Why Pushups?

You get off the floor

>>39964432
They don't cost any money

>>39964432
I'm a big kid now.

Shit that's pull-ups nevermind...pushups suck

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I prefer wallups

>>39964432
I don't know why people buy this crap. How fucking hard is it to learn the proper form for a pushup?

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i prefer spider rows

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>>39965049
Shitty joke but I still kek'd audibly

>>39965040
My gym got a set a few months ago, wouldn't buy myself cuz I'm a tight ass but due to bike accident I can't do normal push ups.It's either this thing or on my fists, right wrist can't support any weight when flat. So maybe before you jump on the elite soap box consider that injuries do occur and no everyone has complete ROM for all joints mate....

>>39964432
Every physical fitness standard for every military and police force will ask about pushups and >1 mile runs. Sometimes the run goes up to 10 miles who the fuck knows. They always count pushups as a standard of fitness. Because of this, despite all my gaining lifts I always ensure I can do 45 pushups in 2 minutes and can complete at least 1 8 minute mile.

>>39965881
Calm down dummy. What do you think the percentage of people buying those things due to injury is? Probably statistically insignificant.

Oh, and push-ups are fucking great OP you cuck. They work a shit load of muscles and they're the body weight equivalent of bench press which is GOAT lift.

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>>39964432

>pic related

>>39964432
Shoulders, triceps and a tiny bit of chest if you use wide arm angle.

>>39966987
>tfw home gym bench made in 1960s
>4" wide with foam duct taped on
No fucking way a pushup recruits more muscle and CNS than my scrap heap narrow bench. Thank god i use it in my powercage because without safeties I'd be dead. Need to get a proper bench for my own sanity.

>>39965477
its not shitty

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band push ups are GOAT of all time

it's gud

pushups will utilize your serratus anterior wheras the bench press doesn't too much. increasing intensity on the pushup for progressive overload is a great tool for a wider looking upper body with the fish gills look. you can get someone to put their foot on your back, use bands, chains, or even balance weight but of course that becomes more difficult as you progress

>>39964432
They hurt your shoulder rotator cuffs.

>>39965897
Ho boy that's nothing boyo. In fact, that's failing at least for the Army

>>39973140

It'd probably be good enough for the Air Force but it wouldn't be more than an 80/100 score.

>>39973140
No 42 is the minimum lol. But that's still nothing... Max for my age group is like 75 and I can get that done in a minute and a half

>>39973070
do them on your knuckles with a hammer grip hand position

What about parallel bar dips?

>>39973140
That's just a warmup for us Marines.

>>39966987
would a weight vest work for pushups?

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>>39974566

Boot ass faggot

Go haze yourself

Or mix ammonia and bleach for that perfect head on field day

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>>39974700

>would a weight vest work for pushups?

Yes, that picture is from starting strength. Rip tends to think of loading the push-up as "plates on your back."

If you're willing to spend some money, you can get a weight vest that loads in 3 lb bars to 150 lbs.

Even a lightweight should have natural resistance of about 100 lbs on the raw push-up, minimum.

With vest, now you're up to 250 lbs.

From there, do one arm push-ups (you'll have the strength).

In theory, you could progress your one arm push-up to 250 lbs (vest plus body) which equates to 500 lbs of horizontal pressing strength. This is more than enough for most guys.