Weighted Pushups |
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| Posted by: a-mag Jun 26 2008, 12:14 AM |
| hey guys, i am going to change my routine around and ditch the bench press, im gonna experiment a little and replace the bench, with, you guessed it! weighted pushups! i was just wondering if anyone uses this exercise in their routine? comments? anything? my chest day would be dips, feet elevated weighted pushups, and regular weighted pushups. just try something new, see what happens... |
| Posted by: azfittrainer Jun 26 2008, 01:45 AM |
| Sure why not, give it a try. If it doesn't work, go back to the bench press. |
| Posted by: Succio Jun 26 2008, 01:47 AM |
| i dont really see why you would do that. |
| Posted by: Jayv24 Jun 26 2008, 05:19 AM |
| I would lose so much muscle mass it wouldnt even be funny. why are you even doing this? Did your bench break or something? |
| Posted by: willpiazza31 Jun 26 2008, 07:25 AM | ||
He probably read something about this in Men's Health. |
| Posted by: azfittrainer Jun 26 2008, 09:49 AM |
| Maybe he's looking to get ready for a PT exam of some kind, or just wants to expirement with body weight training for a while, to give his joints a break. |
| Posted by: a-mag Jun 26 2008, 10:22 AM | ||
bingo! how many of yall can do this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcPjE8W_2Eg |
| Posted by: azfittrainer Jun 26 2008, 10:26 AM |
| So which is it? For a pt test, or just to switch things up? |
| Posted by: a-mag Jun 26 2008, 11:32 AM | ||
just to switch things up, experiment a little |
| Posted by: Jayv24 Jun 26 2008, 12:05 PM |
| I wouldnt totally get rid of bench presses. By the time you get back into it, you're gonna wonder how the hell you lost 20-30 lbs of your max. |
| Posted by: ENGAGE Jun 27 2008, 11:22 AM |
| I agree, I wouldn't cut out bench press entirely.. Maybe just dont go HEAVY on bench press and make your focus the pushups.. |
| Posted by: Waves Jun 30 2008, 12:33 PM |
| i wanna gain mass... lift heavy & short Reps ?? |
| Posted by: a-mag Jun 30 2008, 01:29 PM | ||
nice hi-jackage douche |
| Posted by: willpiazza31 Jun 30 2008, 01:32 PM | ||
Yeah short reps. Like 2-3 inches ROM tops. Those long reps are counterproductive. |
| Posted by: a-mag Jun 30 2008, 03:17 PM | ||||
and when you bench you should throw a ton of weight up there and bench it how ever you can, air hump if you need to, and when you squat go down 2-3 inches and come up for 3 reps, you wanna do 10x3 again a ton of weight, and dont forget to train your forearms and biceps, they release hormones to the rest of your body that make you gain mass overall, it is important to work the biceps and forearms at least 5 times a week. |
| Posted by: willpiazza31 Jun 30 2008, 03:23 PM |
| That's correct. It's important to overload the bar with 375% of your 1 rep max to "get a feel for the weight". |
| Posted by: Waves Jun 30 2008, 06:29 PM |
| thnx...yea i really gotta work my forearms i hardly do them |
| Posted by: Lorken Jul 1 2008, 12:51 PM |
| Maybe if you're trying to mix things up, do different angled presses, and add some dips in. Pushups are very similar to benching as far as muscle recruitment goes. And as stated before, you're likely to lose some strength because it would be hard to get enough weight added to equal your bench weight (unless you're benching 150lbs, and weigh 200lbs). You might also try feet elevated pushups. Pushups would also be a good option for explosive training. I still wouldn't replace the bench for very long. |