A knee push-up is the last rung before the floor: knees down, hips in line, chest to full depth and back to a locked-out arm.
The median is 11 reps: half of the adults who take this test do fewer than that. The lowest published rung is Novice at 2 reps (25th percentile), and the table tops out at Advanced, 32 reps (75th percentile).
Ladder variants are scored against every adult who takes them, with no split by age or sex, so this is one table for everybody. The percentile still compares you against all adults rather than gym regulars, which is why the middle of it looks reachable.
| Tier | Reps | Percentile | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | 2 reps | 25th | Ahead of the bottom 25%. |
| Intermediate | 11 reps | 50th | The median. Half of this group does fewer. |
| Advanced | 32 reps | 75th | Top 25% of this group. |
Provisional reference table. The same curve scores you when you take the test, and it compares you against all adults rather than gym regulars. These numbers are our own working estimate, not a published dataset: they are here to place you roughly, and they get replaced by camera-verified results as the board fills.
Next rung up: Full push-ups.
The median is 11 reps, so half of adults do fewer than that. Novice starts at 2 reps (25th percentile) and the table tops out at Advanced, 32 reps (75th percentile).
32 reps is the Advanced rung, the 75th percentile, which is the top 25% of everyone who takes this test.
Because the ladder exists to give everybody a real score, not to slice one into eight thin ones. Full push-ups are the cohorted test, split by age and sex; knee push-ups are published as a single table for all adults.