Clap Push-Up Records - Most Push-Ups in One Hour

How many can Clap push-ups can you do?

The push-up is a test of upper body strength, and is commonly used in extreme tests of endurance. It is common to use the number of push-ups someone can do as an assessment of their fitness. Here are results of record attempts for push ups using the technique of lowering the chest fully to the ground. The standard technique only requires the chest to lower so that the elbows are at right angles.

Most Clap push-ups in an hour - Guinness Book of Records

Here are recent records for the maximum number of clap push-ups someone can do in a hour:

Records

• 1,235 - Nicolas Harper from Cumberland County, UK, set the record for the most clap push-ups in April 2026 at the West Shore Branch YMCA. (yet to be ratified by Guinness)
• 1,164 - the previous record was achieved by Australian Jarrad Young, achieved at the Matrix Boxing Gym in Queensland, Australia, on 30 November 2018.

Correct Technique

The assessors at the Guinness World Record requires that record setters perform the push-up with a specific technique. For the clap push up, the starting position is with your hands shoulder-width apart and your feet set a little apart for balance. Your body should form a straight line from head to heels. Lower your chest toward the floor until your elbows reach a 90-degree angle. Then, explosively push through your hands so your upper body leaves the ground. At the top of the movement, quickly bring your hands together to clap before returning them to the floor to catch your body. Participants must also keep the body straight throughout (i.e. no bending at the knees or waist). Rest periods are allowed.

Other Techniques

• Most Push-Ups in One Hour (standard technique)
• Chest-to-Ground Push-ups - most in a hour
• Most Push-Ups with 60lbs in One Hour

Resources

• Clap Push-Up Technique
• More Push-Up Records
• Push-up tests
• More push-up Results
• Description of the standard traditional push-up technique
• Push-Up Test Norms

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