes the work required and makes the result noncomparable.
partial range, bounce, kipNoAltered range, position, resets, or counting can inflate the entered result.
apparatus changes that alter leverage, stability, rangeNoA different setup can change support, leverage, range, or difficulty.

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

Elite Aztec 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 Aztec Push-Ups.

Reference groupElite starts at
Men age 20-2910 strict reps
Men age 30-399 strict reps
Men age 40-498 strict reps
Men age 50-597 strict reps
Men age 60+5 strict reps
Women age 20-298 strict reps
Women age 30-397 strict reps
Women age 40-496 strict reps
Women age 50-595 strict reps
Women age 60+4 strict reps

An Elite result still has to follow the same Aztec 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 Aztec 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.

ProgressionMen age 20-29Women age 20-29
Novice → Intermediate+2 strict reps+1 strict reps
Intermediate → Advanced+3 strict reps+3 strict reps
Advanced → Elite+4 strict reps+3 strict reps
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