And pull ups help you brace your upper back when you’re arching in bench position, but I rarely see anyone in my gym do either. This is really great advice you’re giving.
I’m excellent at pushups, dips, dumbbell presses but terrible at barbell bench press. Form is trash but I can tell I’m strong enough to move the weight but I can feel my form is off which fuccs with my confidence on the bench.
I hear yah and most don't realize that the push up's are duplicated in real life vs the bench presses, maybe i'm saying this after my 40+ years in life, half of that spent in the military, lol.
most people prefer push ups because it's just so much easier. do push ups til failure, then next workout build up to a bench 1rm and see which is harder. definitely the bench press. weight lifting is much more taxing and difficult.
Progressive overload can be a bit trickier with pushups, especially once you can do over 30 in a row. Edit: Many of you are recommending pushups variations and progressions. These are great! My comment was regarding that it’s not nearly as simple as tracking your progress with just putting some more weight on the bar. I love pushups and its variations, it’s just easier for me to track progress with bench is all :)
@@gonzalezm244yeah true, if simplicity is the goal, push ups win and loose at the same time. But i‘d say having access to rings and maybe a weight vest gives you nearly infinite opportunity to progress. Especially since 30 reps are quite a lot
@@gonzalezm244 true, you just need to mix up variations. You can do archer pushups to put added resistance over one hand. Or you can do a decline push up by putting your feet up to increase the % of bodyweight being used as resistance. There’s also ring push ups which will focus on your stabilizing muscles. Of course the pressing motion will change and will work different muscles more or less than a traditional push up. You’re right that there is a plateau and mental block, but there are some creative solutions without having to resort to weights or weighted vests.
Push ups engage 52 different muscles throughout the body. There are also many different types to challenge yourself - plyo, 1 leg, 1 arm, finger tip, dive bombers etc…..
@@gonzalezm244I felt the same as a 50 rep+ guy, but changing to incline with hand placement variations or doing Tyson Pushups (which are like a leg chest combo where you lunge forward from the wall before each push up), I was able to cut my rep range to around half. I also overload dips with weight to compensate for the inability to add weight to my pushups without a partner or vest.
I love how he says master the bench press , I’ve been working on my form recently and the better my form gets the stronger I am , activating those muscles with correct form is and should be everyone’s goal.
As a powerlifter, it’s push ups. All day, every day it’s gonna be push ups. Serratus Anterior and the lower portion of your traps are more utilized, and therefore it better assists in overall shoulder health. I bit you all adieu ✌🏽
As a mix of bodybuilder and someone who do Calisthenic , I love push ups more but in my opinion bench press is a better option if you wanna increase your strength because not exeryone who can do clean push ups , can high weight bench press but most of people who can do high weight bench press ,can do clean and high numbers push ups.
Of you can't do a proper pushup means that many muscles in your body are under developed. Is much better to strengthen all of them than just a group who will give you a false sense of power.
@@Rok1260 if you're trying to train your core or legs then there are much better exercises for that. Push-ups are mainly to train the pushing motion of your hands.
As someone who started with callisthenics only, I’d say bench press is better to build stronger pecs with the most muscle mass over push ups. This is mainly due to overloading potential. With push-ups you are limited by your own weight unless you add more but that’s inconvenient.
Pushups are full-body exercises but bench press is targeting chest shoulders and hands only... Options of progressive over load in pushups are minimal.
bench press targets triceps, pecs, anterior deltoids, serratus anterior, and forearms and to a lesser extent your core muscles to maintain form. i am guessing you are meaning forearms (grip strength) when you say hands...? options of progressive over load in push ups is nearly endless, what are you on about? there are about 12 different grip variations, archer pushups, variations to tempo and ROM, weighted pushups, ring push ups, different foot elevations, the list goes on and on.
I’d say use deep push ups with bench press as they’re both vital movements for development but use the muscles completely different. I’d even substitute drop sets or light bench with push ups. Push ups are essentially harder.
Bench press is far easier to progressively overload while staying in a rep range conducive to gaining size and strength. The trade off is you need equipment vs just a semi flat surface
@62Tob push ups on their own won't encourage greater flexibility or muscular endurance, they don't inherently offer a greater range of motion and you can gain muscular endurance by adding high rep training to your bench programming. Push ups will absolutely limit your strength gains unless you're somehow adding weight beyond the gains in body mass that will inevitably happen slower than if you were overloading a barbell.
@@62TobPushups are only helpful for size and strength for a certain number of reps, after that you should add Bench Press to further challenge yourself and keep making gains.
Bench press has always been achey on the shoulders for me. I like doing and incline press or a smith machine incline press, it always felt like a kore natural movement. Pushups and dips all the way everyday
DB BPs eliminated the shoulder pain for me. Your grip isn't unnaturally locked into the straight bar. One big tip: Make sure to NOT tense your shoulders up towards your neck. Consciously relax them down, away from your neck. This might also work with BB BPs but I'm not going back to them.
