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

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".

Do you have some kind of injury or are you just being....well...you know.

The soooooo heavy remark.....It's called a joke. Check into it.

I am actually having a problem with my right shoulder. Some of the exercises I do with weights causes a "pinch" in the shoulder. It really is affecting my strength. For some reason, it is not there when I do push ups. So, last night I did 100 push ups instead of lifting. I felt like it really gave me a better full body work out versus the lifting I have been doing the last 2 months. I am not going for a lot of bulk. Just want to lose fat but I know you have to do some sort of weight training a couple times a week to really burn fat.

Push-up =/= full body. Keeping your legs straight during a push-up might make your legs a bit tired, but doesn't mean you're hitting your legs at all. If you want to do a bodyweight routine, have at it, but don't become Mr. Chicken Legs.

He can do lunges, jumping switch lunges, etc... to work his legs. It's not like he's going to get big from pushups

I didn't mean the chicken legs comment literally. You just hear things like "I do cardio so I don't need to workout my legs" from a lot of guys.

OP,
I intend to do more exercise eventually, but I am easing into it.
For two months now I do pushups, pull ups, dips 2-3 / wk and hula hoop and jump rope 2-3 /wk.
Obviously from this little bit of exercise there are not huge results.

BUT there are results.
I can definetly see and feel a difference in muscle mass and tone.
And I am acclimating myself to exercise in general.

BTW in two months i have gone from
20 pushups to 110
0 pullups to 3 sets of 4
0 dips to 3 sets of 10
maximum continuous jumps while jumping rope for 5 min went from 10 jumps to 87
hula hoop from cant do it to can do it for 30 seconds at a time

Now that ultimate push up commercials say you can get ripped in no time using their product.
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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!!

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.

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Hey now, girls can and DO lift heavy too!

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.

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.