I have been incorporating push ups into my circuits lately, along with 40k swings, military presses, and chins. I want to calculate my tonnage lifted per minute. With the swings, presses, and chins, this is quite easy. Push ups have me stumped though. I weigh 190, but I am obviously not moving 190 pounds worth of resistance because of my leverage. Is there a standard formula, such as 1/2 bodyweight, for example, that people use to calculate pounds moved in push ups?
How would you calculate this?