Different strokes for different folks. I do both, no reason to only do one, unless you have no access to a barbell. If I have to pick, I favor pushup, but only bc a big, crazy strong build isnt my goal. Im building a lean athletic physique mainly for sports performance, but also bc I like the aesthetic more
@@Drew-od4dhA well trained Navy Seal does 20 pull ups, 25 at best. You have to really REALLY go out of your way to do 30. And you're telling me you do 50?
The older I get the less I care about weight and the more I care about being healthy and functional. I’d choose push ups if I had to. I also prefer dumbbells over barbell bench. Dropped the bench a long time ago bcuz I have nothing to prove and I don’t compete and it just didn’t make sense shoulder health wise. I’m thinking of incorporating light weight barbell bench sometimes tho.
Bench press allows more RAW POWER by lifting more weight than the body can provide. I saw a workout book once where a body builder did pushups with a sand bag on his back. If you put extra weight on your back you can get a "hybrid" exercise where you get the benefits of pushup mentioned in this video but some of the raw power of bench press.
Or, here’s an idea, if you want core and serratus anterior development, and increased scapula control, do movements that actually target those specific areas
Ye especially that the activation of the thing that u listed on pushups is close to 0 xd, wdym core just do zerchers or sth like that if u want core pushups won t build it same with the rest
I think the thing with pushups people underrate is yea it’s hard to progressive overload but you can do hard and long eccentrics and concentrics to really gets your muscles firing
Calisthenics develops strength I recommend doing so for a year before touching weights, you’ll be so far ahead of the game when you start weightlifting. 💪🏾
To get better at weightlifting, you lift weights. To get better at boxing, you box. What you said is like „to drive better, you need to ride your bike for a year“
@@Tetzll123 have fun with those torn ligaments and strained joints with that philosophy bro. a back ground in calisthenics will ABSOLUTELY give you a major edge in weight lifting, better recovery, better joint, ligament and small muscle group development, better cardio, better neurological muscle connections. which are all the things that people diving into weight lifting ignore or are not aware of and are the factors that cause most injuries in weightlifting. what are you even on about? and your analogies are absolute trash. boxers jump rope, they run, they lift, they stretch, they hit speed bags, they shadow box, they hit body bags, they do circuit training, some of them even do weird things like gymnastics and dancing. they do dozens of other things to supplement/compliment their boxing regiment. time in the ring boxing/sparring is probably what they spend the LEAST amount of their time doing. the driving thing is more like, " if you have spent time cross country driving various vehicles, you will be better prepared to get into a race car and not put yourself into the wall in the first turn then someone who has never operated a vehicle." sheesh.
Between the two on your video, the push ups is better because there is more stretching from the pecs when beginning the movement. The guy who is bench pressing is bending his back, therefore having little or no stretch to start and decreasing the distance of the lift.
man, if you really believe that, this is a lost cause. the whole internet fitness just can't be serious, but people simply fall for it. There's no recovery from this
An excellent video 📹 on comparisons, I personally combine bodyweight exercises with isometric holds for a duration of time for making significant gains in strength 💪
I've been doing calisthenics since 2020, thanks to covid, and legs are actually my most developed muscles. I'm the opposite to your typical gym bro - I have rather small upper body, although ripped, and big strong legs. My woman always says that my legs are massive. Maybe lot of cali guys simply overlook legs?
@@ml-ie if they do skill training it could be the case, in street lifting they sure as shit do, and I don't know about endurance since in competition there isn't the squat as an exercise, but you can for sure train your legs effectively even with calisthenics
depends what you train from calisthenics but i agree for the most part, i think things like muscles ups are overkill, arguably pull ups too depending on your goals, dead hangs are amazing though
If ur beginner push ups allow u to start better without getting hurt. And u can do them anywhere. Bench press is after u develop some muscles. So without push ups u be struggling more. But I guess if u eat a lot of protein the faster way to grow ur chest is bench press while push ups helps ur core stomach too from plank position. If u want strength faster bench press overall if u want to be more aesthetic push ups until they become easier once u can do 100 pretty easily do bench press and slowly gradually gain weight.
that's a hard thing. Push-ups (clapping push-ups even better), Romanian deadlifts with Dumbbells, straight arm pulldowns. The warm-up trinity for benching, even before priming the movement and the heavy sets.
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The exercise that alligns best with the training goals of the athlete is better. You also want progression in intensity, complexity and specificity, which requires variation. I’d say in many cases you want both of them
Because you want to learn calisthenics and have no interest in lifting weights whatsoever! Who cares how much you can bench press! When you can, move your body however and whatever you want! Personally I find this whole which is better! Pointless and stupid! It's just another way for them to make more videos! Because they've run out of things to say! 👍
I prefer to try new exercises once in awhile. I love the barbell, but there are also a lot of fun bodyweight exercises to do, too. One pro pushups have is if you fail, you just lie down. Failing on the bench is a little more complicated.
