Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54578

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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chest pains

sexy_dex_2007
sexy_dex_2007
Posts: 2
Joined: 2010/02/11
United States
2010/02/11, 12:04 PM
I just recently started working out. i do about 50 pushups per workout session and I do about 3 sessions per day. I know your muscles are supposed to be sore in your arms but are you supposed to have tender muscles in your chest as well? if so, i didnt know that your chest muscles were involved when doing pushups. Also, I have tenderness in my lower abdomen as well. is that from the pushups as well? i havent started doing situps yet. my workout usually consist of many pushups and jogging for right now. could you please help me out?

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7707mutt
7707mutt
Posts: 7,686
Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2010/02/11, 12:23 PM
Yes to all. LOL pushups can be brutal even to experienced lifters......you are doing Fine!

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Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2010/02/11, 12:27 PM
Think of the movement of a push up. It is similar to a bench press or chest press except you are using your body weight in reverse. The same effect would happen if you were to do them against a wall.
Keep up the good work and don't forget to rest.

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Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.



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Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)