Sapna Vyas Instagram – How many pushups can you do in a row? Harvard Scientists say that your risk of heart attack is over 30 times less if you are able to do 40 or more pushups in a row. According to Harvard’s School of Public Health, men who could get through 40 or more push-ups had 96 percent less risk of heart problems in the next 10 years than those who quit at 10 or fewer. So how many consecutive pushups can you do in a row? If you can do 40 or more — which is really hard — great! If you can only do 10 or fewer, you need to get to work, buddy.