@@harisjaved994 Not true, just because your body is going up and down doesn’t mean its a vertical press. The dip targets your lower chest and triceps which are exactly the same muscles used in other horizontal presses like the bench press. Something thats actually a vertical press would be the HSPU or shoulder press.
@@harisjaved994 Ok well whether you consider dips vertical or not doesnt change the fact that its more similar to bench press in terms of muscles activated and carryover than pushups
Pushups: easy to start, many different variations to target different muscles, ability to overload with weight and harder progressions, relative strength overall seems to be more impressive because of the harder exercises you can achieve
I've personally developed way more chest muscle on push ups than I ever did on a bench press. I mean it's remarkable given I mostly am just using different variation of bodyweight. There really is so benefits for one you do them anywhere and get a quick work out in. I think the other reason push up can be better is you can train much more frequently than you can if you just do heavy or moderate benching and it is a lot less strain on the shoulder and other joints. Of course benching is still an excellent exercise if you want to build strength but for me it's not necessary to develop and build the chest muscle which is my main goal.
I've caught myself neglecting push-ups time and time again. My results on bench have gradually increased, but have hit a plateu. I believe a lack of control and scapular stability is partially to blame, something I can improve with more push-ups
Yoga block deep stretch paused pushups like that give me the best DOMS by far. Feels great going to failure too, trying your best to push yourself up by half an inch from that deep stretch.
I have a medical grade scale at home that I can put a bar on and do push ups off of. I weighed 275 last summer and it showed that at the height of the movement, there was 200lbs resistance and towards the bottom part, down all the way, it was closer to 240. My scale had a needle that wobbled so it varied based on the part of the movement, but at any rate....I feel like push ups are better for me because with bench, I have a damaged shoulder, so my movement is limited. Push ups I can "float" more. Meaning, I can adjust my grip, my foot position, forwards or backwards leaning...much more easily.
If you listen closely, there were very few actual reasons to bench press rather than do push-ups. The benefits seemed most prominent from doing push-ups as your primary, pushing movement. They offer endless progression opportunities via adding weight, or changing the angle plus offer core and shoulder stability benefits. Pretty obvious which one is objectively superior.
I think the problem with bench press is that I get scared of going all out in fear of getting stuck under the bar if I do too many reps or increase the weight too much. I'd rather do them with dumbells
I rank the decline bench as the most bang for your buck exercise: it hits ever fiber of the chest (mid, low, up even to the collar bones, close to the arm pits) and some triceps and front + mid delts. I might be a bit different but push-ups, even doing all kinds of variations, do not cause that kind of soreness. Dips, which is good ofc, will not do this either but rather put more stress on certain areas of the chest with more triceps.
Which is better Combat Training or Weightlifting? **Combat Training**- Combat training places a strong emphasis on cardiovascular endurance,(push ups repetitions and 7miles running) agility, flexibility, and overall functional fitness required for combat situations. - **Weightlifting** Weightlifting primarily focuses on building muscle mass, strength, and power through resistance training.
Few years ago I injured my shoulder and bench pressing became a pain, I was worried I wouldn't be able to do it anymore. I started taking it slowly by doing pushups for chest, and to my surprise my shoulders felt fine. Spent about 7 months building up pushup reps, slowly incorporating tools to go deeper, weighted vests, then rings. When I went back to the bench press, it felt better than ever before and my shoulders are much healthier.
I do push up but with 3 yoga blocks for maximum stretch, not just 1 though 😁😁 and science recently has shown that the stretch phase is what really matters👍👍
Depends on what you want. If you want to develop a lot of muscle mass, bench press is better. Not because the push up is bad, but because you can't overload it as much
Pushups are better than bench others who say u cant overload them to improve your gains and there easy... Its called a weight vest / harder pushup variations 👍
Assuming your body weight is 90 kg. The heaviest weighted vest is 68 kg. Adding it up, we get 158 kg. Assuming you do a more difficult variation that can make the weight feel 1.5x heavier, you end up with 237 kg. Pretty impressive if you can do this but at that point, directly loading 240 kg on the barbell would be easier. If you call me a nerd for doing this calculation, it is just basic math and you are just an idiot
Push ups are way better in general especially because they can be done without equipment, but the bench press is necessary to test your max strength and show off just how much balance and strength you’ve gained from the push ups
Dunno. For me push-ups is just warm up or simple maintenance exercise. It won't make you much stronger. Sure you can be creative and make bunch of circus things out of it. But if you want mass and strength in your chest, bench is much better.
