What does push-ups do?

**ealvintan** · 03-26-2003, 02:16 AM

Do they strengthen your biceps, triceps or something?

**HDTKID** · 03-26-2003, 02:52 AM

Originally posted by ealvintan
Do they strengthen your biceps, triceps or something?

if you're lucky, make your chest grow a milimetre at best...
not trying to sound big headed or anything but they're a very amateuristic exercise for ppl like us

**zackdarnell** · 03-26-2003, 06:42 AM

Works the chest, tri's, and the shoulders.

**ealvintan** · 03-28-2003, 02:02 AM

Thanks then.
What will one-handed push-ups do then?

**Man-Mountain** · 03-28-2003, 02:04 AM

Originally posted by ealvintan
Thanks then.
What will one-handed push-ups do then?

Nothing but give you a pain in the ass. Seriously, i dont know, balance?

**NJVR6** · 03-28-2003, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Man-Mountain
Nothing but give you a pain in the ass. Seriously, i dont know, balance?

yeah that and show-off

**EliasLB1030@msn** · 03-28-2003, 09:49 AM

1 haned push ups will probably give you more stability and put more emphasis on one side of the pecs, but they are an advanced move. first try hittin stes of 100 push ups. those really work.

**Medus@** · 03-28-2003, 09:55 AM

Damn 100 push ups, I can only do 45

I think push ups are good for visibility of muscles.

**ShaneG85** · 03-28-2003, 10:35 AM

Push-ups are good for strength and sometimes if you want to top off a workout with. They work chest, triceps, and shoulders.

**EliasLB1030@msn** · 03-28-2003, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by Medus@
Damn 100 push ups, I can only do 45

I think push ups are good for visibility of muscles.

i don't mean attempt 100 right away build up, then try sets of 100 by then you'll have a great rack

**guitarguy** · 03-28-2003, 12:46 PM

Originally posted by ShaneG85
Push-ups are good for strength and sometimes if you want to top off a workout with. They work chest, triceps, and shoulders.

Pushups are not good for strength.

**Jcfreak_02** · 03-28-2003, 02:09 PM

If anythign they will increase ytour upperbody endurance... at best. I like them but I don't think they help my BBing.

The most effective form of push-ups I have expiramented with and been most happy with if just doing them slowly. I have been doing pushups everyday for the last 5 years with the expection of missing 7 days due to an injury last month. Push-ups help you have better muscle control. As far as strength gains there will probobly be none. They do help reduce the strength losses when you are away from the gym for more than 2 months.

**Gr8Ape** · 03-28-2003, 03:04 PM

you guys forgot one thing..........

it works out the abs

by contracting to keep a straight position it can to a certain degree work the abs

**VENGEANCE_X** · 03-28-2003, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by HDTKID
if you're lucky, make your chest grow a milimetre at best...
not trying to sound big headed or anything but they're a very amateuristic exercise for ppl like us

Not true. Pushups obviously work your shoulders chest and arms a bit. If they didn't do anything we would be able to do like 1000 pushups and not feel any pain.

**MR.BIGpecs** · 03-28-2003, 03:14 PM

pushups are great if your a begginer. You can add a lot of size 2 your chest as a beginer. And if your a beginer you could probally gain like 25 pounds in your bench and a lot of deffinition in your triceps. Try different hand positions. do 100-300 every other day.

**EliasLB1030@msn** · 03-28-2003, 11:39 PM

aside from the topic Mr. Big pecs, what is your pec measurement. not questioning you just wondering cause of your name.

**Kane Fan** · 03-29-2003, 12:15 AM

I think pushups are fine to

1.) Warmup

2.) Finishup

or

3.) active recovery

**Figachewy** · 03-29-2003, 01:17 AM

If you think about it... pushups is kind of like a reverse bench press, so I would think it would work nearly the same muscles (pecs, tris, delts).

I can see it as a good warmup... but what does doing 100s of pushups accomplish? Endurance?

