Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle group to execute contractions repeatedly, for a prolonged time period, to cause muscular fatigue. Body rigid and straight, toes tucked under, and hands approximately shoulder-width apart and straight under the shoulders.
Tester places a closed fist beneath the subject's chest.
The subject lowers himself down until his chest touches the fist The subject's back remains perfectly straight throughout The subject then raises himself back up to the starting position. Rest is allowed in the up position only. The score is the total number of push-ups to exhaustion. Hands are slightly ahead of her shoulders in the up position Hands will be directly under her shoulders in the down position. The subject lowers herself down to approximately fist distance from the floor Her back remains perfectly straight throughout The subject then raises herself back up to the starting position.