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Anonymous
/fit/, what will I accomplish with exclusively doing lots of pushups?
>> Anonymous
Lots of pushups
>> Anonymous
a six pack
>> Anonymous
Huge pecks. I worked my way up to 300 push ups a day, doing no other exercises. I don't think I'll ever have to worry about getting my chest bigger ever again.
>> Anonymous
Will it work out the biceps as well?
>> Anonymous
I'm so sick of hearing about goddamn pushups all the time.

Nothing against pushups, but I know so many people who center their entire routine around doing a shitton of pushups, and I just want to smack them. Get some variety, work your goddamn legs you noobs.


I blame 100pushups.
>> Anonymous
Here, this has everything you need to know:

http://hundredpushups.com/
>> Anonymous
> work your goddamn legs you noobs.

Damn straight! If you get into a fist fight you'll need those legs to kick the other guy's shins. Squats all the way bro!
>> Anonymous
>>297082

Pro-tip: Your legs support your entire fucking body. Strong legs make you stronger.
>> Anonymous
>>297086
Oh yeah, I forgot. I'll need to be able to squat 1000 pounds in order to keep the rest of my body up for more than 20 minutes at a time. Silly me.
>> Anonymous
Do other bodyweight exercises.

Pushups, squats, bodyweight deadlifts, dips, etc.

You can do this all in your bedroom.
>> Anonymous
I'm not worried about my legs. I play a lot of basketball/tennis/run. Just trying to work out my upper body and I don't have time to go to the gym with my job and all.

Should I invest in like 20 lb dumbells or some shit? How much would those run me?
>> Anonymous
>>297095

Reading Starting Strength should be required before you post on this forum.

Kinetic chain, look it up. 90% of upper body movements involve a transmission of power that begins at your feet on the floor. Not just standing upright, but carrying shit, maintaining balance, striking an object, pushing against an opponent, throwing anything, hitting a ball against a bat, even flipping a goddamn egg... having a strong trunk will not only help you stabilize these motions, but will also give you momentum and power.


Also, life is not a constant BJJ spar. Your every day activities: walking around (assuming you're not a gigantic sedentary fatass, which you most likely are,) standing, posture, basically moving kinetically, all involves strong trunk muscles, and having strong trunk muscles improves your mobility and ability to withstand stress in day-to-day motions immensely.

Also, quads and glutes are the largest muscles in your body. Working quads and glutes out stimulates the production of a ton of hormones, test, growth hormone, a bunch of other shit, that stimulates the growth and increasing strength of every muscle in your body. People who work out their trunk have more balanced bodies, and more powerful, muscular, PRACTICAL physiques in both their upper-body and lower.


Now shut the fuck up and lurk more.
>> Anonymous
>>297108

not to mention that squats aren't just a quad and glute exercise, they pretty much work everything
>> Anonymous
why cant you incorporate squats AND pushups into your routine? squats can be done with dumbbells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhXI3yHdo8

why argue? just do both
>> Anonymous
>>297108
That's all well and good, but the last time I checked no woman ever went down on a guy because of his amazing quads. And no man ever won a fist fight by jumping to the moon.

squats are for meat heads who are so fucking obsessed with MAAAAASSS that their too blind to see they look fucking disgusting.
>> Anonymous
>>297140
you are retarded
>> sasuke
Unlock achievement.
>> Anonymous
>>297140

The irony is outstanding. You work out for the benefit of picking up chicks or kicking people's asses in a fight, any you have the audacity to call people who work their lower bodies MEATHEADS? Are you fucking kidding? You must be a troll.

>>297137

Totally. I just hate people who only work out their upper body, who only do push-ups. They're embarrassing to people who actually work out for functional strength and self-improvement.
>> Anonymous
>>297140

0/10
0/10
0/1000000000000000

Prepare for a shitstorm, son.

You don't ever, EVER diss squatz on /fit/.

Ever.

What's with all these kids spewing all sorts of bullshit, all of a sudden? Hasn't school started yet?
>> Anonymous
>>297140


BTW, you should post a pic. I wanna see how fucking hilarious your chicken legs look.
>> Theodore Roosevelt
>>297140

Excuse me sir, but please, SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH.

8/10
>> sasuke
>>297140
See? This. I'm sorry that you were raised this way. Society seems only to admire musculare in the upper body. Having to wear shorts and being reprimendated from using kicks in battles understandably puts emphazis on the upper body. It could make you think that the lower body can be neglected because it doesn't receive much attention anyway.
>> Anonymous
>>297185
>>297172
>>297168
>>297166
Whatever fags, if you want to waste valuable gym time working out the part of your body no one really cares about that's your prerogative. While you're busy wasting an additional 5 hours every week trying out squat the next roidfag I'll be enjoying the fruits of my labors with attractive women.

