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Originally posted by beats and beeps 6'2 127 8

do you smoke crack?

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Originally posted by Zenchowdah do you smoke crack?

lol

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I've been lifting forever and ever and ever, and I've never gotten out of the 50's, although its never been a goal of mine.

5'10
168 pounds
low 50's on a good day

whoever said they don't have the time for pushups needs to be filled in: just doing 20-30 pushups before you go to bed or after you wake up will show dramatic results in just a few weeks. The minute or boredom suffered is well worth it.

in high school we were taught about this pro football player who didn't believe in using weights to lift, and did like 3,000 pushups a day, and he was a Big BIG dude.

5'7
141 pounds
about 70-80

5'10

70 kg

30-35 generally. I don't do them as quickly as possible. I go down, hold for a second and then go up. I target my chest area as much as possible and adjust my stance accordingly. and triceps and shoulders get a nice workout too.

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Since when do pushups have a metric and standard property?

anyway

6'3"
180
35

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit generally i would expect the chest to be larger the triceps yes some people have huge arms and no chest thats a fact.. in this case close stance may be easier but i would sincerley doubt it since even then you have to go all the way down with your bend on your elbow as opposed to slightly less than 90 degrees its simple mechanics

NOT trying to flame here, but:

Try doing a few pushups normally, and then try doing a few with your hands AS FAR OUT AS POSSIBLE. I mean so far out that when your arms are near locked your chest is an inch or so above the floor. In these reps your arms are being bent ever slightly and your body is only moving a few inches. You'll find these NO DOUBT harder than normal ones even though you are moving the same weight less disntance (it's simple mechanics). The fact of the matter is to do the most possible reps of pushups you need to find the spot where you hit both your triceps and chest most efficiently and fairly. Some people with long and weak arms hold very widely. Some people with short strong arms grip very close together. The mechanics of everyone's body are different.

Oh, and it's not all about muscles size `(chest is bigger than triceps)`, it's more about leverage and how you use that muscle you got. My arms and calves measure the same circumference, but I can do calf raises with a few hundred pounds on my shoulders, but am lucky to do decent bicep curls with 140+ on the bar. . .

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