To make this hypothetical situation even more to the point, let's suppose that Male A and Male B are TWINS...identical twins.
Today, suppose both Male A and Male B can do exactly 30 push ups, and bench press exactly 175 lbs.
They begin a training regimine, where A does 2 max sets of push ups every other day, and B does 3x3 to failure on the bench press about once every 5 days.
In about 3 months or so, a plausible result would be that A can do about 75 push ups, but only bench 185, while B can only do about 35 push ups, but can bench 215.
Why? Even though both twins targeted the same muscle groups, they targeted different fiber types and energy systems.
your Hypothetical situation doesn't seem very likely. In fact it seems very unlikely.
Look folks, I appreciate the great lengths you are willing to go to in making it seem as though the Push-up and Bench press are dramatically different exercises that use completely different "fibers" or "systems," but uh, well, I don't mean to point out he obvious here, but, THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME EXERCISE!
Seriously, think of all the different exercises that are possible -- Deadlift, squat, Power Clean, Rows, lat pulldowns, calf raises, sit-ups, pull-ups, dips, shrugs, push-ups, overhead presds, bench press, etc.
Two of the exercises in that group are almost identical to each other but very much unlike any of the others.
What are these mystery "energy systems" that result in two people stimulating the same muscles in almost exactly the same way but with such dramatically different results?
If the person doing the bench presses is using bad enough form that he is using muscles other than his chest and triceps and shoulders to perform a bench press, then I suppose he could significvantly increase his bench press without increasing the number of push-ups he can do.
Again, I just don't understand this. The Bench press and the pushup are about as similar as two different exercises can be.
Every lifter I have met or spoke to follows the pattern of being able to do more pushups as he increases the amount he can bench press relative to his weight.
I guess people here think that a 150 pound person who can Bench 225 X 6 is normal or common. It isn't. It is extrelemy rare. This person should be sculpted like a rock with almost no bodyfat whatsoever, and then I would be delighted to hear some sort of explanation for why someone with such well defined chest and arms and a light body weight of only 150 would top out at 46 pushups.
Yes, every person is different, but not THAT different. Yes, the push-up and Bench press are SLIGHTLY different, but not THAT different.
This seems like saying, "Johnny can curl 50 pound dumbbells, but he can hammer curl only 25 pound dumbbells." And then when someone objects, talking about different fibers or muscle systems or something.
Look, we can agree to disagree, but I am calling bullshit on the 225 X 6 or the 46 pushups. One of those is wrong.