Katie Gould and Danielle Repetti, experts in strength training, argue that the common benchmark of women doing 11 push-ups is not justifiable. Their insights stem from a 2019 study focused on male firefighters, indicating that extrapolating such a standard to women is inappropriate. They advocate for recognizing individual capabilities and alternative methods for strengthening the upper body, regardless of how many push-ups one can perform. Factors like personal history, body type, and injuries make such a standard misleading.
"If you're doing three super slow push-ups, to me, I would say that's an even greater indicator of strength than doing 11 improper form fast push-ups."
"I've had clients that can bench press 100, 125 pounds, and they aren't able to do 11 push-ups on their toes, and that doesn't mean that they're not strong."
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