I found that the inverted push up(if that’s what they’re called) is just as challenging as the bench press. The inverted is where you place your feet between 1 and 3 feet off of the floor, meaning you are pushing up the heavier parts of your body( the head and torso) which is roughly 70 to 80 percent of your body weight. 10 to 20 reps and you will feel it. Thanks for sharing.
The shift in angle, especially one as great as you posted, 1-3 ft, will change the lift. Your way is more anterior deltoid, which only increases as you increase the angle.
Both are important but push ups does have a higher importance due to teaching your body how to manipulate your own weight in a more real world case scenario
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Is it important to roll shoulders back to engage chest?
is it just me or have i been benching wronf this whole time with my back flat i dont curve it like hes does
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I do both. What i noticed is that bench presses made me strong enough to do push ups, and push ups helped in keeping the barbell stable.
That's sage advice, thx!
Yes, for me that is the best solution, too !
Pushups are great for endurance too
And pull ups help you brace your upper back when you’re arching in bench position, but I rarely see anyone in my gym do either. This is really great advice you’re giving.
I’m excellent at pushups, dips, dumbbell presses but terrible at barbell bench press. Form is trash but I can tell I’m strong enough to move the weight but I can feel my form is off which fuccs with my confidence on the bench.
I do both
But I do push ups more because it can be performed anywhere
As I age (40's) push ups are my go to
Same here.
Not same here. But same here.
I hear yah and most don't realize that the push up's are duplicated in real life vs the bench presses, maybe i'm saying this after my 40+ years in life, half of that spent in the military, lol.
I am 56 and push ups are my favorite exercise to improve my shoulder strength and my resilience.
most people prefer push ups because it's just so much easier. do push ups til failure, then next workout build up to a bench 1rm and see which is harder. definitely the bench press. weight lifting is much more taxing and difficult.
I consider push ups has more advantages than bench press, because you can do push ups anywhere and anytime.
Progressive overload can be a bit trickier with pushups, especially once you can do over 30 in a row.
Edit: Many of you are recommending pushups variations and progressions. These are great! My comment was regarding that it’s not nearly as simple as tracking your progress with just putting some more weight on the bar. I love pushups and its variations, it’s just easier for me to track progress with bench is all :)
@@gonzalezm244yeah true, if simplicity is the goal, push ups win and loose at the same time. But i‘d say having access to rings and maybe a weight vest gives you nearly infinite opportunity to progress. Especially since 30 reps are quite a lot
@@gonzalezm244 true, you just need to mix up variations. You can do archer pushups to put added resistance over one hand. Or you can do a decline push up by putting your feet up to increase the % of bodyweight being used as resistance. There’s also ring push ups which will focus on your stabilizing muscles. Of course the pressing motion will change and will work different muscles more or less than a traditional push up.
You’re right that there is a plateau and mental block, but there are some creative solutions without having to resort to weights or weighted vests.
Push ups engage 52 different muscles throughout the body.
There are also many different types to challenge yourself - plyo, 1 leg, 1 arm, finger tip, dive bombers etc…..
@@gonzalezm244I felt the same as a 50 rep+ guy, but changing to incline with hand placement variations or doing Tyson Pushups (which are like a leg chest combo where you lunge forward from the wall before each push up), I was able to cut my rep range to around half. I also overload dips with weight to compensate for the inability to add weight to my pushups without a partner or vest.
Dumbbells over barbell. More range of motion. You can get the stretching very similar to pushups.
My wiser mind says: Agreed. But the ego lifter says: its easier to stabilize the barbell instead of the dumbells
Why Not Both?💪🏾🔥
Hell yeah
This is the way
You don’t need bench I have a big chest doing only push ups
No need to visit gym or no equipment requirement
Bodey weight anytime any place lot variations of push ups to master good to lift weights as well love bodey weight best do some kettlebells as well
I love how he says master the bench press , I’ve been working on my form recently and the better my form gets the stronger I am , activating those muscles with correct form is and should be everyone’s goal.
That is not true. It shouldn't be EVERYONE'S goal because people have different bodie types. It's what work for the individual person.
@@onealbean5310 everyone s goal should be to perform exercises with perfect form wdym?
Form! First Priority!
Form over weight...unless you want injuries..there is a reason for these "forms"
As a powerlifter, it’s push ups. All day, every day it’s gonna be push ups.
Serratus Anterior and the lower portion of your traps are more utilized, and therefore it better assists in overall shoulder health. I bit you all adieu ✌🏽
Why you bit me?
Weighted push ups are by far THE BEST chest exercise. The mass you will gain is truly unreal!
Weighted HOW exactly? With a vest?
@@AB-nb2ic backpack my guy.
Why not over armed push-ups?
@@NwoDispatcher just try them
@@AB-nb2icvest or heavy backpack vest is better weight distribution
As a mix of bodybuilder and someone who do Calisthenic , I love push ups more but in my opinion bench press is a better option if you wanna increase your strength because not exeryone who can do clean push ups , can high weight bench press but most of people who can do high weight bench press ,can do clean and high numbers push ups.
