Push ups are more beneficial than bench press. Change my mind

[buzzkill]

Benching, especially the deadlift depresses your spine, causing you to eventually get shorter. Anathema on thecoli where everyone is six feet

Source?

 

[jadillac]

Just do both ​

 

[50CentStan]

Both are great. But practicality, and diversity push ups are better. Incline push-ups as much as you need.

 

[idonttouchgrass]

You cut better with push ups..

@AquaCityBoy

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

So 30 push ups doesn't equal 30 bench press?

Nah.

 

[Standing on business]

So 30 push ups doesn't equal 30 bench press?

Hell naw

 

[Counter Racist Male]

nikkas only prefer bench press cuz it's easier but they're gonna fake and say push ups have a limit

It’s the truth. Push ups are better.

 

[Pseudonym]

declined push ups are my worst enemy with a weight vest on


I'm getting PTSD just thinking about it. My shoulders just started hurting outta nowhere. My body's like, you ain't gone do this bs again are you?!?!?

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I learned from some world class athletes in 1997 that building explosiveness and practical strength goes way beyond what you bench... I’m now so I ain’t lifting heavy unless there is money involved

 

[Legend]

Why people saying you can't progressively overload with push-ups?? Just over this last month, I went from doing pure bodyweight push ups, then threw a 30Ibs ruck on my back, started doing PUs with that, then went up to 40Ibs ruck this past week. Plan on moving up to 50 in the next week or so.

It takes more work for sure, but it's doable. Just get a vest or ruck/backpack and up the weight as the previous set/weight combo becomes easier. If you got a park near you, anything like a tennis court or bball court with a gate, what I do is 10x pushups every poll along the gate. So the length of my park gate is ten poles w maybe 5ft of space in between. I knock out ten, walk to the next Pole, knock out ten, etc. Till I get to the other end. No breaks. The walk in between is where you catch the breath. Then I turn around and do it the other way. I will do that w my max ruck weight, then do drop sets. So going back and forth again, but drop 10Ibs, etc. Next week, increase your max weight.

If you don't have a park with a gate, parking lot markers work too. I get up early in the morning, so no parked cars. Just count ten markers, do the same thing.

 

[rbksNgirbauds]

nikkas only prefer bench press cuz it's easier but they're gonna fake and say push ups have a limit

Facts. Especially real pushups and not that half hearted shyt people do....full extension....chest hit the ground.

And if u get a weighted vest to couple it

 

[BlackBall]

Since gyms are shut being doing pushups daily. I do 20 whenever I have free time. Keeps me at a decent size tbh. I'm thinking about just contusing this instead of going to the gym and all that

I don’t see gyms coming back for most financially

 

[Ciggavelli]

Facts. With COVID, I’ve been doing push-ups at home. 3 sets of 45 every morning. I’ve been seeing gains that I didn’t expect with such effort

 

[Micky Mikey]

weighted push ups with push up handles >>>>>> anything else

 

[JNew]

Realist man who's done it.