pressups

[lost!!]

I was thinking about adding some pressups in my routine.
Something like 1 or 2 sets of 15 to 20 reps after my main workout.
what do you think? Good idea or waste of time and energy?

[notorious]

i used to se press ups as warm up for my pressing day

[kyle]

for fitness type training maybe but for powerlifting id say they are as much use as an ash'tray on a motorbike.

[Mark Robinson]

They have a magical ability to stabilize your shoulder joint that bench pressing is so good at unhinging. I've been doing them and they seem to be doing good at shoulder conditioning. If you want to use it as prehab, then go for it. Don't know about making you any stronger though as Kyle says!

[dr_hazbun]

I don't do them. They tire me out if I do them before an upper body workout which detracts from the workout itself and my arms, delts and chest are often too knackered to do them after a workout.

[Doc D]

Mark has a point here. There are a few articles on T-Nation concerning press-ups for shoulder stabilisation. As for them being too easy - with feet elevated, appropriate grips, and some chains on your back/round your neck, they can still have a training effect: maybe not one which will directly help you to a bigger bench, but which may offer other benefits which might be of indirect help.

[gerthebear]

you could try variations of the press up. but like kyle says, they wont get you a bigger bench, but like Doc d said they will have a conditioning/rehab effect:

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[VINNY]

Ok for a warmup, or endurance training but nowt for strenght.

[gerthebear]

or a bad ass pump! haha

[LiamGTR]

Pressups and P/L'ing, jesus you must be fit. After about 40-50 pressups thats me done for the day!

[gerthebear]

i did 65 to win a bet before. i stopped after the 65th cause i had beaten the 2nd best man by 30 ha

[suffolkmike]

press ups will do you no harm. do them at the end of a chest workout. if you have training partners you can go against each other for a bit of fun. do them slow and controlled. they will hit your chest .go to failure and after a few wks you will see the number of reps increase.

[Ben "tricky" Burgess]

They have a magical ability to stabilize your shoulder joint that bench pressing is so good at unhinging. I've been doing them and they seem to be doing good at shoulder conditioning. If you want to use it as prehab, then go for it. Don't know about making you any stronger though as Kyle says!

yeah fucking truth. Its because they are effective at working the serratus anterior which is one of the man scapula stabilisers. Totally rehabbed my shoulder with pushups.

[Funky_monkey]

Managed to hit 95 in 60 seconds at uni. I think they may be beneficial for endurance work if you can get sets of 20 or more, but for strength unless you're failing at 5 reps or so then not much use. As the guys above said, high reps and easy workload = good for rehab.

[VINNY]

Managed to hit 95 in 60 seconds at uni. I think they may be beneficial for endurance work if you can get sets of 20 or more, but for strength unless you're failing at 5 reps or so then not much use. As the guys above said, high reps and easy workload = good for rehab.

Back to the thread..........

[burningnun]

How about clap pressups for speed work variation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90xhaI8TNgA

[Morba]

Managed to hit 95 in 60 seconds at uni. I think they may be beneficial for endurance work if you can get sets of 20 or more, but for strength unless you're failing at 5 reps or so then not much use. As the guys above said, high reps and easy workload = good for rehab.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th9eRZkEjzg&feature=related

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