What is the benefit of doing 100 push ups before bed, every day, for a weight lifter? Will it keep me pumped 24/7, would it make me bigger, would it help with endurance?? If anyone who's been doing this, has an opinion on this matter, I would love to hear it. Thank you.
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03-31-2008, 09:05 PM #1
push ups, what's the point of them?
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03-31-2008, 11:43 PM #7
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I think it would be more impressive if you did pull ups. Not sure how far you'll get bulking to get big using only bodyweight exercises. Stimulate the muscle enough so that it'll break down and build back up to be a little bigger over time the more you train it. (Not everyday.) Train, eat, and rest properly. Do not turn into a human spoon please.
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03-31-2008, 11:52 PM #9
A friend of mine did that every night for over a year. His triceps sucked major ass, his chest (although quite toned) wasn't very impressive in size. IMO save push-ups for 'maintenance' workouts, as a previous poster said when you are away from the gym or something.
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04-01-2008, 12:30 AM #17
Lets say you can only do 8 pushups, then yes they would be a great way to build strength and gage progress..
..but on the flip side you can do say 100 pushups, at that point it would be wise to start doing weighted lifts..
They have many benefits, personally I do not do them anymore. Too time consuming, I'd be doing sets of like 200+
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04-01-2008, 10:34 AM #24
Doing lots of push-ups without balancing it with back and shoulder work is asking for muscle imbalances and shoulder pain. Martial artists are notorious for this. They tell me that they don't need to lift weights because they do tons of push-ups. Then after a couple of years, their shoulders are pulled forward so much that they don't have proper movement and they're in pain whenever they throw a punch or try to lift weights.
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04-01-2008, 11:10 AM #25
I think pushups are a good burnout exercise to end chest with. Try doing a complete chest workout and then do 3-4 sets of pushups to failure with 30-60 rest periods between sets. It gives a major pump.
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04-01-2008, 11:32 AM #26
It is easy to tell none of you have been to prison.I work as an officer in a prison that does not allow weights.You should see how big and cut up these guys can get from doing simple exercises like push ups and pull ups.You won't see results from doing 100,but try hammering out 1000 in 30 minutes while rotating from incline,flat and declined positions.There killers,maybe not as good as heavy lifting but can be effective.
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04-01-2008, 11:47 AM #27
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push ups are a good exercise to superset with when ur hitting chest mainly a good burnout.
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04-01-2008, 01:30 PM #28
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do bench press instead if u want muscle mass. if you are on vacation or w/e and cant get to bench press then do pushups for replacement
i usually do 2 sets of 20 then as much as possible on the 3rd set.
also, r u keeping good form with ur pushups? cus 100 pushups with 100% strict form aint exactly easy... if u r then i'd like to c a video of this lol
p.s. u could always do some pushups in addition to bench press, but i'd make bench press a priority over pushups
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04-01-2008, 01:48 PM #30
Well one time I was able to do 75 push ups very fine, but that's from doing 20s and then after awhile raising it up till I was doing 75, but it was time consuming as you said, with doing proper form. Now I do them in 20 reps for 5 sets, with a 30 second rest in between. I guess I will do it as a warm up to my chest, bi and tri days.
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