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Originally Posted by Cdt Matteo Hey, I'm having lots of trouble with pushups and I can't do anymore than 22ish (sometimes 25). I'm doing my pushups right but I just can't do as many as I would like to. I do them every day, about 120 (20 each) but I can't get it over 20 per repitition. I'm stuck and being stuck at 20 pushups and Army Reserve in 2 years (33rd Combat Engineer Battalion), that isn't good. Could anyone give me some tips of any sort to improve my number of pushups per repetition?
As for sittups, I can do 200 without stopping and with a little sweat on my forehead if I'm wearing those wool socks that I'm issued by my Cadets. If not, no sweat, litteraly! 
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Like TI said, it's about acclimation and endurance. When I train, I think of it like this- people are depending on my strength and endurance, and that's my motivation to do well. Latch onto an idea like that, and don't accept anything less than 25 per set. Gradually increase your number of reps in a set per week- say, 20 one week, 25 for a couple, bump it up to 30 by the fourth, until you're up to fifty, then start tacking on more sets. It's as much a mental block as physical, and like these other guys said, keep your form to avoid injury and learning a crappy pushup.