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2001/06/06, 07:38 PM
A friend of mine said that doing pushups and pullups everyday is good for your overall training and physique. I thought this would be a form of overtraining but he said that the muscles worked are different than those worked with weights. Is this true, or b.s. that he heard somewhere?
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2001/06/06, 09:05 PM
Seems logical that doing the same excercises everyday would be considered overtraining. But, I have also seen guys who train like that and have great physiques. Personally, I would do it every other day or so in conjunction with a good weight training program. For me push-ups and pull-ups are warm-up excercises, but if implimented properly, I can see where you could get deeper cuts and firmer back. Both exercises are still resistance movements, same as lifting weights. Sorry I can't give you a difinitive answer, but I'm not sure if there is one.
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2001/06/07, 11:47 AM
That would be true. I was thinking about it a little more and your answer is a good one. I guess to each their own, eh? You write well dude. Thanks for your input.
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2001/06/08, 04:15 AM
Pull ups are pretty hard ...push ups are alright
you utilize 3 or more muscles when you do either
I mean when you do push ups you work your pecs and arms. for pull ups in addition to your lats you work your arms and lower chest a little. depending on the form. So its more like compound movements that can get pretty hard. Try doing 1-arm pushups using the knuckles..I mean vary it in any way if you get bored
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