Push-up capacity

1. Push-up capacity is associated with incident cardiovascular disease events in humans (IRR 0.04, 95% CI 0.01–0.36).

   “Participants able to complete more than 40 push-ups were associated with a significantly lower risk of incident CVD event risk compared with those completing fewer than 10 push-ups”

   HumansActive firefighters; more than 40 versus fewer than 10 push-ups completed at baseline10 yearsmalesn = 1,104

   Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events Among Active Adult Men

   JAMA network open·1 Feb 2019

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