When I first started, I could do 2, now I can do 40, the most i have ever done in one day is 200 (20, rest, 20, rest............). When people start to do push ups, they go down and as soon as they think that they cant do it when they try to push UP, they give up and fall, I obeserved my friends trying to show off but they couldnt do 1 because they kept giving up when they were nearly there, but I tryed and I didnt give up and did 2, over the year I got to 5, then 10, then 15 then 20, I sticked with 20 until I was dared to do 25, then i did, then a week after I did 32, and then 1 month later when I wanted to train, I had the eye of the tiger and did 200 in one day, and then i did 40 in one go the next week. Never give up