Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

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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Bench Press vs. Push-Up

bobcat80
bobcat80
Posts: 19
Joined: 2002/12/27
Philippines
2003/03/06, 07:43 PM
Can i do push-up as an alternative to bench press? Will I also gain muscle in doing push-up??
Philia2
Philia2
Posts: 4,078
Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2003/03/07, 02:07 AM
Yes if you don't have other solution (being out travelling for ex) Doing push ups can help you keep your shape but it wont really give you any more muscle mass. You'll need more resistance for that and here comes the bench press.....

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