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Do non-weight exersizes gain you muscle?

JonnyButler89 Posts: 13 Joined: 2004/11/27	2004/11/30, 03:08 PM Hi Do doing exersizes such as push-ups (which require no weight) gain you any muscle?? or do they only help your fitness? If they do not gain you muscle. Do you know any good exersizes to buold up the pex. Thanks Jon
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/11/30, 03:27 PM Push-ups will not really build muscle. Your muscles need to to be challenged by weight resistance in order to grow you need to demand more of them. There are plenty of exercises for your chest such barbell flat,incline,decline presses...dmbell flat,incline,decline presses..pec deck, dips ect... sign up for a program here on FT you can specialize in a chest program i believe.
	2004/11/30, 03:39 PM Jonny, if you have never really exercised, anything you do will help build muscle. If you don't have equipment, you can use a back pack with some sort of weight for push ups. Justin's point is that you need increasing resistance to progress after a certain point. -------------- I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol Charlie
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/11/30, 07:32 PM Yep, in the beginning, anything you do will yeild some results. But if it is biceps:big_smile: for instance you are looking for, you need weight bearing exercise. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/12/01, 05:28 AM Although you aren't using extra weights for these exercises you are still using body weight. I can get about 10 pushups out on a good day :) so for me this is enough to build muscle. If you are doing many more and don't have access to weights you can increase the amount of your body weight that you are lifting by putting your feet on a step or doing one handed push ups. If this is too easy then, as the others say, you will need to start using weights. Good luck
JonnyButler89 Posts: 13 Joined: 2004/11/27	2004/12/01, 01:26 PM ok thanks guys
neiltilley Posts: 325 Joined: 2003/03/09	2004/12/02, 09:35 AM weights wise maybe you asked the question as you don't have access to any. You can give yourself resistance in bodyweight or by using equipment you haven't thought of or investing in some cheap bits. A box of paper weighs about 22kilos. Large detergent bottles a full watering can, even a bucket. Invest in a small upgradable dumbell set,,, buy a doorway fitting chin bar,,, use two hi back tubular chairs or any chairs side by side and as you progress a third for your feet buy a swiss ball,,, boot fairs often have the bullworker isometric equipment , steppers, ab rollers at ridiculous cheap prices...
rebound Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/07/12	2004/12/05, 08:39 PM Pushups give garbage size, however dips and pullups are great mass builders(+weighted belt when body weight isnt enough).
dean_cliffy Posts: 16 Joined: 2004/03/26	2004/12/22, 10:59 AM exercises such as pushups build muscular endurance not muscle size. But they are a good exercise to include in your routine:)