Diamond Push Ups Strength Standards

Use these diamond push ups standards to compare your repetitions with other lifters. The tables break performance into beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced, and elite levels, with separate comparisons by bodyweight, age, and sex where available.

Calculate Your Diamond Push Ups Strength Level

Enter your sex, bodyweight, age, and best diamond push ups rep performance to see where you fall from Beginner through Elite.

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Percentiles are approximate and are interpolated between the Beginner (5th), Novice (20th), Intermediate (50th), Advanced (80th), and Elite (95th) benchmarks shown on this page.

Male Diamond Push Ups Standards

Male Diamond Push Ups Rep Standards

Strength LevelReps
Beginner< 1
Novice10
Intermediate20
Advanced35
Elite50

Male Diamond Push Ups Standards by Bodyweight

BodyweightBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
110 lb< 15204055
120 lb< 15204055
130 lb< 110204055
140 lb< 110203555
150 lb010203555
160 lb010203550
170 lb010203550
180 lb010203550
190 lb010203550
200 lb010203545
210 lb010203545
220 lb010203045
230 lb010203045
240 lb010203045
250 lb010203040
260 lb010203040
270 lb010203040
280 lb010203040
290 lb010203040
300 lb010152540
310 lb010152535

Male Diamond Push Ups Standards by Age

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
15< 15152540
20< 110203550
25< 110203550
30< 110203550
35< 110203550
40< 110203550
45< 15203050
50< 15153045
55< 10102535
60< 10102030
65< 1< 151525
70< 1< 101020
75< 1< 1< 1515
80< 1< 1< 1510
85< 1< 1< 105
90< 1< 1< 1< 15

Female Diamond Push Ups Standards

Female Diamond Push Ups Rep Standards

Strength LevelReps
Beginner< 1
Novice5
Intermediate10
Advanced20
Elite30

Female Diamond Push Ups Standards by Bodyweight

BodyweightBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
90 lb< 1< 152030
100 lb< 10102030
110 lb< 10102030
120 lb< 15102030
130 lb< 15102030
140 lb< 15102030
150 lb< 15102030
160 lb< 15102030
170 lb< 15102030
180 lb< 15102030
190 lb< 15102025
200 lb< 15102025
210 lb< 15102025
220 lb< 15102025
230 lb< 15101525
240 lb< 15101525
250 lb< 15101525
260 lb< 15101525

Female Diamond Push Ups Standards by Age

AgeBeginnerNoviceIntermediateAdvancedElite
15< 1< 151520
20< 10102030
25< 15102030
30< 15102030
35< 15102030
40< 15102030
45< 10102025
50< 1051525
55< 1< 151020
60< 1< 10515
65< 1< 1< 1510
70< 1< 1< 105
75< 1< 1< 1< 15
80< 1< 1< 1< 10
85< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1
90< 1< 1< 1< 1< 1

What the Strength Levels Mean

Beginner

Stronger than roughly 5% of lifters. This level represents someone who is still relatively new to the exercise but has practiced it consistently enough to develop proper technique. They understand the basic mechanics of the movement and can perform it with proper form and control through a full range of motion.

Novice

Stronger than roughly 20% of lifters. This level represents someone who has moved beyond the beginner stage and has trained the exercise consistently for around six months. They have developed reliable technique, greater control of the movement, and a foundation of strength that comes from regular practice.

Intermediate

Stronger than roughly 50% of lifters. This level represents someone with significant experience training the exercise, typically around two years or more. They have developed solid strength, consistent technique, and a strong understanding of the movement through sustained and progressive training.

Advanced

Stronger than roughly 80% of lifters. This level represents a highly experienced lifter who has spent several years consistently training and improving the exercise. They have developed a high level of strength and technical proficiency that generally requires more than five years of focused training to achieve.

Elite

Stronger than roughly 95% of lifters. This level represents an exceptionally strong and highly experienced lifter who has spent years developing the exercise to a very high standard. They rank among the strongest people performing the movement and have reached a level of strength that may be competitive in strength sports.

Related Strength Standards

These standards are comparative benchmarks, not requirements for safe or effective training. Individual performance can vary with technique, equipment, range of motion, training history, and testing conditions.