**ealvintan** · 03-29-2003, 01:37 AM

If you think about it... pushups is kind of like a reverse bench press, so I would think it would work nearly the same muscles (pecs, tris, delts).

yeah. its kinda like a reverse bench-press.. the only difference is you're always pressing your own weight.

im actually into body building to define my muscles; have more definition. im not into gaining mass or anything else cos if i gain mass i'll look short. but it doesnt matter anyways cos im short (5' 3" bastard)... i know cardio helps a lot but does push-ups give me more definition?

very honestly, i prefer a physique like john cena from the WWE than any pro body builders.. he's very defined.

yeah and another thing... everyone says that push-ups are amateuristic, can anyone here do a one-handed push up? if yes, can you please tell me methods?? thanks.. =)

**Biriba** · 03-29-2003, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by HDTKID
if you're lucky, make your chest grow a milimetre at best...
not trying to sound big headed or anything but they're a very amateuristic exercise for ppl like us

that is not true man... put a piano on your back and start doing puchups, i want see if you will call it amateuristic exercise

**thugluv** · 03-29-2003, 08:11 AM

pushups also work the lats.. when i do pushups i get a LITTLE soreness on my upper lats. pushups are very good for endurance and strenght.

**LiFtInIsFuN** · 03-29-2003, 08:38 AM

one good thing about pushups is its a bodyweight exersice. therefore you can do them anyday u want, just put pushups in the mornin or midafteroon and lift in the evening or later that night. . it trains cardiovascular fibers so therefore it doesnt matter if ur body is sore from weightliftin or not, its trianin a different fiber. But i wouldnt recomend to do pushups on chest day or tricep day. since ur trainin the cardiovascular fibers you want to be doing them mid fast or fast, not slow and ****.

i recomend spacin it out at least 8 hrs because it takes 8hr to recover from cardio. so pushups at 10am and lift at 6-pm something like that, doesnt nesscarily have to be a 8 hr difference but thats just to show u u shouldnt be doing pushups 2 hrs before u lift with weights .. ya know? use at least a 5 hr difference or so

**Boxer** · 03-29-2003, 08:42 AM

i hated push ups coz at the end of boxing we would get hammered with them, especially if you have done a chest work out the day before. I would think push ups are more for stamina and strength rather than gaining muscle mass ( of course they will develope muscle ) but you know if your on holiday or cant get the gym for what ever reason i do them and you can do them in different postions putting you feet one the stairs to add more pressure on the pectural muscles

**youi09** · 03-29-2003, 09:12 AM

doing pushups is a way u can build new muscle fibers in ur chest, they are good to do on chest day. itll make ur bench go up a lot. i do 3 sets of 65.

**LiFtInIsFuN** · 03-29-2003, 10:49 AM

wow 3 sets of 65 is good man. i havent really been doing pushups, but im gonna do them on like every off day except for 1 so thats like 2x a week. i did pushups for 20 mins today combined with 1/4th ab crunches and pikes. and went on the bike for 40 mins. i can only do like 40 pushups max right now at once but i did sets of 25-30, did 6 sets. i cant wait to be doing sets of 50. that **** would be ILL. lol GET ILL WITH IT! lol

**cheffrey19** · 03-29-2003, 10:54 AM

If youre at the point where you can do 100 pushups, why not try some weighted pushups, I love them every once in a while to blast my chest.

**LiFtInIsFuN** · 03-29-2003, 10:56 AM

why use weights? lol just keep workin on gettin to 200 pushups!!! anyone know what the world record is on pushups in one set?

**MadHoopz23** · 03-29-2003, 01:49 PM

non-stop: 10,507; Minoru Yoshida (JAP), Oct 1980

More record info for push-ups can be found here:
http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/pushups.html

**LiFtInIsFuN** · 03-29-2003, 07:33 PM

damn thats alot of pushups.. anyone know a site to find a trainin regime or something for building them pushups up? late yo

**ShaneG85** · 03-29-2003, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by guitarguy
Pushups are not good for strength.

Yes they are.

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