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How many pushups can someone who can bench bodyweight do?
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:36 PM Author: Lemon psychic I've always wondered on the physics of this question (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988583) |
Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:37 PM Author: mewling hideous meetinghouse juggernaut I'd guess more than the amount of reps he/she can do with said weight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988594) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:38 PM Author: 180 insane brethren I think you can do a whole lot more pushups bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988601) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:41 PM Author: mewling hideous meetinghouse juggernaut that's what i said (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988626) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:42 PM Author: lascivious unholy state im at about body weight and I can do about 50. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988629) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:42 PM Author: avocado electric gunner chapel My best guess is that a traditional push-up is about the same resistance as benching 1/2 of your body weight. I can do around 70 pushups and can reach about 20 reps on the bench with my body weight. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988633) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:45 PM Author: 180 insane brethren (NFL cornerback posting on xo) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988665) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:49 PM Author: avocado electric gunner chapel I wish haha. Try manlet with a really high stregnth to weight ratio.
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:46 PM Author: Aromatic principal's office No way it's like benching 1/2 bw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988676) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:47 PM Author: appetizing fantasy-prone stag film no it's not. more like 1/3
source: SCALE pushups
not to mention that pushups are isometric and require no stabilizers.
Edit: just redid it with a more accurate scale (it had been a while since the first measurement) and it weighed between 140-170 for near-hand pushups depending on the part of the movement...I weigh 225.
It's still not like benching 140-170 because there are no stabilizers involved and bench presses usually go a bit deeper (all the way to chest) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:50 PM Author: avocado electric gunner chapel I wouldn't doubt that. 1/2 has always been my rule of thumb based on zero research. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988701) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:52 PM Author: appetizing fantasy-prone stag film okay I just redid it with a moar accurate scale and it's closer to .6
so yeah im going to just grow a beard. |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:43 PM Author: Drab house-broken knife private investor the correlation is not very high. it just depends. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988645) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:46 PM Author: appetizing fantasy-prone stag film there isn't a strong correlation.
I could only do 45 pushups or so back when I benched 300 @ 215.
most weight-lifting routines don't train muscular endurance. if you want to do more pushups, do more pushups. there is crossover (as in id be surprised if a guy with a BW bench couldn't do at least 25 pushups) but it is definitely not 1 to 1.
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:50 PM Author: sooty clown deer antler sounds cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988703) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:47 PM Author: doobsian boltzmann The exact same amount of reps. Pretty obvious if you think about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988683) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:48 PM Author: appetizing fantasy-prone stag film figured you'd at least be able to tit bounce the weight on bench (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988689) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2014 4:54 PM Author: excitant sepia pistol ape (guy who loves making impossible comparisons) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2626240&forum_id=2#25988721) |