Enter your total body weight and select your type of push-up. The calculator will evaluate and display the amount of weight you are “lifting” with each push-up.
Push Up Weight Formula
The following equations are used to calculate your “push up weight” or in other words the amount of weight you lift with each push-up.
| Modified Push Up (knees on ground) | Full Push Up | |
| Up Position | 53.56% bodyweight supported | 69.16% bodyweight supported |
| Down Position | 61.80% bodyweight supported | 75.04% bodyweight supported |
What is push up weight?
Push-up weight is the total weight you are lifting while performing the exercise of a push-up. The reason there are two values in the table is that at different portions of the push-up, your body is at a different angle relative to the ground. This angle affects the total amount being lifted.
Push Up Weight Example
How to calculate push up weight?
- First, determine your weight.
Measure your weight in pounds.
- Next, determine your position.
Determine if you are in the up or down position.
- Next, determine your type of pushup.
Determine if you are doing a normal or modified pushup.
- Finally, calculate your push up weight.
Using the formula above, calculate your push-up weight.
FAQ
A push-up weight is the amount of weight you are supporting while performing the exercise of a pushup.
