Push Ups

[oubeta]

Would it be beneficial to do say 100-150 push ups every day?
I can't get my chance to grow at all. I know they need time to recover after a heavy chest workout, but woudl push ups hinder the healing process?

 

[Greek Freak]

I wouldnt waste my time doing all that, your likely to overtrain. Even if you dont your not going to see any sort of gains other than endurance ones from doing a pushup program.

 

[T2O]

I use to do a set of push ups to failure right after inbetween heavy sets of bench. Damn talk about a pump. I don't know if it ever helped though.

 

[SkipperJackson]

yah i think push ups are a great idea at the end of a chest/shoulder routine... Man it totally destroy them.

 

[icelandic]

Yes doing pushups outside of a regular workout will hinder muscle recovery. Remember, when in doubt about recuperation, lower the volume. BTW I am a recent convert to the church of the incline bench, its the bomb for building the pecs. IMO, flat bench and everthing else sucks in comparison.

 

[CytoMel]

Once you can bench a lot, push-ups are almost useless..Dont bother with them..Hit chest 2x a week and grow pounderous pecs!

 

[granby140]

i do 50 every morning it makes me feel better cause i cant lift til afternoons.

 

[benchpressr23]

Try floor presses or lockouts.. I like to do them on Tri and shoulder day( Bench assistance).

 

[Silent Method]

Would it be beneficial to do say 100-150 push ups every day?
I wouldn't do them everyday. You realizie that, even if resricted to once a week or so, this exercise at that intensity would be poorly suited to building mass. However, depending on your fitness level, 100-150 pushups may be a great addition to your chest regime.

To state that you'll likely overtrain is a bit premature in my opinion. As far as benifit is concerned, three obvious ones come to mind. First, I've know many men that practiced the exercise regularly as part of a PT program who developed absolutely sculpted (not huge) pecs. Second, as an addition to a mass building weight training program, a set of high rep pushups can actually facilitate faster recovery by increasing blood flow and exchange in the muscle. Third, some degree of endurance work can have direct and positive effect on the level of intensity you are able to achive when pushing the big weights around.

Now, back to the issue of overtraining, I would refer back to icelandic's comment, "when in doubt about recuperation, lower the volume."

All that being said, oubeta, this inquiry belongs on the training board.

 

[JeCt]

Just checking how my profile looks like, sorry!