pushups or bench press

[BrooklynBomber]

Yeah I gotta go with Insect, you went full ****** on this one lol

Talk to me, only when addressed to, boy, is that clear?
Now fuck off until I summon you.

[josh-hill]

Talk to me, only when addressed to, boy, is that clear?
Now fuck off until I summon you.

im with brooklyn on this. insect/ xion comrade it depends how you do it. lots of people bench with **** form. to do bench properly you do use your legs. it dosnt work them out but you need to envolve them for a stable base. all of your muscles are used to provide a solid platform to push against.
benchig wont work out these parts but if you dont make them strong you wont be able to bench heavy weights.

[Spray_resistant]

do what i do...

work the bench (flat, incline, decline)

then butterflies

then 4 sets of pushups until muscle failure for eac set

I do something very similar to that myself and I have noticed improvements.

[D.I.E.S.E.L]

I do something very similar to that myself and I have noticed improvements.

^






Anyway, why choose either or when you can combine them for a better workout. However only switch from bench to push ups, if you do this the other way around you won't have the same energy, don't take my word for it TS, experiment. When working the chest leave pushups as the last exercise to fill the upper body with blood.

[Bastian Loc]

I do something very similar to that myself and I have noticed improvements.

He's overdoing it.

[josh-hill]

He's overdoing it.

you cant possibly know that. if he dose that everyday then yes, but once a week or even twice would bbe fine depending on what other exercise you do and how much you eat

[Clint650]

Pushups are far superior and provide you with functional strength unlike benching which just isolates one part of the body.

Don't listen to all this disinfo, you can be plenty ripped doing pushups alone and bodyweight exercises in general are just better for all around fitness.


Pushups also work out more parts of the body at once so you get more **** for your buck doing one pushup.

Weights are literally a waste of your time except for very narrow uses.

I'm pretty sure there are guys here that can bench a **** load of weight and look cool at they gym in front of other guys but probably couldn't do the more difficult push up variations, much less something like a one handed pushup or a planche pushup.

i will say that incorporating floor exercises (push-ups and planks) along with lifting would be the best. push ups have an advantage since you can do them anywhere, use different variations, all with less fatigue on the body. Heavy weights will add mass. from personal experience i got better results from concentrating more on planks and push-up variations (doing a little more each time) than i have with pyramid bench pressing and dumbbell pressing. Still it all has to do with incorporating a weekly schedule to train your body to progress and get the proper recovery times otherwise you will run the risk of injury or over training. everybody is different but i would concentrate more on planks, push-ups and using your own body weight as opposed to just bulking up in one exercise that will take much more time to recover. push-ups all day.

[check hook]

which one would be more beneficial to a more defined chest? Is one better than the other or are both about the same?

i found that doing bench in isolation isn't as good as doing both. When i incorporated push-ups daily, and bench 2 times a week my strength increased and i was able to bench more.

Volume trainng on bench is good too. E.g. Soemthing like 60% of you max lift for 10x reps of 10x sets with 30 second or one minute break in btw.

[josh-hill]

i think the best way would be to do other chest exercises as well as bench and pushups. maybe BB bench, decline DB ches press and weighted dipps? then finish that workout off with pushups to failier. thats what i would do.

[oside4life]

i think the best way would be to do other chest exercises as well as bench and pushups. maybe BB bench, decline DB ches press and weighted dipps? then finish that workout off with pushups to failier. thats what i would do.

exact samething i do