Is it considered as overtraining if i do press ups and sit ups everyday ? I do about 50 press ups and 100 sit ups.
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07-06-2005, 05:01 AM #1
Press ups and sit ups
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07-06-2005, 05:19 AM #2Registered User
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well i do them as part of my MMA warmup (including 150 squats) so after a while you'll get used to it and you wont feel anything.Originally Posted by Mat-bb
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07-06-2005, 05:21 AM #3King of Hardgainers
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Its not overtraining...but why would you do those everyday?
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
Obsessed is a word used by the lazy to describe the dedicated!
If you like it, rep it.
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07-06-2005, 05:28 AM #4
Well i would love to tone up my stomache and get my arms stronger.
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07-06-2005, 07:11 AM #5Registered Abuser
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No you won't "tone" up your stomach doing sit ups, in fact sit ups aren't very good at making your abs stronger at all, they suck.Originally Posted by Mat-bb
Press ups arent bad, but they're not good either, and they mainly do triceps, so you need to do different things for shoulders, forearms, biceps.RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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07-06-2005, 08:18 AM #6Tsar of Press Ups!
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Originally Posted by Alex.H.I
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Yes press ups are good. They are more than good, they are essential!
Press ups work the tricep, the chest, the shoulders, and the forearms all depending on your hand positioning (wide arm, close arm, diamond ect ect).
Sits up i agree are not brilliant. They should still be done somewhere in your training routine but certainly don't rely on them for ab work. They mainly work the hip flexors anyway. Swiss ball crunches, hanging knee raises, weighted crunches, windscreen wipers ect are all much better for abs. But you gotta get the BF down to <10% if you want nice visible abs.
Do a set of press ups to failure everyday..This will help with muscular endurance (which will help with exercises such as bench press - don't anybody say that high reps of press ups doesn't help strength because thats bull) and help with tricep / chest / shoulder size.
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07-06-2005, 08:25 AM #7Thunder Down Under
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no they are not.Originally Posted by Welshy87Height: 5'10 (178cm)
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