Of you can't do a proper pushup means that many muscles in your body are under developed. Is much better to strengthen all of them than just a group who will give you a false sense of power.
@@alxdava2004 a bench press movement is the same as a push up movement.
The endurance is a factor
@@Rok1260 yes it is. The only difference is being upside down
@@Rok1260 if you're trying to train your core or legs then there are much better exercises for that. Push-ups are mainly to train the pushing motion of your hands.
Great job breaking down the benefits of both push-ups and bench press
As someone who started with callisthenics only, I’d say bench press is better to build stronger pecs with the most muscle mass over push ups. This is mainly due to overloading potential. With push-ups you are limited by your own weight unless you add more but that’s inconvenient.
Pushups are full-body exercises but bench press is targeting chest shoulders and hands only... Options of progressive over load in pushups are minimal.
bench press targets triceps, pecs, anterior deltoids, serratus anterior, and forearms and to a lesser extent your core muscles to maintain form. i am guessing you are meaning forearms (grip strength) when you say hands...?
options of progressive over load in push ups is nearly endless, what are you on about? there are about 12 different grip variations, archer pushups, variations to tempo and ROM, weighted pushups, ring push ups, different foot elevations, the list goes on and on.
I’d say use deep push ups with bench press as they’re both vital movements for development but use the muscles completely different. I’d even substitute drop sets or light bench with push ups. Push ups are essentially harder.
Bench press is far easier to progressively overload while staying in a rep range conducive to gaining size and strength. The trade off is you need equipment vs just a semi flat surface
You will lose muscle cardio and will be a way less flexible than if you work push up IMO.
@62Tob push ups on their own won't encourage greater flexibility or muscular endurance, they don't inherently offer a greater range of motion and you can gain muscular endurance by adding high rep training to your bench programming. Push ups will absolutely limit your strength gains unless you're somehow adding weight beyond the gains in body mass that will inevitably happen slower than if you were overloading a barbell.
@@62TobPushups are only helpful for size and strength for a certain number of reps, after that you should add Bench Press to further challenge yourself and keep making gains.
Weighted push ups are the best.
if you need to add weight to push ups you should just bench at that point
@@user-sx2rn5sl3m nah, try it, there's a whole slew of different benefits you get from one and not the other.
@@user-sx2rn5sl3mworking less muscles though
@@nicholascharles9625 bench is superior for maximizing muscle and strength
@@user-sx2rn5sl3mwhy?
Both. But as my drill sergeant once said about doing pushups: ‘The Army issued you a gym. Start pushing!’.
Pushing your bodyweight or a barbell though?
@@mcmuinorac5848yes
Barbell
Both are amazing together
Bench press has always been achey on the shoulders for me.
I like doing and incline press or a smith machine incline press, it always felt like a kore natural movement.
Pushups and dips all the way everyday
I think it was Dr. Mike who said that inclined bench press was the best bench press like flat is almost not even necessary.
DB BPs eliminated the shoulder pain for me. Your grip isn't unnaturally locked into the straight bar.
One big tip: Make sure to NOT tense your shoulders up towards your neck. Consciously relax them down, away from your neck.
This might also work with BB BPs but I'm not going back to them.
Weighted dips.
💯
You know ball
Weighted deficit push ups and dips>
The best
They're just annoying to set up. First you have to strap the weight to your hips, then you have to get on the high dip station every set.
That push up form is immaculate
Pushups = fewer injuries = stronger core = functional strength
Also smaller muscle mass because there is no progressive overload, never saw anyone with admirable chests that said "Ye all i did was pushups bro" 😂
@@Dotalol123 spend more time with pushups than your keyboard and watch the gains gro bro 😂
@@Dotalol123Are you kidding? Enough of the right pushups will most definitely give you a massive chest.
@@Dotalol123 Hybrid is best
@@Dotalol123Do weighted pushups, you can do handstand pushups, and planche, you don't know what you're talking about.
Both are beneficial when done with proper form and technique.
Different strokes for different folks. I do both, no reason to only do one, unless you have no access to a barbell. If I have to pick, I favor pushup, but only bc a big, crazy strong build isnt my goal. Im building a lean athletic physique mainly for sports performance, but also bc I like the aesthetic more
I do Pushups and pullups as well as a 4 day weights split...harder more defined body
Pullups are the real beast. 50 pushups? Easy. 50 pullups? Hard af.
@@j.baldwin3012I do pike pushups first until i can easily do 50 reps then I do pullups, n it isnt as hard when I used to do only pullups
I do 50 mark whalberg pull-ups every day it's actually easy you should try them
@@Drew-od4dhA well trained Navy Seal does 20 pull ups, 25 at best. You have to really REALLY go out of your way to do 30. And you're telling me you do 50?
