bench and overall upper body strength/endurance has always been a hard one for me. I always assumed it was because of my long thin arms. But ive been going at the pushup thing now for bout 5 days and am already starting to see improvement (in form and less fatigue), which is good. Thanks for the advice RM-RF. I do have some 25 and 30 lb freeweights lying around here somewhere. Can free weight curls be used to train the bicep in a similar fashion. Can i work biceps say 3 times a week using a moderate weight? I find that im never sore after dumbell curls, not unless i add additional curling exercises.
flonging? Did u mean flogging or is this some word that iam unfamiliar with![]()
I agree, pushups and curls are almost a joke they are such a bad routine.
You need:
weighted chinups
OH Press
Cleans
Deadlifts
Bench
Squat
You need exactly that and nothing else? Why does he need those things?
I never get it when people assume one exercise or group of exercises is going to benefit everyone the same way. Not everyone is looking to build the same muscles or work the same systems.
DHY-this wasnt a thread to argue about the best workout routine. It was made simply to get feedback on an introductory excercise regimen. Even if i wanted to.. the gym im applying to doesn't have enough room for powercleans, deadlifts, or overhead presses.
I love 'em.
I've never heard of anybody overtraining using body resistance exercises. Ever wonder why a lot of marines have huge lats compared to other muscles? Damn pull-up bar.
Get to where you can do 100 pushups straight, and I guarantee almost all of your upper body, weight resistance exercises will go up in poundage.
I would imagine that if you are able to do 35 pushups without fatigue you could probably bench much more than 135lbs. I can only do 40-something (maybe 46) push-ups in a row, but I can bench two plates (225lbs) for 6-7 reps. I only weigh 151lbs, and when I started 1.5 years ago, I could barely do 10 push-ups....
DHY-this wasnt a thread to argue about the best workout routine. It was made simply to get feedback on an introductory excercise regimen. Even if i wanted to.. the gym im applying to doesn't have enough room for powercleans, deadlifts, or overhead presses.
!? How many people can do 100 pushups in a row? I have never met one.
I got up to 75 pretty easily before I slipped back into my bad habbits.
MY dad used to do 25 clapping, 25 on each hand, and then 25 regular=100 in a row back when he was heavy into boxing.
Boxers, gymnists, anyone who relies on superb strength to body weight could probably bust out 100.
ehhh. Pushups use your triceps and pectoral muscles, as do bench presses.
I know there are different techniques and supporting muscles for each exercise, but, I don't think it makes much sense to imply that there is little correlation as you have done.