2d • Fitness Standards
How Many Pushups and Pullups Do You Actually Need?
The Ranger School official standard is 49 push-ups and 6 pull-ups in two minutes.
The candidates who show up strong don't train to the standard they train to a buffer above it. Aim for 80 push-ups in two minutes and 12 dead-hang pull-ups by the time you report. That gap matters because SFAS and Ranger School don't test you once on a good day they test you exhausted, sleep-deprived, and days into a ruck cycle.
Two things guys get wrong in strength prep: they skip grip strength (you're carrying 50+ lbs for miles — dead hangs, farmer carries, and heavy rucking build grip that generic gym work won't), and they overtrain the final weeks instead of tapering, showing up gassed instead of sharp. Start a dedicated strength block at least 90 days out. Two sessions a week of compound lifts — squat, deadlift, weighted pull-ups, dips — is enough volume if the intensity is real. This isn't bodybuilding, it's building a body that survives selection.
Where are you right now on push-ups and dead-hang pull-ups, and how many weeks out are you?
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How Many Pushups and Pullups Do You Actually Need?
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