Push Up Weight Calculator

Enter your total body weight and select your type of push-up. The calculator will estimate the portion of your body weight supported through your hands/arms during the push-up.

Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. If you have pain, an injury, or a health condition, consult a qualified healthcare professional or certified trainer before changing your exercise routine.

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Push Up Weight Formula

The following table shows commonly used estimates for the portion of body weight supported during a push-up at the top (up) and bottom (down) positions.

Method note: These percentages are population-average biomechanics estimates under standardized form. Your actual supported weight can vary with technique (depth, tempo, hand placement), incline/decline, and individual body proportions. If you want to verify the numbers, look for peer-reviewed biomechanics research measuring push-up ground reaction forces and joint loading.

What is push-up weight?

“Push-up weight” is an estimate of how much of your body weight is supported by your arms/hands during a push-up. There are two values because your body angle changes throughout the movement, which changes the supported portion at the top versus the bottom of the rep.

Push Up Weight Example

How to calculate push-up supported weight?

First, determine the body weight of the individual. For this example, the individual weighs 200 lbs.

Next, determine the style of push-up the person will be performing. In this case, the person is doing a standard (full) push-up in the down position.

Finally, calculate the estimated amount of body weight supported during the exercise.

Referencing the table above, the down-position estimate for a full push-up is 75.04% of body weight.

= 200 * .7504

= 150.08

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