Is 50 pushups a day a good/bad idea? Why?

Any exercise is better than none.
But you're not going to get on results doing that.
You need progressive overload.

>>36443672
Depends on where you are right now. If you can do them easily in one set, then it's a pretty bad idea. If you can do them in four sets to failure, then it might be a very good idea. Also, don't listen to >>36443742, you'll of course make some progress. You'll gradually be able to do more and more push-ups. You can and should make the exercise harder by moving your arms closer to your center of mass though.

Also, you want to look into other exercises as well. You at least need to do rows or pull-ups to have something for your back.

5x10 is good for beginners. Then switch to heavy weights

>>36443672
Bad. Sounds like overtraining to me.

OP here, I should clarify I'm not trying to put on a large amount of mass, i just want more upper body definition. I'm currently skelly with low bf%

>>36443672
it is a good idea if your target is being able to do more push ups, gaining very little muscle mass.

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>>36443836
>i-i don't want to get too big i just to get t-toned.

>not doing 200 in 3 minutes PER day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ulMqORR0o

>>36443862
"push" "ups"

>>36443672
I do 50 push ups in the end of every workout (3 times per week)

>>36443860
I hate it when I accidentally put on 10 lb of muscles

>>36443836
Then lift weights for 2 months and stop.

>>36443862
rofl

>>36443862
>Not doing tons of dips every day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P73VkJHYM0Q

>>36443862
>taking workout advice from Gollum

>>36443862

that hair though

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>>36443862

>"and it's even good for your chest because you're using your ab exercises"

gave me a good laugh

>>36443862
there you go folks, just doing extremely retarded 1/8the reps, this mentally handicapped person has a better than body than 85% off Americans. god damn, good for him for doing something and being proud of it.

>>36443862
I like his vintage TV.

>>36443862
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3V7iSxao3s

I think he will be my spiritual leader.

>>36443862
I fucking love Jake, just a guy with unlucky genetics and lift situation trying to make it big on Youtube