Is it okay to do nightly pushups/crunches everyday?

[oh boy!]

I hit the gym hard during the day doing specific muscles, working out atleast 6 times/day and doing same muscles no more then 2 times per week, at night before dinner or going out i like to do some pushups/crunches just to get a pump and bigger appetite, is this okay? or should i not do that because thats overworking the muscles? (i doubt it because i do like 40 pushups and situps for a total of 10 mins)

 

[Warblade]

How long have you been training? 6 times a week (I assume you meant week, not day), working each muscle group twice is probalby overtraining in it of itself. Doing pushups/crunches probalby just makes that worse. In my opinion, pushups are a light exercise and honestly doesn't do much for you except maybe to serve as a warmup. Crunches... your abs are just like any other muscle. Train it once (maybe twice, since its one of those muscles that heal faster, like forearms and calves) a week.

You grow outside of the gym, not in it. Exercise just acts as a way to stimulate growth.

 

[frorider6]

What are your training goals? This is the most important factor.

My general recommendations are 1 bodypart per week. Abs 2-3x. Also, dropping and doing pushups when not properly warmed up can do more harm than good.

Personally, I'm training to go into Army basic and OCS so I have to be very focused on pushups/situps/and running. I do pushups 3x per week (never on chest day), abs 3x per week (2x situps and 1x leg raises).

Post up your goals. Weight gain? Sports Performance? Weight loss? Military Training?

 

[spatts]

Frorider is right...depends on your goals. If you're trying to induce hypertrophy, you may want to back off and let those fibers heal thoroughly before reripping them.

 

[Thaibox]

If your not too worried about growing, you're on the right track. If you are training hard at the gym, 6 days a week is overtraining. Throw in daily push-ups and your body won't recover from anything and progress will halt, and probably reverse.