@@paddypibblet846 He said every day, not in one set..
Heavy weighted vest+ankles, explosive deep pliometric Full planche pushups to explosive deep pliometric handstand pushups
Relax Goku
On this episode of fact or cap we’re going to test the bulletproof shoulders.
This is such a refreshing and informative collaboration, much respect 🫡
The older I get the less I care about weight and the more I care about being healthy and functional. I’d choose push ups if I had to. I also prefer dumbbells over barbell bench. Dropped the bench a long time ago bcuz I have nothing to prove and I don’t compete and it just didn’t make sense shoulder health wise. I’m thinking of incorporating light weight barbell bench sometimes tho.
Both, I like doing them both but in separate trainings.Pushups I do often together with shoulder workout as a superset.
How about weighted push-ups?
just bench
Bench press allows more RAW POWER by lifting more weight than the body can provide. I saw a workout book once where a body builder did pushups with a sand bag on his back. If you put extra weight on your back you can get a "hybrid" exercise where you get the benefits of pushup mentioned in this video but some of the raw power of bench press.
Pushups are better because of core & serratus anterior development, and increased scapula control.
Or, here’s an idea, if you want core and serratus anterior development, and increased scapula control, do movements that actually target those specific areas
Ye especially that the activation of the thing that u listed on pushups is close to 0 xd, wdym core just do zerchers or sth like that if u want core pushups won t build it same with the rest
@@DynamicKeith or you can combine them in one movement. Pushups are great.
@DynamicKeith not a believer in compound movements huh? not very dynamic of you, keith.
@@MarcelMoniek-w5v except it's not. you are literally on a short of a guy that ONLY does calisthenics that is built like a beast.
To a point Push up is great but after a while bench for sure is better bc you can overload the muscle better
Pushups are BEST period.
when doing push ups it's important to add weight (e.g. using a weight vest) to increase intensity.
I think the thing with pushups people underrate is yea it’s hard to progressive overload but you can do hard and long eccentrics and concentrics to really gets your muscles firing
Also, you can improve wrist strength and the stability of all your arm joints if you do them holding something like a squishy ball.
Calisthenics develops strength I recommend doing so for a year before touching weights, you’ll be so far ahead of the game when you start weightlifting. 💪🏾
To get better at weightlifting, you lift weights.
To get better at boxing, you box.
What you said is like „to drive better, you need to ride your bike for a year“
That’s bullshit
You probably don’t know what the word weightlifting means.
@@Tetzll123 have fun with those torn ligaments and strained joints with that philosophy bro. a back ground in calisthenics will ABSOLUTELY give you a major edge in weight lifting, better recovery, better joint, ligament and small muscle group development, better cardio, better neurological muscle connections. which are all the things that people diving into weight lifting ignore or are not aware of and are the factors that cause most injuries in weightlifting. what are you even on about? and your analogies are absolute trash. boxers jump rope, they run, they lift, they stretch, they hit speed bags, they shadow box, they hit body bags, they do circuit training, some of them even do weird things like gymnastics and dancing. they do dozens of other things to supplement/compliment their boxing regiment. time in the ring boxing/sparring is probably what they spend the LEAST amount of their time doing.
the driving thing is more like, " if you have spent time cross country driving various vehicles, you will be better prepared to get into a race car and not put yourself into the wall in the first turn then someone who has never operated a vehicle."
sheesh.
Between the two on your video, the push ups is better because there is more stretching from the pecs when beginning the movement. The guy who is bench pressing is bending his back, therefore having little or no stretch to start and decreasing the distance of the lift.
The push-up, especially a deficit push, provides more stretch, which is more hypertrophic and potentially causes more growth.
You can just as much stretch if not more by switching the bar for dumbells.
man, if you really believe that, this is a lost cause. the whole internet fitness just can't be serious, but people simply fall for it. There's no recovery from this
An excellent video 📹 on comparisons, I personally combine bodyweight exercises with isometric holds for a duration of time for making significant gains in strength 💪
Gonna have to go with the Pushup. I have a pretty solid chest, and have only ever done variations of PUs. Plus, PUs are just way too cool
Calisthenics guy and Bodybuilder collab i never expected 🔥
Push ups push up push ups all day
You missed that part that bunch is just fun😂
Calisthenics Is the whole food of training 🗣️
It has pro's and cons
It is the recipe for underdeveloped legs as well.
I've been doing calisthenics since 2020, thanks to covid, and legs are actually my most developed muscles. I'm the opposite to your typical gym bro - I have rather small upper body, although ripped, and big strong legs. My woman always says that my legs are massive. Maybe lot of cali guys simply overlook legs?
