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12-14-2008, 02:48 AM #1Banned
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Pushups
Do pushups increase size or strength or both?
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12-14-2008, 02:52 AM #2
No not enough resistance
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12-14-2008, 03:03 AM #3Banned
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so doesnt do anything or just every little?
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pushups measure upper-body endurance—the ability to use your strength over time.
I think they are great for beginners and to switch up things every now and then. I do them, but they are not a steady in my workout routine.
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12-14-2008, 12:35 PM #5
my friend when we was in the army did 2000 push ups a day,his lats,shoulders,triceps definatly got bigger over time,very v shaped on his upper body
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12-14-2008, 12:47 PM #7
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12-14-2008, 12:59 PM #9
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12-14-2008, 01:12 PM #11
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12-15-2008, 12:51 AM #12
i like doing them with a backpack that holds 45 plates...Add in 1-2 and go to failure and i guarantee you get a nice pump.
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12-15-2008, 04:47 AM #13New Member
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12-15-2008, 11:26 AM #14New Member
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I think they're very underappreciated, especially in the bodybuilding community. Using a medicine ball for doing different types of pushups is a huge advantage. Get to where you can bounce back and forth from one hand to the other doing one-armed pushups, and tell me your shoulders, arms, chest, and back do not show improvement. I still believe strength compared to body weight is the true meter to go by.
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12-15-2008, 11:42 AM #15New Member
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I've also had to be away from any type of weight training because of job placement for almost a year, and all I did were body resistance exercises. Back in the gym, I'd lost barely any strength. Now, I did stay in good shape by means of running, not boozing, and eating as healthy as I could for the situation.
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12-15-2008, 11:51 AM #16
I used to have to do push ups in the Army. They aren't a bad exercise, but free weights beats them all. When I got to the point in my career where I could, I never done push ups, just lifted weights, only did push ups when had to take the fitness test, I always got the max, so honestly, I don't think push ups even help your endurance level more than lifting weights in the 10 rep range.
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12-15-2008, 05:33 PM #17
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12-15-2008, 05:35 PM #18
pushups can be good for smoking if you know how to work them... doing 4 sets of 20 or something like that is for girlys. there are lots of ways, elevated and diamond, etc.... not meant for a replacement of a bench for gaining size, but they can be good to add as one of many exercises on a chest day...
let me know if anyone wants a smoker routine.
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