Bench press or push-ups?

spottedstripes · 2014-03-24T07:37:44+00:00

Do both! You can even do different kinds of push ups. I noticed great results when I did push ups every day regardless of whatever workout Id done

HMNbean · 2014-03-24T17:18:12+00:00

People tend to bust out pushups thining they can do 40, 50, and thus they must be useless. Thing is, the pushups is a deceptively complicated exercise to actually nail. If you learn to control the scapular motion and do the movement properly instead of flopping like a fish, you'll find that a controlled set of 15 becomes difficult. Some cues to think about: keep your forearm perpendicular to the floor, allow your shoulderblades to move with your arms, keep the abs, butt, and quads squeezed hard, and keep the ribs down, such that the ribcage is squared with the pelvis. If these are still easy, you can do decline pushups, one a half reps, or use weights.

That said, the bench press is also a great exercise, but load aside, pushups are better for developing the chest. If you're training for mass, the bench press alone won't give you optimal results. Combining it with pushups would be a good idea. Alternatively, you can do dumbell benching, which stimulates the chest more than barbell.

exoduslife · 2014-03-24T07:57:17+00:00

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rammstein89 · 2014-03-24T14:13:44+00:00

Barbell Bench Press vs. Dumbbell Bench Press

2014-03-24T17:14:57+00:00

If you can do 12-15 pushups in a row, they won't help your muscles grow very much. You need to use weight which you progressively increase as you get stronger.

Signature2200 · 2014-03-24T17:33:11+00:00

Saucey super set:

3-4 sets of Cable flys 8-12 reps followed by push-ups to failure

Grade-A pump.

GaiusScaevolus · 2014-03-24T22:40:20+00:00

Bench to build muscle.

nielsdezeeuw · 2014-03-24T09:27:14+00:00

You want to be able to add weight to your reps, in order to keep it difficult. Once you can do ten push-ups, you will need to do more reps (I could do a hundred push ups, didn't do much). Sure you can do some variations to make it more difficult, but there's only so much you can do.

With bench press, you can add weight and therefore grow in your exercise. There are some variations of the bench press, which make it possible to hit your muscles in a different way, but you don't even need these variations. They're mostly extra and maybe nice for advanced lifters.

Do bench press to grow and get strong, do push ups for fun!

drqxx · 2014-03-24T13:36:25+00:00

Pushup > bench press It uses more muscles.

Title	Bench press or push-ups?
Author	exoduslife
Upvotes	7
Comments	22
Date	March 24, 2014 7:17 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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