Push ups

Group: General Fitness & Exercise

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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allymorrison70 Posts: 10 Joined: 2007/08/29	2008/09/11, 09:36 AM Hey all, i'm looking to build my chest a bit, well a lot actually. I dont have access to any equipment at the moment really. Can push ups aid substantial muscle growth, are there more effective variations of the push up to build muscle? Currently my max reps is 35. thanks

slowmofo Posts: 47 Joined: 2008/05/29	2008/09/11, 12:25 PM make sure you do like 3 sets of pushups. Also you can do like handstand pushups and try putting your feet on the bed and do pushups
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/09/11, 05:16 PM i wouldn't expect a lot of mass from pushups no matter how many you do if your max is 35 to many reps for mass gains.