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So I'm thinking of replacing my 4*10 @ 160lb bench press I do right now with 1*60 pushups (with hopes to go to 1*80). What does /fit/ think of that substitution? Should be working about the same muscles (pectorals).
>> Anonymous
>>320094
While we're at it, tell him to bicep curl using only his arm and tell him he'll get huge and strong biceps.
Lift weights, faggot.
>> Anonymous
>>320120
im at 180 and can bench 225 x 10 and can do a few more sets of that before getting tired. all i've done is pushups. i also have a friend that can do countless pushups and i've seen him press more than 400 pounds and he basically strays away from the weights. go lurk somewhere else.
>> Anonymous
Pushups are calisthenics and they cannot replace weight lifting. Calisthenics build muscular endurance while weight lifting builds strength. You cannot substitute one for the other, try to balance them out.

I should know. I bench 160 lbs at 5 sets of 5 reps but when it comes to pushups I do 8 sets of 60 reps with almost no rest in between each set. If I were to throw all my endurance into one set of pushups I max at about 120 reps. I'm an example of someone who focuses more on muscular endurance than strength.

Compare how many pushups I can do even though both you and I bench the same amount. But, yeah, neither substitutes the other. Strike a balance between both, don't be the idiot that benches 300 but can't put out 80 pushups and don't be the idiot that can push out 120 pushups but can't bench more than 200 lbs (me.)
>> Anonymous
>>320160
see
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>> Anonymous
>>320160
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>>320080

sure you can sit there and do all those reps without any pause what so ever,but try it like that twice a week for a couple weeks and see if your bench gets better.Best use for it though is doing it up to 15-20 after a good chest and back workout as a finisher