Assess Your Muscular Strength

I really can't help singing "The Quest" when I think about attempting to do even one push-up
"to reach the unreachable star"... even if one isn't reaching. So, where do you rank in the muscular strength chart? I didn't bother to try, being that "poor" was 12 *in 2 minutes* for my age and I knew that I was completely "off the chart"... off the bottom of the chart.....

From MSN:
Once the basic set-up is mastered, simply perform as many pushups as possible in two minutes, keeping the back straight and lowering the body until the chin touches the ground. No problem getting the chin to touch the ground. Don’t let the stomach touch, though. HAHAHA On the way up, be sure to completely straighten the arms—bending them so that only half a pushup is performed is not allowed.

Once the two minutes are up, you’ll want to record your score and see how you’ve done. It’s a bit complex, as age and gender affect the evaluation.

For Women: Pushups

Rating	Age 20 - 29	Age 30 - 39	Age 40 - 49	Age 50 +
Excellent	<> 43	<> 40	<> 36	<> 32
Good	39 - 43	35 - 40	32 - 36	28 - 32
Fair	21 - 38	17 - 34	12- 31	10 - 27
Poor	> 21	> 17	> 12	> 10

For Men: Pushups

Rating	Age 20 - 29	Age 30 - 39	Age 40 - 49	Age 50 +
Excellent	<> 83	<> 76	<> 66	<> 58
Good	71 - 80	64 - 73	56 - 66	49 - 58
Fair	47 - 70	41 - 63	34 - 55	30 - 48
Poor	> 47	> 41	> 34	> 30

Source:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

SOOO... how well did you do? Or you could come and sit next to me on the couch to thank MSN for a good chuckle over some great imported chocolate!