Can pushups make your upper body bigger?
Pushups work your chest when done correctly, not your arms and shoulders. Your arms and shoulders are involved in the motion, and will also be affected by pushups, however the primary muscle used in that motion is your chest. It is amazing that people who don't know better assume that it is an arm and/or shoulder motion, considering most of the same people know a bench press works your chest (and it's the same basic motion, pushing against resistance away from your chest) Whether it can make your upper body bigger or not depends on how big your upper body is now. Strength and muscle size are proportionate. A muscle cannot get bigger without also getting stronger and it cannot get stronger without also getting bigger. Pushups will, therefore, make you a certain size (assuming they are the most strenuous regular activity your chest is subject to). If you are smaller than that size, you will grow. If you are already equal to or larger than that 'max pushup size', you will not grow and in fact might shrink to that size (again assuming pushups are your primary chest workout). In addition to any workout, in order to gain size you will need to eat more. You need to eat more calories than you burn in order to gain size. Only protein can make a muscle grow. Therefore, you need to add more protein to you diet in order to gain lean mass. Do not cut carbs, fats, etc. out of your diet. You need those things too. Make sure you are getting enough of everything (but not too much) and then add excess amount of protien. That will keep you healthy and encourage lean mass gains.
Are pull ups the best upper body workout?
There are many different pulls you can do with a pull up bar such as wide pull ups, curl-ups, etc. Try searching around YT for some pull-up videos. Pulls do certainly help with the upper body. ~Farg
Do push ups develop the upper body?
Absolutely yes. Push ups are great for building solid muscle as well as strength. When done properly and consistently, they help build muscles in the chest, shoulders, and arms. It may seem a bit difficult in the beginning but stick with it and your body will thank you. Believe it or not, push ups, when done on a regular basis, at least 3–4 times a week. Can build a solid muscular upper body. So, start doing sets that are comfortable for you, and try to increase your output every week. Remember, push ups can be done in a variety of ways. You can place your hands side by side, which puts an emphasis on your triceps as well as your chest. Or you can place your hands wide apart, which works the outermost part of the chest. I would recommend you try utilizing a few different hand placements, therefore maximizing the benefits.Good Luck
Can you do pushups, crunches, and upper body workouts 2 weeks after acl surgery?
Erick, there is no reason why you cannot do an upper body workout. In fact you should soon be approaching the point of doing the injured leg. At this point you should definitely be doing the uninjured leg using machines. Go for it and you should have no problems.
How do pushups help your body?
shoulders, pectorials (chest) and arms are what pushups are good for the wider you have your hands the more it works your chest the closer together you have your hands (making a diamond with your thumbs and index fingers being the maximum) the more it works your triceps they dont burn fat as such - they will burn some as all exercise does - but they are not a cardiovascular exercise such as running crunches are best for your abs but without the cardio and healthy eating they wont show through abdomen fat
Do pushups workout the upper back?
While your upper back muscles help to stabilize your back during push ups they are not engaged enough to really stimulate any growth. The best exercise for upper back are pull ups. Use a variety of grips such as wide over hand, close grip over hand, and close grip under hand. If you need to place your feet in a chair to assist you so you are able to do more reps. I would suggest doing 40-50 reps using the different grips 2-3 times per week. Make sure you do not do them on back to back days. If you do pull ups on Monday wait until Wednesday or Thursday before doing them again. There are other exercises for working upper back, but pull ups should be enough to get you started.
Can I get a good upper body by doing 100 push ups a day?
Probably not.Unless your’re a genetic freak (we all know that one person who does 20 push-ups and chest blows up).For the majority of people doing 100 push-ups a day will do very little in terms of upper body development.The thing is your body will only grow from over-compensation, basically by exuding PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD.Your body is a HIGHLY ADAPTIVE SYSTEM.Initially, lets say for the first one or two weeks you may grow, but eventually you will reach a PLATEAU.What you would have to do then is change the variables, like increasing repetitions, but that will only work indefinitely.In my experience from doing over half a million push-ups your body is incredibly fast at adapting to whatever stimulus you put it through.In the past I would perform over a thousand pushups EVERY DAY and all that ever did for me was make me more efficient at doing pushups. So effiecient that I was able to perform 20 sets of 50 pushups in perfect succession in 45 minutes or less.While I make some pretty impressive gains in my chest, shoulders, and triceps, the results were very short-lived.In conclusion, can you get a good upper body by doing 100 push-ups? Unless you’re part of the 0.0000001% whom are genetically gifted, chances are 100 push-ups won’t do very much in terms of physique development.
I have a scrawny upper body, best workout?
Bodyweight exercises can be great for adding mass, especially on a smaller frame. Pushups and pull-ups can form the core of a great workout regimen you can do at home. If you find pushups too easy, try variations, such as elevating your feet onto a bed or table, or wearing a backpack full of heavy books (for more ideas: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/pushup-variations/index.php). Pull-ups are one of the best all around upper body building exercises, and can be performed without a bar; just find something to hold onto (a tree branch, a strong door, a ladder) and pull yourself up! Work hard, eat right, and results will come. Good luck :)
Is it true that you can get a whole upper body workout with just push-ups, wide, regular and diamond?
No. These exercises only work your “pushing” muscles. You are neglecting the “pulling” ones.Push-ups in all their variants work your chest (pectorals), your triceps and your front delts (the frontal part of your shoulders). Your rear and medium delts get very little work, so you should add some kind of overhead pressing (with barbells, dumbbells). If you are working strictly with bodyweight exercises, you can do handstand push-ups or pike push-ups.And don't forget about dips. They are a very good alternative to push ups, but you need to use paralell bars.Once you got your pushing routine setup, you must think about your pulling one. So you'll need to add:Pull-ups and/or chinups: these work your back (lats), your biceps, lower back and a little bit your rear delts. Chinups (with your palms facing you) work more your biceps and a little bit your upper chest (this is counter intuitive because the chest is a pushing muscle, but it is engaged anyway).Another useful exercise that work the same muscles but stimulating your rear delts more are inverted (or Australian) rows.All these exercises can be done in a public playground with minimal equipment (just a hanging bar and paralell bars for dips).