How many pushups can a woman do?

In my opinion pushups are the most difficult exercise both for man and for woman. If it is of any consolation, Ive been exercising for over a year now, and Ive never succeeded in doing more than 10 pushups. Maybe you should try doing those women pushups which are considered to be less difficult than men pushups. There are explanations on how to pose your body when you do them. I know that you dont push up your body only by using your arm muscles. Another thing is to go to a gym and try working out from time to time. I think that for a recreational way of exercising, theres no need for a woman to do more than 20 pushups at a time.

I can do about 20 pushups in a row. I think to achieve this I started working with exercise machines that used the same muscles. Once I moved from the apartments that had the machines, I figured the only way to keep those muscles would be to do pushups. I can still do pushups. I'm trying to lose weight though. I'm a female that weighs about 186. The funny part is, I look like I'd only weigh 160 or less. I guess it's the muscle mass and because I'm big boned.

if in a good shape 20 and more...
if in a bad shape ,... 0

That's a really good question. I was never able to do more than 5 pushups. It sounds ridiculous, but I didn't get better at them just by doing pushups. As other forum members have mentioned--working out the same muscle groups will help tremendously. When I started yoga and was forced to hold the "plank" position for many seconds at a time, I gradually began to get better at pushups. For me, it was the plank position and activating my core muscles that helped. Good luck! :)