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

[The_Truth]

I admit that I hate pushups. I would choose bench press any day over pushups. Pushups just hit differently. Bench pressing heavy is challenging but it ain't got shyt on doing a lot of pushups.

 

[Standing on business]

I fukk wit all that shyt.....

You know you could just do both and include some dips also.

People who work out seriously do pushups and bench, as well as dips.


I can’t believe how many people in here really think pushups are better than bench, benching can do everything for you that push-ups can plus more

 

[TrifeGod]

What's some good lower/stomach exercises, Covid giving me a small belly
Edit: Don't say stop eating

 

[Software]

nikka you probably never even been on a bench

He has on the JV football team

 

[Fctftl]

I prefer calisthenics myself

 

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

Most people do both wrong anyway so what's the point?

 

[Blessings]

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

Not with proper form

 

[Blessings]

I've been doing this for the past month and now I've added a weight vest to the workout over a week ago. This best part is you can increase the intensity just by doing more reps in each set.

Got a 20 lbs weighted vest....one of the best workout investments I use it on my runs, while hiking, pushups, pull ups and more

 

[Germms]

Both are fine. I just like knowing I can bench 315 for 1 but I also like knowing I can do 100 push ups.

 

[Legend]

While that may work for a few months - eventually you can't add that much weight to your back and it is absolutely horrible for your posture so you risk injury by even trying to put it on

there’s only so much progressive overloading you can do in a short time. My chest workout is about an hour long and I jump from 135 pounds to 350 pounds during my workout. It would take 100s of push-up reps to get the equivalent of that.

Yeah, I'm not arguing that PU overload is more efficient than bench overload, I'm just saying it's possible.

It will hurt your posture long term, no doubt , but benching isn't any less harmful to your body long term, or less risk averse.

Another reason weighted PUs are good, is it's a more practical stress activity. In other words, you'll find yourself in situations where you have to carry something heavy and move around aggressively (military). You may have to climb over a wall with a ruck (I use the same ruck to do pull ups, chin ups, dips, and sprints). I'm ex Army, so I prefer activities that resemble practical use in a dire situation.

I bench too, not against it. I think a balance between calisthenics and resistance/weight training is key to an A1 routine.

 

[Clark Wayne]

On there own? Probably not. With some weighted dips yeah you’ll be good.

I got a stamina tower off of Amazon that’s good for dips, pull/chin ups and some ab workouts too.

 

[Paisley Darts]

Like others have said, it depends on your goals. I personally like the way push-ups make my chest look over benching. I do push ups and the cable machine (better stretch, ROM) often and bench rarely.

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Word.

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

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

Nah fam I respect push ups but bench press can do way more for you if you working on chest that day. the wider the grip on the bar the more you work the chest. But you can do wide grip push-ups too same shyt. The weight is the difference. More weight wider chest mass To each they own tho bench press isn’t a necessity

 

[BrothaZay]

Nah fam I respect push ups but bench press can do way more for you if you working on chest that day. the wider the grip on the bar the more you work the chest. But you can do wide grip push-ups too same shyt. The weight is the difference. More weight wider chest mass To each they own tho bench press isn’t a necessity

I'm saying bench press is cutting corners