What are the different types of push ups, and what do they benefit with the chest?
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asking alot...the basic push up is done with your body in a straight line and toes on the floor and hands also(under your shoulders) lower yourself until your upper arms are parallel to the floor and hold for a second...return to start...repeat\nnow you can do this with your feet on the floor..or elevated(hits more of the chest)\nif you cant do a regular one you can do them on your knees as its easier for beginners\nyou can do them on your knuckles(a lil harder in the beginning but overall easier on your wrists)\nbunch of other variations
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Push-ups and the bench press are designed to work out your chest!!! So, here it is for the chest mussel:  \n\nWhat's your goal?  Build 'Mass' or to be 'Lean' and have a cut definition??? \n\n* Mass - bench pressing with extremely heaviy weights.  Do 3 rep's of 8 at the maximum weight you can press.  It's highly recomended to get a spotter to ensure you're not whimping out and that you'll have someone to get the press of you since your goal is to work the mucels to failure.\n\n* Lean/Cut - Push-ups. Do 5 rep's of 25 push-ups.  This also melts away fat from your stomach and love handles since you need to engage your core part of your body during the exercise.\n\nMy preference for a man is the lean-cut muscle look.  I just want to take a sharp object and poke the muscle men to see it they'll pop and deflate quickly (giggle) ...\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nArms:  Which part ... Biceps ... Triceps ... Forearm ???  Mass or Lean ... Hmmm you may want to re-ask your question.
884871
crunches and push ups, for crunches you only bend your stomache upwards, as if u were crushing nuts on ur belly, dont do situps, bad for the lower back\nnow push-ups are good, and there are differemt kinds for different muscles!\nok so we start with your hands shoulder width apart. this works out your chest. next you put your hands very close together, touching, as if your making a diamond with your hands. this works out mainly your triceps. next put your hands further out then shoulder width. this workd out shoulders and a little bit of your back. obviousely all are push ups so they work out your chest always. for added dificulty put your feet on a chair to do them, this applys more weigh. it also works out upper chest rather than mid chest, same deal if u elevate your front half, but only slightly on this one because this aleviates weight, the higher this slant the easier, but it works lower chest\n\nhopes this helps with ur limited space
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The number of calories you burn is a function of your heart rate.  In order to burn more calories, you need to get your heart rate higher.  The healthiest way to do this is just work harder.  Another way it can be done, which is not as heathy, is wearing long sleeves and sweatpants when working out.  If you do that, though, make SURE you drink lots of water to replace the water loss through sweating.  \n\nTry doing chest presses to increase the strength in your pecs.  It's your chest muscles that youre using the most when doing pushups, so you need to do chest building exercises.  If you dont know how to do a chest press, ask one of the trainers at the gym that's not working with a client.  That's the reason theyre always just walking around the gym, for questions like that.
502334
Pushups strengthen your back, chest and stomach.
454994
There are many. It really depends on what equipment you have. One of the best overall upper body exercises for someone with NO access to fitness equipment is the standard pushup. Using your body weight in this way is ideal for building the muscles in your chest, shoulders and triceps as you perform the upward phase of the movement, while the descending (going down) phase helps to work your biceps, abdominal area and upper and outer back (if you go slowly that is!) Hope this helps. Please email me at CFM97@yahoo.com if you have more questions!
1088801
The best ab exercise is the bicycle sit up where you bring your knees up and you altrenate touching your elbows to the opposite, it should look like you are riding a bike with your legs. For pecs, regular old pushups are great especially if you go all the way down past when your arms are level with the floor. They make a set of bars to get a deeper push up too. In the gym you can use a machine called a Pec deck, it's like doing butterfly's in an upright seated position.
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do exercises thatfocus on your chest muscles, go to gym do some bench press, inclined and declined bench press or better do some push ups at home...
80971
I personally like the one where you use free weights and lie on your back then bring the weights out to your sides and then bring them up above your chest and squeeze your chest together... make sure to keep straight arms.
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Pushups and bench press.
396623
hit up the gym and do bench presses for your upper chest. (the muscles above your boobs) Plus it helps with the "3rd Boob" (fatty area between your armpit and your chest.) Follow up with some elliptial cardo workout. If that doesn't work, the push up bra does wonders.
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The answer- weight training. I agree with the push ups you can build the chest. But, you will hit the plataeu at very soon as the resistance is constant.\n\nSo, you take weight training seriously. The pressing motions are the compound movements which contribute largely for the developement of pectorals (chest). At the same time you have to devote for the flies too as it is an isolation work out.\n\nYou can feel free to write me if you need a well structured work out.\n\nGood luck.
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For pushup improvement do the following.  If you can't do them all at first or if it is too easy then adjust as necessary for you.\n\nPUSH UPS  5 - 10 sets, of 10 - 15 reps each.  ( between each set vary how far apart your arms are.  regular, wide armed, and close hand )\nThis will help you hit all the major muscle groups there in your chest, arms, and shoulders.  \n\nPUSH UP PYRAMID.   Start with 15 reps,  take a break for a few seconds do 14, take a break for a few seconds and do 13.  Continue until you get to 0.  If you feel up to it then start at 1 and go back up the to 15.\n\nPUSH UPS FOR SPEED.  Do as many good push ups as you can do in 2 minutes.  Multiply this number by 2,  take a break for about 5 minutes and do the number you came up with at your own pace. No matter how long it takes.  Do this for a few weeks then time yourself again.  You will notice an improvement in how many you can do in 2 minutes.  Great if your in the Army like I am  for improving your Physical Fitness score.  \n\nFor your abdominals.  I suggest doing the following in addition to situps.  abdominal crunches,  oblique crunches, and flutter kicks.\n( do a search for these excersise to learn how to do them)\n\nAlso you should take up an activity like jogging or running.  This should be done on alternating days about 3 times a week.  \n\n\nYou can always add lots more and vary your work out in anyway you want.
456897
Pushup are good.  Also tricep dips.  Get some dumbells for bicep curls, tricep overhead raises, and such.  Do your upper body workout every other day for best results.
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Bench Press: Definatley bench press cause on bench press you are applying way more force onto your arms then when doing push ups! Wait Wait Wait! Actually i gotta say push ups! Cuz lyk i work out n push ups r way harder then bench press cause your lifting your body which is a lot of weight instead of just lifting a bar, So i would say push ups cause you are lifting your body weight practically!
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Push ups are good too.  Also run lots.
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Press Ups\nBench press\nOne of those bars you pull yourself up on .... \nWeights\nAlso a great one is doing a hand stand against a wall and doing push ups... you have to build this up as you have to hold all your body weight