Can doing weighted push ups help me gain muscle mass?

[ryanoakes]

if i add enough weight so i can only do ten reps.. would this promote muscle gainss like the bench press? reason asked is cuz i cant make it to a gym the next four weeks and am doing weighted chins pushups and squats..

[.Enigma.]

You wont make gains like you would on the bench press, but you will see muscle mass increases

[bal1er]

yea. as long as you can only get 6-12 reps out of it, you should be gaining mass.

[Harloe]

Yea.


Just wondering how do you plan on adding enough weight so u can only do 10 reps?

You gonna like stack plates on your back or something?


Just wondering

[ryanoakes]

Yea.


Just wondering how do you plan on adding enough weight so u can only do 10 reps?

You gonna like stack plates on your back or something?


Just wondering

ya imgunna stack it in a back pack and cover it with towellss.. suprinsingly comfy

[ryanoakes]

You wont make gains like you would on the bench press, but you will see muscle mass increases

will my chest still increase?

[EatLikeABeast]

will my chest still increase?

yes but slow progress

[fitnessnewb]

as long as you progressively overload your muscles in any sort of way, and having a good enough calorie diet with it you will gain muscle.

[Dc-Money]

I get one of my friends to put plates on my back for Diamond pushups and I wear a belt to prevent the plate from digging into my back and I feel it really is effective.

[JOG12]

I do pushups with a weighted backpack, and I see fair gains. It won't be HUGE gains, but decent ones. And yes, you will see improvements on Chest, but in a semi long period of time, if you keep doing them of course.

If you are doing them with a backpack, I recommend getting one that has straps that lock on across your stomach and back, so that why it doesn't whoosh and sway when your doing them, (if can put stress on your shoulders or arms). For a better pump, put the backpack way up to your upper back, and that'll hit the chest good.

[ryanoakes]

I do pushups with a weighted backpack, and I see fair gains. It won't be HUGE gains, but decent ones. And yes, you will see improvements on Chest, but in a semi long period of time, if you keep doing them of course.

If you are doing them with a backpack, I recommend getting one that has straps that lock on across your stomach and back, so that why it doesn't whoosh and sway when your doing them, (if can put stress on your shoulders or arms). For a better pump, put the backpack way up to your upper back, and that'll hit the chest good.

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