Doing Push-Ups Everyday = Overtraining?

[Blak X-Po]

Is this overtraining your pecs, core, shoulders, etc.? If so, should you only do them on chest days?

[Mister Discotheque]

Waste of time eventually. Any compound exercise where you're doing 30-50 reps isn't doing anything for you as far as gaining strength.

[Aje]

Waste of time eventually. Any compound exercise where you're doing 30-50 reps isn't doing anything for you as far as gaining strength.but it still helps toning right?

[The Usual Suspect]

it helps muscle endurance and toning AND strength if you keep gaining weight

don't listen to that stupid **** mister discotheque

[Ski Hat]

Waste of time eventually. Any compound exercise where you're doing 30-50 reps isn't doing anything for you as far as gaining strength.


Nah. Go to bartendaznyc.com and tell me if it's a waste of time.

[midwest_shooter]

Nah. Go to bartendaznyc.com and tell me if it's a waste of time.
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[<9-milli>]

i've been doing knuckle push-ups since i was 5 and i'm not pleased with the results as far as appearance...but trust, you definitely don't want to get punched by me.

[Aje]

i've been doing knuckle push-ups since i was 5 and i'm not pleased with the results as far as appearance...but trust, you definitely don't want to get punched by me.haha

[4north1side2]

Is this overtraining your pecs, core, shoulders, etc.? If so, should you only do them on chest days?

Not really. Maybe if your weak but after a while your body weight doing push-ups will be nothing to you.

[FallBackSonn]

Hmmmm...

[makavalli]

i would suggest u do them every other day and aim for more push ups in a set as opposed to doing 10 reps 25 times. i felt more of a burn doing 50 pushups straight than doing 25X5

[killawill]

the whole thing is that your body needs rest period.

[FATAL]

every other day would be better

[Hell On Earth]

What would be a good target number for people that are starting out or fell off.

[Big H]

You will eventually hit a wall and stop seeing muscle growth, however you will be at a maintenance mode for a while. You MUST progressively increase the weight you are lifting to see growth... don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[moediaz]

If the Navy Seals use them and Marines..why not?
Push-ups tone your muscles, they basically give you strenght, but not visible like body builders, but its there. It gives you a solid muscle, and helps take away all the fat surrounding it .

[Seven One Three]

overtraining is damn near impossible with endurance training (cardio, body weight exercise) since you never fully fatigue the muscle

unless ur doing pushups with a black woman sitting on your back, u have nothing to worry about

herschel walker, and mike tyson both did 2000 pushups and situps everyday when they were in there prime

[Prophetic-Poet]

overtraining is damn near impossible with endurance training (cardio, body weight exercise) since you never fully fatigue the muscle
unless ur doing pushups with a black woman sitting on your back, u have nothing to worry about
herschel walker, and mike tyson both did 2000 pushups and situps everyday when they were in there prime



:rolleyes:

[makavalli]

overtraining is damn near impossible with endurance training (cardio, body weight exercise) since you never fully fatigue the muscle
unless ur doing pushups with a black woman sitting on your back, u have nothing to worry about
herschel walker, and mike tyson both did 2000 pushups and situps everyday when they were in there prime



lmao @ blackwoman on ya back. yea mad boxers do push ups im tryin to reach 500 a day. i get to 300 with sets of 30

[Ronald Dregan]

Just wondering...
Have you tried a variety of push-up exercises rather than conventional? Different types of push-ups will emphasize different parts of the chest e.g. inclined push-ups, wide grip, etc.
Also, try out different calisthenics such as pull ups and dips. These are standard for many military forces as a measure of strength and moving of bodyweight.
Lastly, you could consider trying isometric exercises that isolate and emphasize the chest. They'll get ya....
Variety will get you the results you want.

[Verbinh]

It will give a gargantuan of a chest.


If that's what you want.


:huh:

[Bo Outlaw]

i do 1000 everyday :yes:

[Bo Outlaw]

herschel walker, and mike tyson both did 2000 pushups and situps everyday when they were in there prime


:yes: Herschel Walker trained Shaun Alexander the year he won mvp & had him on a pushup regimen

[El Pene En Tu Boca]

i've been doing knuckle push-ups since i was 5 and i'm not pleased with the results as far as appearance...but trust, you definitely don't want to get punched by me.

lol

[blazin_chino]

no amounts of reps can make the body toned....if that system do work then fat people wouldn't be fat wouldn't it....gaining size, losing weight = diet

depends on the person and genetics, many times overtraining is really undereating or undersleeping


but it still helps toning right?

[Regulate94]

i do 1000 everyday :yes:


haha r u kidding?

do u even have time for that ****

[smoove_gg]

If the Navy Seals use them and Marines..why not?
Push-ups tone your muscles, they basically give you strenght, but not visible like body builders, but its there. It gives you a solid muscle, and helps take away all the fat surrounding it .


Push-up don't tone muscles. Diet is the only thing that can give you more tone.