US Army Male Pushup Standards for 2024

The push-up test is one of the key measures of fitness in the APFT and the ACFT. It assesses the muscular endurance component of fitness by measuring how many repetitions can be done with proper form.

It’s important to note that the test is not just about strength, but also about endurance. In the APFT, soldiers must perform as many push-ups as possible within a given time frame, which makes pushups a critical part of the overall score.

Key Differences Between APFT and ACFT Push-Ups

The push-ups in the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) and the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) differ significantly in both execution and purpose. In the APFT, push-ups are measured by how many repetitions a soldier can perform in two minutes, focusing primarily on muscular endurance. This test is simple and straightforward, with standards based on age and gender, requiring a minimum number of push-ups to pass.

In the ACFT, however, push-ups are more dynamic. The Hand Release Push-Up (HRP) is used, where soldiers must lift their hands off the ground between each repetition. This variation engages more muscles, emphasizing body control, proper form, and endurance. The ACFT is designed to replicate combat scenarios, so the HRP tests soldiers in a more functional and comprehensive way, making it a tougher and more demanding challenge compared to the traditional APFT push-ups.

Use the APFT Male Push-Ups Standards scoresheet below to get your score, or to see how many pushups you need to do to get a 100% score in this APFT event! To learn the APFT rules and standards for performing a proper Pushup, see our “Army PT Test” page.

Male Pushup Standards Scoresheet

Age Group	17-21	22-26	27-31	32-36	37-41	42-46	47-51	52-56
Number of Pushups	POINTS
77			100
76			99
75		100	98	100
74		99	97	99
73		98	96	98	100
72		97	95	97	99
71	100	95	94	96	98
70	99	94	93	95	97
69	97	93	92	94	96
68	96	92	91	93	95
67	94	91	89	92	94
66	93	90	88	91	93	100
65	92	89	87	90	92	99
64	90	87	86	89	91	98
63	89	86	85	88	90	97
62	88	85	84	87	89	96
61	86	84	83	86	88	94
60	85	83	82	85	87	93
59	83	82	81	84	86	92	100
58	82	81	80	83	85	91	99
57	81	79	79	82	84	90	98
56	79	78	78	81	83	89	96	100
55	78	77	77	79	82	88	95	99
54	77	76	76	78	81	87	94	98
53	75	75	75	77	79	86	93	97
52	74	74	74	76	78	84	92	96
51	72	73	73	75	77	83	91	95
50	71	71	72	74	76	82	90	94
49	70	70	71	73	75	81	89	92
48	68	69	69	72	74	80	88	91
47	67	68	68	71	73	79	87	90
46	66	67	67	70	72	78	86	89
45	64	66	66	69	71	77	85	88
44	63	65	65	68	70	76	82	87
43	61	63	64	67	69	74	81	86
42	60	62	63	66	68	73	80	84
41	59	61	62	65	67	72	79	83
40	57	60	61	64	66	71	78	82
39	56	59	60	63	65	70	76	81
38	54	58	59	62	64	69	75	80
37	53	57	58	61	63	68	74	79
36	52	55	57	60	62	67	73	78
35	50	54	56	59	61	66	72	77
34	49	53	55	58	60	64	71	76
33	48	52	54	57	59	63	69	74
32	46	51	53	56	58	62	68	73
31	45	50	52	55	57	61	67	72
30	43	49	50	54	56	60	66	71
29	42	47	49	53	55	59	65	70
28	41	46	48	52	54	58	64	69
27	39	45	47	51	53	57	62	68
26	38	44	46	50	52	56	61	67
25	37	43	45	49	51	54	60	66
24	35	42	44	48	50	53	59	64
23	34	41	43	47	49	52	58	63
22	32	39	42	46	48	51	56	62
21	31	38	41	45	47	50	55	61
20	30	37	40	44	46	49	54	60
19	28	36	39	43	45	48	53	59
18	27	35	38	42	44	47	52	58
17	26	34	37	41	43	46	51	57
16	24	33	36	39	42	44	50	56
15	23	31	35	38	41	43	49	54
14	21	30	34	37	39	42	48	53
13	20	29	33	36	38	41	47	52
12	19	28	32	35	37	40	46	51
11	17	27	31	34	36	39	45	50
10	16	26	29	33	35	38	42	49
9	14	25	28	32	34	37	41	48
8	13	23	27	31	33	36	40	47
7	12	22	26	30	32	34	39	46
6	10	21	25	29	31	33	38	44
5	9	20	24	28	30	32	36	43