Weighted push ups vs Bench Press
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<p>And by all means, if you can do a hundred without weight, then stop taking advice from me!</p>
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<p>Pull ups and bench have always been my weakest exercises, I have always been pretty good on the push ups, not do any for a year or more and then jump down and still bang out >50, but cant say I've bothered with weighted ones, would be best having a spotter for these to place weights squarely...?</p>
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<p>Pull ups and bench have always been my weakest exercises, I have always been pretty good on the push ups, not do any for a year or more and then jump down and still bang out >50, but cant say I've bothered with weighted ones, would be best having a spotter for these to place weights squarely...?</p>
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<p>Bent over barbell rows are excellent to improve your pull ups - Yo Elliot (youtube) had a vid about how you can get better at an exercise by doing other stuff that uses the same muscle groups.... feel free to take that comment straight to the gutter lads!</p> -
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<p>Pull ups and bench have always been my weakest exercises, I have always been pretty good on the push ups, not do any for a year or more and then jump down and still bang out >50, but cant say I've bothered with weighted ones, would be best having a spotter for these to place weights squarely...?</p>
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<p>I've rigged up a bit of a system in the garage as I'm not allowed the weights in the lounge, works pretty good. Agree a bit on the pull ups TR, I find if I haven't done any for awhile I lose a few reps but tend to get them back after a few weeks and will be ramping them up as T shirt season is nearly upon us. Helps if there is a bit of Milf watching ya fuck around in the park on the jungle gym and then say "wow, my partner can't do that......" ( yep, that comment pretty much made my weekend ) the fact he was only a metre or three away made it even better haha.</p> -
<p>Just went hoody shopping and the ones I got are tight as fuck around the top but loose as fuck around the middle. Sounds like we've both been winning lately my good man !</p>
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<p>but yeah the winning is a brief respite in a battle we're destined to lose long term.....</p> -
<p>I'm having that issue with business shirts at the moment - have to buy slim fit or European fit to get it looking good. But I've found as I drop size in business trousers the bloody pockets get too small! When I try to carry my wallet around it sticks out like a gigantic tumour.</p>
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<p>I'm having that issue with business shirts at the moment - have to buy slim fit or European fit to get it looking good. But I've found as I drop size in business trousers the bloody pockets get too small! When I try to carry my wallet around it sticks out like a gigantic tumour.</p>
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<p>Its a good problem to have.</p>
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<p>Dude, every metrosexual man knows you keep your wallet in your jacket......</p> -
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<p>Yeah funny how that works. Wife never comments much about my changed physique, then one of her friends we hadn't seen in a while does a jaw drop moment and a "omigod u are so buff". Wife got all jealous and toey. Win for me. Never lasts long tho</p>
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<p>Ha, at least women are consistent!!</p>
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<p>I have a suit jacket in my wardrobe, still with the tag on it, I just wear trousers and a shirt (corporate wardrobe) and the shirts are all different, a few are an awesome cut while a couple simply suck!</p> -
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<p>Bent over barbell rows are excellent to improve your pull ups - Yo Elliot (youtube) had a vid about how you can get better at an exercise by doing other stuff that uses the same muscle groups.... feel free to take that comment straight to the gutter lads!</p>
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<p>this sounds like a good tip. I should increase my intensity and lower volume. That means adding a session of slow pull ups and dips, not worrying about numbers. Also, a session of doing a jump pull up then slow negative-lower slowly.</p>
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<p>My push ups have always been bad-I get sore shoulders from them so hardly every try. I can bench 90+ when am in good shape-which means when I'm doing 20-25 reps on the dips. I'm not there at the moment-another month I hope. Dips are great for bench.</p>
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<p>I have improved on pull ups a fair bit but am having trouble getting above 15-16. Maybe more rest would help, more days between sessions. Just, not yet.</p>
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<p>And this one is not that impressive, his arms are really wide and as a consequence he doesn't go near dead hang. I used to do 35 in a row with a bit less distance from top to bottom. Call these 1/2-3/4 pull ups.</p>
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<p>Dead hang are tougher, and hands just more than shoulder width apart.</p>
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<p>This is very impressive, although he's only 16 so is probably 20kg lighter than me. Also, on many pull ups he doesn't drop to full hang and pause.</p>
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