Any guys who use push ups as your only "lifting" exercises?

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  • megmay2591
    megmay2591 Posts: 621 Member
    No.
    Pushups are a great part of training, but not gonna do it all.


    heavy is good. lift free weights. be a man.

    No, heavy is good. lift free weights, be awesome*.

    I just started lifting this week, and it is hard, but you push through the pain and even feeling the ache from pushing your muscles makes you feel amazing. I never want to stop now!!
  • canroadrunner
    canroadrunner Posts: 203 Member
    OP, check out bodyweightculture.com

    They swear by bodyweight exercises only and I've been doing quite a bit of them. My strength has increased tremendously in just a short time.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I was wondering if any of you strictly use push ups as your "lifting". I've tried lifting free weights but they are sooooooo heavy (ah thank you :laugh: ) and I don't like the machines at the gym very much. Was just wondering what kind of success you have had.
    Which girl are you.....the one on the right or the left?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal & Group FitnessTrainer
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    Hey now, girls can and DO lift heavy too!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,054 Member
    I was wondering if any of you strictly use push ups as your "lifting". I've tried lifting free weights but they are sooooooo heavy (ah thank you :laugh: ) and I don't like the machines at the gym very much. Was just wondering what kind of success you have had.
    Which girl are you.....the one on the right or the left?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal & Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
    Hey now, girls can and DO lift heavy too!
    Lol, I was referring to the 2 little girls in the avatar.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    A.C.E. Certified Personal & Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    I have a tender shoulder as well, due to multiple dislocations. I recommend only benching if you have a spotter or bench in a rack and set the safety bars at the proper height to save yourself in case your shoulder gives out. Weighted push ups are extremely underrated. If your shoulder allows, try flies or using a peck deck machine. Good luck with your training.
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    My brother has some of the biggest muscles ive ever seen and he got them doing pushups. He was in prison for ten years. Not trying to make a joke about it. That is all he could do and it worked for him.
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    The OP can't be serious. I don't think I've ever heard a man say that he didn't want to lift weights cause they were "too heavy".

    OMG, this made me LMAO!:laugh:

    edit: Not at you, OP, but at his response to you. Anyway, I exclusively lift but I used to do bodyweight exercising, but it got boring so I moved on. OP, start off with what you can handle and then move up. :)
  • WingMan380
    WingMan380 Posts: 2,139 Member
    The OP can't be serious. I don't think I've ever heard a man say that he didn't want to lift weights cause they were "too heavy".
    He said he was just joking............
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