How many can you do, and what would you consider an average number for each, for guys over 50? (I'm 61)
I hadn't done either in years and tried pull-ups first - underhanded, so I guess that's actually called a chin-up. I managed 15 going all the way down and by the 15th was barely able to complete it. On the push-up side, my first attempt got to 15 also, and my arms just totally gave out. So over the next few weeks I trained and now my personal best is 50 push-ups, but only managed that once and not since. I can get 35-40 on average. Chin-ups best is 17.
I hadn't done either in years and tried pull-ups first - underhanded, so I guess that's actually called a chin-up. I managed 15 going all the way down and by the 15th was barely able to complete it. On the push-up side, my first attempt got to 15 also, and my arms just totally gave out. So over the next few weeks I trained and now my personal best is 50 push-ups, but only managed that once and not since. I can get 35-40 on average. Chin-ups best is 17.
