Why do my pecs hurt so much after doing dozens of push ups?

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    OK, by progressive overload do you mean, more weight with each set, or increasing my weight the next time I workout as I get stronger?

    Also, what do you mean by volume?

    well by all means, let me google that for you

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/goulet11.htm


    So by volume do you mean you want me to use weights that take up more space rather than the more dense variety?
    It is not as simple as google.

    The weights take up more space? What?

    Just...


    What?
  • ecphillips1286
    ecphillips1286 Posts: 331 Member
    Just like music.....turn it up!!!
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  • mrbyte
    mrbyte Posts: 270 Member
    You are getting more from the pushups because you are able to tax muscle fibers that you normally don't using higher volume training. The reason you don't get sore from the benches currently is because I think you haven't learned to recruit all the pectoral muscle fibers during the excercise. When you truly are able to recruit your muscles and go to failure on the bench you will get more sore than pushups. Push ups are good for endurance and tone. Nobody gets a strong bench from pushups. You can only do so much with partial body weight. Just my opinion of course.
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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    OK, by progressive overload do you mean, more weight with each set, or increasing my weight the next time I workout as I get stronger?

    Also, what do you mean by volume?

    well by all means, let me google that for you

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/goulet11.htm


    So by volume do you mean you want me to use weights that take up more space rather than the more dense variety?
    It is not as simple as google.

    The weights take up more space? What?

    Just...


    What?

    I think we can all agree that there are some plates that occupy nearly identical volumes yet because of the material they are made of and/or the amount of air inside of them the have a different weight on the earth.

    but are those plates made up of muscle or out of fat?
  • mrbyte
    mrbyte Posts: 270 Member
    You are getting more fromf the pushups because you are able to tax muscle fibers that you normally don't using higher volume training. The reason you don't get sore from the benches currently is because I think you haven't learned to recruit all the pectoral muscle fibers during the excercise. When you truly are able to recruit your muscles and go to failure on the bench you will get more sore than pushups. Push ups are good for endurance and tone. Nobody gets a strong bench from pushups. You can only do so much with partial body weight. Just my opinion of course.

    I do think that my bench press weight is limited by my relatively weak triceps and elbows. I feel like my pecs could handle so much more.

    Yes your pecs can handle much more than triceps. Just look at the volume of muscle a pec has compared to a tricep. But you can also increase your press with chest AND tricep workouts. These two groups work together in unison for the lift as well as delts.

    Also, angle of attack on the bench can dramatically increase your lift as well. keeping an arch in back with butt on bench and legs driving into the ground for support.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    OK, by progressive overload do you mean, more weight with each set, or increasing my weight the next time I workout as I get stronger?

    Also, what do you mean by volume?

    well by all means, let me google that for you

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/goulet11.htm


    So by volume do you mean you want me to use weights that take up more space rather than the more dense variety?
    It is not as simple as google.

    The weights take up more space? What?

    Just...


    What?

    I think we can all agree that there are some plates that occupy nearly identical volumes yet because of the material they are made of and/or the amount of air inside of them the have a different weight on the earth.

    but are those plates made up of muscle or out of fat?

    LOL. Well, this troll went further than I had expected it to. Ya'll are off your game.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member

    LOL. Well, this troll went further than I had expected it to. Ya'll are off your game.

    jeez, everybody's a critic.

    actually, there are some good answers in this thread that will help the lurkers when the stumble on this topic in their daily lurkin
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member

    LOL. Well, this troll went further than I had expected it to. Ya'll are off your game.

    jeez, everybody's a critic.

    actually, there are some good answers in this thread that will help the lurkers when the stumble on this topic in their daily lurkin

    I don't disagree. And the questions add a nice entertainment value!
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Oh hey. My *kitten* is on fire after doing 3 sets of weighted hip thrusts, 10-12. On the other hand I can do 3 to 4 sets of BW hip thrusts before my butt starts to hurt. What does this mean? Please include diagrams.

    i'll send the proper diagrams right after you send me to proper photos of what we're working with

    This seems fair. Pictures should arrive promptly
  • goldfinger88
    goldfinger88 Posts: 686 Member
    That's very normal. Remember when you were an adolescent and growing? How you hurt in different places? That was because you had "growing pains" and that's what you have when you do push-ups or, for that matter, any exercise. And push-ups certainly hit the pecs.
  • eslcity
    eslcity Posts: 323 Member
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    I have no idea why your arms would hurt after doing high rep exercise.....^^
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    My head hurts when I go into the forums and figuratively smash it against the wall. Does that mean I'm getting smarter 'cause ma brain is getting swole?
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    My head hurts when I go into the forums and figuratively smash it against the wall. Does that mean I'm getting smarter 'cause ma brain is getting swole?

    brain gainz!!!
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    My head hurts when I go into the forums and figuratively smash it against the wall. Does that mean I'm getting smarter 'cause ma brain is getting swole?

    Why no it means, you may need to get a bigger head to accommodate it soon .
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