But hey, maybe there are some women out there who will be so impressed that you can press a truck with your legs that they'll forget all about you being stupid as shit.
>> Anonymous
>>297197
Oh jeez. Get off /fit/, you're going to hate it here.
>> Former prince Clovis, the very not dead
>>297197
and now we absolutely know hes a troll. Additionally enjoy being able to pelvic thrust about 4 times before collapsing.
>> Anonymous
>>297197

I know everybody feels like clipping this guy's legs off, but I say we just leave him and his messed up idea of what attracts women.

Also, you're kidding yourself if you think we're squatting for women.

Newsflash: women happen to look for more in a man than just looks. In fact, the whole "HURR LOOKATMAH BAI-CEPS DURR" attitude happens to turn them off. Some even go for less-than-healthy guys because they know that they're not self-absorbed, narcissistic douche-fags.

Keep up your current attitude and you'll be lucky if you get to suck dicks.

/end controlled rage
>> Anonymous
>>297213

This. We have a lot of retards on /fit/, but even the dumbest of us still care about fitness for fitness' sake, not CURLZ FOR DA GURLZ. The minute you start training for anyone but yourself, you fail. Hard.
>> Anonymous
They just don't understand. The beauty. It is a vital experience for every men to experience atleast once what their bodies are able to do.
*Manly tears*
>> Anonymous
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>>297185
>using kicks in battles

BATTLES LOL
>> sasuke
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>>297267
fights? :D lol
>> Anonymous
>>297206
WTF you wastin calories bein on top for? I let my girl do all the work in the kitchen AND the bedroom.
>> Anonymous
>>297104
wtf? 20lb dumbbells aren't going to do shit unless you're a yoga fag or female who wants to 'tone'. Get 50lb adjustable dumbbells so you can add on more plates.
>> Anonymous
Pest Control Guy: Gee golly, /fit/, that's a fuckin' huge troll you've got right there, sir. Best would be to leave it alone and let it wallow in its idiocy, it'll go away sooner or later.
>> Anonymous
>>297313

I dare you to do flies with a 50lbs dumbbell.
>> Anonymous
>>297140
you must have an ugly ass if women never grab it
>> Anonymous
>>297388
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWWiBZK0je0
>> Anonymous
>>297140
Leg strength is more important in fighting then anything else.
>> Anonymous
>>297433

That's fucking Arnold, not a /fit/fag from 4chan.
>> Anonymous
>>297388
20lb is still a shitty low weight for flies...
>> Anonymous
>>297444
More like glutes. Whatever, a dude with developed upper body and chicken legs just looks hilarious.
>> Anonymous
Legs, Triceps, Obliques, and Deltoids are all important if you want to knock someone's block off six ways to Sunday.

I'm a pushup fag. I do more than 480 per day, I can do more then that but it'll strain my elbows. However I do my damn best to keep my legs in shape with SQUATZ and running.

The only thing worst than a cardio bunny in a gym is a disproportionate top heavy 400 lbs bench pressing pile of meat that can't carry it's own weight for 5 miles at 7mph.
>> Anonymous
Well, I certainly applaud anyone wanting to do a hundred pushups, but take it from this old gym rat, I've spent my entire adult life in the gym, and a program like this one can do more harm than good.

If you only train one part of your body (and that's all a single exercise like pushups is going to do for you), you're setting yourself up for injuries down the road. I've seen it a hundred times.

It's like putting a powerful engine in a stock Toyota Tercel. What will you accomplish? You'll blow out the drive train, the clutch, the transmission, etc., because those factory parts aren't designed to handle the power of an engine much more powerful than the factory installed engine.
>> Anonymous
Push-ups basically only train the chest muscles and to some extent, the triceps. What you really want to do is train your entire body, all the major muscle groups (chest, back, abdomen, legs, shoulders and arms) at the same time, over the course of a workout. And don't forget your cardiovascular work!

I'm proud of you guys wanting to do this. Three cheers! Falling in love with exercise, eating right, etc., is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. And you WILL fall in love with it if you can just force yourself to stick with it a year or two and experience the amazing progress you'll make.

But do it right, okay?

My advice, find a good gym, with qualified trainers who will design your programs for you (especially in the beginning, until you get the hang of it yourself) and guide you in your quest for physical fitness. Thirty to 45 minutes a day, three days a week, is all you'll ever need to do (I refuse to believe anyone is so busy that he or she cannot make time for that, especially considering how important it is).

And don't worry about being embarrassed or not being in shape the first time you walk into the gym. You have to start somewhere and almost every one of us were there ourselves at one time. So no one will say anything to you and very, very quickly you will progress way beyond that stage anyway.

Now get out there and do it! :-)