@@ml-ie if they do skill training it could be the case, in street lifting they sure as shit do, and I don't know about endurance since in competition there isn't the squat as an exercise, but you can for sure train your legs effectively even with calisthenics
depends what you train from calisthenics but i agree for the most part, i think things like muscles ups are overkill, arguably pull ups too depending on your goals, dead hangs are amazing though
You two are a treasure, thank you! 🙏
"Conditionah is bettah, it makes heah silky and smooooth." Billy Madison
I think you just summed up every fitness and diet debate ever
i read this in an arnold voice instead 😂
@@specialaccount7631 yeah that works too 😆
If ur beginner push ups allow u to start better without getting hurt. And u can do them anywhere. Bench press is after u develop some muscles. So without push ups u be struggling more. But I guess if u eat a lot of protein the faster way to grow ur chest is bench press while push ups helps ur core stomach too from plank position. If u want strength faster bench press overall if u want to be more aesthetic push ups until they become easier once u can do 100 pretty easily do bench press and slowly gradually gain weight.
Hey everyone, I'm a moron who didn't even consider adding blocks for a deeper push up lol
Gonna give this a shot now.
That’s okay! I cheated on my wife .
Same here!
Knuckles give you the same rom increase
I use dumbells, I just put my palms on the flat part of the actual weight
I’m so glad this dude has become part of my algorithm. Love these training methods and insights. 💪
Push-ups immediately after benching😅😮😊💪🏿🤸🏿♂️🦍🪮👑
that's a hard thing. Push-ups (clapping push-ups even better), Romanian deadlifts with Dumbbells, straight arm pulldowns. The warm-up trinity for benching, even before priming the movement and the heavy sets.
Push ups are an excellent beginner and finisher to a bench work out.
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The exercise that alligns best with the training goals of the athlete is better.
You also want progression in intensity, complexity and specificity, which requires variation.
I’d say in many cases you want both of them
Both should be included in any push session. Why be limited to one or the other 😊
Because you want to learn calisthenics and have no interest in lifting weights whatsoever! Who cares how much you can bench press! When you can, move your body however and whatever you want! Personally I find this whole which is better! Pointless and stupid! It's just another way for them to make more videos! Because they've run out of things to say! 👍
Weighted push ups are overpowered
@@JasonHollis-hg6vg !
@@JasonHollis-hg6vgthat's a lot of words for I prefer push ups.
Because some of us don''t go gym
Push ups and dumbbell bench press these two are a great combo
I prefer to try new exercises once in awhile. I love the barbell, but there are also a lot of fun bodyweight exercises to do, too. One pro pushups have is if you fail, you just lie down. Failing on the bench is a little more complicated.
Could equate to death in some cases 😂
Pushups work wonders
Benched heavy, benched light, benched high reps, benched low reps. NOTHING compares to the pump of push-ups/dips.
Now do burpees...and hand release push ups...oh and decline bench...oh man so much fun to change it up!
PUSH UPS🔝
That's a great exercise for your chest. I difficulty growing my chest. The decline push-up and tricep dip >> for chest.
Pull-ups for back
I think a better comparison would be bench press vs dips
Yes but dip is a vertical press motion maybe that's why they chose pushups
@@harisjaved994 Not true, just because your body is going up and down doesn’t mean its a vertical press. The dip targets your lower chest and triceps which are exactly the same muscles used in other horizontal presses like the bench press. Something thats actually a vertical press would be the HSPU or shoulder press.
@@maxedout3402 I consider dips vertical
@@harisjaved994 Ok well whether you consider dips vertical or not doesnt change the fact that its more similar to bench press in terms of muscles activated and carryover than pushups
@@maxedout3402 Yeah, they do have a great carryover to bench press
Depends on what you wanna do for chest imo bench is better for upper chest pushups for lower
Pushups: easy to start, many different variations to target different muscles, ability to overload with weight and harder progressions, relative strength overall seems to be more impressive because of the harder exercises you can achieve
both but for easy progressive overload (which is vital to grow your chest) bench is easily the winner there
Both 💪🏾
I've personally developed way more chest muscle on push ups than I ever did on a bench press. I mean it's remarkable given I mostly am just using different variation of bodyweight. There really is so benefits for one you do them anywhere and get a quick work out in. I think the other reason push up can be better is you can train much more frequently than you can if you just do heavy or moderate benching and it is a lot less strain on the shoulder and other joints. Of course benching is still an excellent exercise if you want to build strength but for me it's not necessary to develop and build the chest muscle which is my main goal.
I know no case of death by push ups. So I prefer push ups 😊
I've caught myself neglecting push-ups time and time again. My results on bench have gradually increased, but have hit a plateu. I believe a lack of control and scapular stability is partially to blame, something I can improve with more push-ups
That stretch during push ups really helps me to warm up the shoulder and the rotator cuff.
Yoga block deep stretch paused pushups like that give me the best DOMS by far. Feels great going to failure too, trying your best to push yourself up by half an inch from that deep stretch.
