Push-Ups: Males, Age 16

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What these numbers mean

A value around 16 reps is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. Scores above about 23 reps fall near the 75th percentile or higher, indicating above-average performance. Scores below about 11 reps fall near the 25th percentile; about 75% of the reference population scored higher.

For ages 20-69, the five displayed columns are approximate benchmarks mapped from CSEP-PATH rating boundaries, not source-reported empirical percentiles. Ages 10-18 use source-reported FitnessGram percentiles.

Also see: 15 · 17 · All ages

Data source: Santos et al. 2014 (FitnessGram) (2014) · n=22K About this study

Reference population: Portuguese children and adolescents aged 10-18 years (n=22,048; 11,373 girls), nationally representative sample collected in 2008

Push-Ups Strength Males 16

Push-Ups Percentile Chart (reps)

Poor 6 reps
Below average 11 reps
Average 16 reps
Above average 23 reps
Excellent 33 reps
Push-Ups percentile distribution chart for Males, age 16 5th 5th: 6 reps (Poor) 6 Poor 25th 25th: 11 reps (Below average) 11 Below average 50th 50th: 16 reps (Average) 16 Average 75th 75th: 23 reps (Above average) 23 Above average 95th 95th: 33 reps (Excellent) 33 Excellent 0 8 16 24 32 40 reps Push-Ups percentile distribution chart for Males, age 16 5th 5th: 6 reps (Poor) 6 Poor 25th 25th: 11 reps (Below average) 11 Below average 50th 50th: 16 reps (Average) 16 Average 75th 75th: 23 reps (Above average) 23 Above average 95th 95th: 33 reps (Excellent) 33 Excellent 0 8 16 24 32 40 reps

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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