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[Legion Kreinak2]

I was just thinking. I must be an idiot, there's probably a logical explanation but... if you can do at least one push-up, shouldn't you always be able to bench your bodyweight at least once?

My cousin can do like 14 push-ups (he's a big fucker) and can't lift more than 90 lbs benching. It's the same movement, just one of them has you ass up. ^^

 

[Greek Freak]

You are pivoting off of your feet when you do a pushup so your just lifting a percentage of your bodyweight. It is as if you are a lever. The pushup position is also more comparable to a decline movement than to a flat.

 

[Vortexx]

have someone grab your feet and hold them in the air while you do pushups, you will notice the difference in leverage, it becomes much harder...

 

[Fatty4You]

Even if you have someone grab your feet and hold them up, you are Still pivoting around the feet and therefore, only lifting partial weight.

-Fatty

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

Ah, okay. Yeah, thanks guys. I figured there was something I was missing. I'm just oblivious to the baltently obvious, I suppose.

 

[Rivaldo]

Even if you have someone grab your feet and hold them up, you are Still pivoting around the feet and therefore, only lifting partial weight.

-Fatty

Indeed you're right, but the different angle is quite important. As mentioned above, its much like a decline versus a flat bench. Most people are stronger through the plane a decline bench press follows.

 

[coolcolj]

I was just thinking. I must be an idiot, there's probably a logical explanation but... if you can do at least one push-up, shouldn't you always be able to bench your bodyweight at least once?

My cousin can do like 14 push-ups (he's a big fucker) and can't lift more than 90 lbs benching. It's the same movement, just one of them has you ass up. ^^