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push up for bulking?

ccbb Posts: 30 Joined: 2003/01/30	2003/03/20, 07:58 PM I'm wondering if doing push up everyday on top of my regular split training would help me bulk?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/03/20, 08:34 PM No, your time would be much wiser spent resting. -------------- The one goal you will NEVER achieve is the one you never attempt.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/03/20, 08:59 PM Try doing some push-ups after doing some tricep cable pushdowns. Like BB1fit says, keep the off days for rest. -------------- Peace on earth Ivan Montreal Canada
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/26, 12:13 PM The push up is not a terribly effective exercise for bulking up at all. The relatively high number of reps required for muscular fatigue classifies it as more a a calesthenic movement than a resistance training movement (in a manner of speaking). I would use plyo push-ups for explosive strength training, but really nothing else if you're shooting for mass. Doing them on your off days is not going to do much for you. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
ccbb Posts: 30 Joined: 2003/01/30	2003/03/27, 09:31 AM Mackfactor: what's a plyo push-ups?
Kalanchoe Posts: 400 Joined: 2003/02/18	2003/03/27, 10:51 AM So what are push ups good for? I've heard that they're good for the cleavage (as in, they develope the muscles in that area that fan out from your sternum. Is this true? -------------- *My body only feels good when it burns! *Little voice telling you to quit? Put your fingers in your ears! *"Life shrinks or grows in proportion to one's courage"
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2003/03/27, 11:26 AM Push ups are limited to your bodyweight as resistance, unless you place weights on your back (which is difficult if you workout alone). They are good for defining your chest and shoulders...and can actually help you with bench pressing. You can also perform these with your fingers which can help in strengthening them, if you're into that sort of thing. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/27, 05:17 PM Plyometric pushups are basically just explosive push ups much like the clap push ups you see military guys do. Basically, you lower yourself and try to explode up with as much force as possible. Skip the clap, though, it's just for show. Make sure your elbows aren't locked when you land, you want to land and decelerate back to the ground. I read at T-mag that doing a few sets of 3 or 4 the day before a chest workout is supposed to stimulate faster conctractions. Although they make a good stand alone movement for GPP (general physical preparation). -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
jacksprat Posts: 72 Joined: 2002/10/19	2003/03/27, 07:31 PM ============ Doing pushups with a weight on your back is not difficult. It takes some practice. I use a 25 lb weight and do pushup dips and get a good stretch, better than a bench press. Three chairs work nicely. One for your feet and one for each hand and do push up dips between them.
ccbb Posts: 30 Joined: 2003/01/30	2003/03/27, 11:18 PM how do you load and unload the weight off your back then? do you have someone to help you do that?
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/28, 05:11 PM Jack . . . dumbbell bench presses (decline if you're looking for the same angle) would probably more effective. Not to mention easier to position! -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
mattwilson Posts: 54 Joined: 2003/02/27	2003/03/29, 03:51 AM have someone sit on your back. That's what I used to have to do for wrestling practice. That sucks. You have someone close to your weight putting as much pressure as they want on you while you try to do a freaking pushup -------------- Pain is weakness leaving the body
jacksprat Posts: 72 Joined: 2002/10/19	2003/03/29, 11:02 AM while standing lean over, put the weight on your upper back up next to your neck, carefully get into the pushup position and go to it. Like I said it takes some practice. as others have said there may be other exercises that are more effective and push ups are hard on the lower back, but I still like them. ============