The collab I didn’t know I needed.
I have a medical grade scale at home that I can put a bar on and do push ups off of. I weighed 275 last summer and it showed that at the height of the movement, there was 200lbs resistance and towards the bottom part, down all the way, it was closer to 240.
My scale had a needle that wobbled so it varied based on the part of the movement, but at any rate....I feel like push ups are better for me because with bench, I have a damaged shoulder, so my movement is limited. Push ups I can "float" more. Meaning, I can adjust my grip, my foot position, forwards or backwards leaning...much more easily.
If you listen closely, there were very few actual reasons to bench press rather than do push-ups. The benefits seemed most prominent from doing push-ups as your primary, pushing movement. They offer endless progression opportunities via adding weight, or changing the angle plus offer core and shoulder stability benefits. Pretty obvious which one is objectively superior.
for me, i use both. bench on monday, push ups wednesday. press & dips on friday.
I think the problem with bench press is that I get scared of going all out in fear of getting stuck under the bar if I do too many reps or increase the weight too much. I'd rather do them with dumbells
Push-ups build more than chest 💪🏽
I rank the decline bench as the most bang for your buck exercise: it hits ever fiber of the chest (mid, low, up even to the collar bones, close to the arm pits) and some triceps and front + mid delts. I might be a bit different but push-ups, even doing all kinds of variations, do not cause that kind of soreness. Dips, which is good ofc, will not do this either but rather put more stress on certain areas of the chest with more triceps.
Which is better
Combat Training or Weightlifting?
**Combat Training**- Combat training places a strong emphasis on cardiovascular endurance,(push ups repetitions and 7miles running) agility, flexibility, and overall functional fitness required for combat situations.
- **Weightlifting**
Weightlifting primarily focuses on building muscle mass, strength, and power through resistance training.
I love the stretch on deficit push ups but it's unfortunate that you can't load it up as much. I prefer sticking to dumbbells and dips.
Few years ago I injured my shoulder and bench pressing became a pain, I was worried I wouldn't be able to do it anymore. I started taking it slowly by doing pushups for chest, and to my surprise my shoulders felt fine.
Spent about 7 months building up pushup reps, slowly incorporating tools to go deeper, weighted vests, then rings. When I went back to the bench press, it felt better than ever before and my shoulders are much healthier.
Do both because they make the other easier 💪💪💪
Push ups do a lot more 😮 hitting more area aka more parts of the body and bench press does helps greatly 😮with bulk and strength so do both I do😊
I also love push-ups because I can train for explosiveness with less risk. Plyo pushups are a great tool to increase bench press.
I do push up but with 3 yoga blocks for maximum stretch, not just 1 though 😁😁 and science recently has shown that the stretch phase is what really matters👍👍
weighted push ups and pull ups literally benefits in everyyyything.
Depends on what you want. If you want to develop a lot of muscle mass, bench press is better. Not because the push up is bad, but because you can't overload it as much
Both. Always seem to run into issues if I'm not working on both
Pushups are better than bench others who say u cant overload them to improve your gains and there easy... Its called a weight vest / harder pushup variations 👍
Assuming your body weight is 90 kg. The heaviest weighted vest is 68 kg. Adding it up, we get 158 kg. Assuming you do a more difficult variation that can make the weight feel 1.5x heavier, you end up with 237 kg. Pretty impressive if you can do this but at that point, directly loading 240 kg on the barbell would be easier. If you call me a nerd for doing this calculation, it is just basic math and you are just an idiot
Depends on your goal, each have their own advantages
Push ups are way better in general especially because they can be done without equipment, but the bench press is necessary to test your max strength and show off just how much balance and strength you’ve gained from the push ups
best to use both but push ups overall better then top up with the bar for better strength
My favorite warm up to full strict 90lb hard sets w/ slow eccentric, is a single set of 65 clean decline pushups with grips for additional ROM
You can do as many pushups as you want…it won’t increase your bench press
Dunno. For me push-ups is just warm up or simple maintenance exercise. It won't make you much stronger. Sure you can be creative and make bunch of circus things out of it. But if you want mass and strength in your chest, bench is much better.
I found that the inverted push up(if that’s what they’re called) is just as challenging as the bench press. The inverted is where you place your feet between 1 and 3 feet off of the floor, meaning you are pushing up the heavier parts of your body( the head and torso) which is roughly 70 to 80 percent of your body weight. 10 to 20 reps and you will feel it. Thanks for sharing.
The shift in angle, especially one as great as you posted, 1-3 ft, will change the lift. Your way is more anterior deltoid, which only increases as you increase the angle.
Both are important but push ups does have a higher importance due to teaching your body how to manipulate your own weight in a more real world case scenario
I get so bored of doing pushups always counting to super high numbers gets so annoying