@@7325yluvrip bro may your eyes rest in piece. Your children shall avenge your lost vessels, travel the earth far and wide, then find a new way to help me sleep better. Sorry man I was going to write a long journey to your children but I already fell asleep once typing this. May you not die terribly, there ya go. Good night
If the 69% really is true then I know why so many people can't even do a single pushup. But I would like to say that the pullup/Chinup is a divided first place with push ups for me :-)
@@riror absolutely nothing is wrong with wheels on the back if you like rolling around places… but wheels on the front, specifically the toes, would be useful for certain body weight exercises 🙂
I made my push-ups harder by not doing any exercise for three years, gaining 80lbs, and then returning to doing push-ups again. The amount of discipline needed to do that much just to make push-ups harder got me out of breath.
After 8 months I just built up to 10 sets of 40 pushups or 400 pushups I can complete in about 30 minutes. And I weigh 364lbs but can fluctuate into the 370s. My heaviest was 380lbs when I started but i could only do 5 sets of 15 starting off. My goal is to comfortably do 10 sets of 50 or 500 pushups in 30 minutes by October.
i’m so glad to know that even if i can only do incline push ups, i’m still pushing 40% of my body weight which is like 30kg. this is great info and really motivated me more.
Fun fact, this is actually a standard problem that you come across in an introductory mechanics course in your unit about torque and rigid bodies. It’s a very fun problem to solve. I encourage investigating a full worked solution online :)
What is THIS? Push ups? The amount of body weight used for each type? The fact that push-ups don’t use all your body weight. What problem are you referring too…
I like to make pushups harder by doing deficit pushups. Raise hands and feet from the floor by using stands, barbell plates, chairs whatever so the floor will no longer limit the range of motion. It gives a better stretch of the pecs. May use rings at more advanced level, requires more stability and control. On the way down, go slow slow slow. Keep a short 1-2 second iso hold at the bottom. Push up forcefully. Killer exercise!
I used to do like 20 one arm push-ups each side and like 20 handstand push-ups feet on the wall like 13 years ago when I was doing karate, but now I'm just starting to ''re-gain'' what I had lost during all those years. I'm on a fat loss journey too, lost 35 pounds so far, I have to loose like 30-35 more to get where I was, but I'm sure I will get it. It's just a matter of time and my shape will come back way stronger than before :).
@@adrenjones9301 10 pounds lower. Still progressing, didn't loose weight during 2 christmas week, but now pretty sure I'm gonna loose at least 8 pounds a month till I'm fine.
Used to have a pancake chest. Started doing weighted pushups as my main chest exercise, starting with just 5 pounds in a backpack. Now I do 50 pounds in the bag for 8-12 reps and have mommy milkers, chest went from worst part of my physique to most dominant.
I think it’s worth noting that you press more weight at the bottom of the push-ups vs the top. I did a Diamond push-up on a scale and in the starting position it’s about 65% of my weight and the bottom portion it’s about 74.5% of my body weight, which pretty much averages out to that 69% number
Indeed. I had a reading of around 63% of my body weight in a push up position arms straight on a scale and around 79% on low position which explains why getting even a single pushup can be very hard if you have a lot of weight but don't do any physical training.
The bottom may be heavier, but that does not mean the top is easier. At the top, the chest and triceps are in a more contracted state, which tends to be the more difficult part of a movement. Many guys fail to lock out completely because that extra inch of lock out drains a lot of energy. Use pullups as an analogy. The whole pullup weighs the same throughout the movement, but a pullup gets more difficult at the top when the lats and biceps are in a more contracted state.
I finally understand why I struggled so much doing normal push-ups when I was heavier. I didn't realize it's almost 70% of body weight. Now that I have lost quite a bit of weight, I can suddenly do push-ups. Ofcourse it helps that I've gotten stronger AND lighter at the same time.
It's important to remember that the negative on a push-up is where most of the weight is actually being put on. If you do your negatives slowly and put some speed on your come-up, it helps build explosive power while also strengthening the muscles in your chest. I've found that this works for both "regular" push-ups and close-handed push-ups.
@@OnlyBlixit is heavier in the stretched position. You are correct. I think the original post maybe worded it wrong. Slower eccentric will make it much harder for you. So he’s right about that.
My personal favorite version of the pushup right now is performing decline pushups (feet higher) with a nearby bench, and with my hands set on a pair of dumbbells so that I can get more depth! I'm currently shooting for anywhere from 25-35 reps per set!
Weighted decline pushups with an additional 90lbs added to my body are my favorite. I love the other fun variations and the challenge they provide but something about weighted pushups is just fun to me.
@@tetokesenye397 It's definitely a killer. Part of why I enjoy it so much is just how strong it makes you feel. The total body tension you have to maintain during the reps just feels great.
Makes sense why in body by rings you gave us do ring archer push ups! They’re super intense but great for strength! Man I’d love to see all the logic/science behind all the exercises in body by rings :)
I like to do regular push-ups with some plates in a backpack, not sure how effective really that is, and it's tricky to keep the right form, but it does make it more difficult.
Thats what ive been doing for my push days for the past year and ive had noticeable growth in my pecs and triceps. The plates in my backpack end up sitting around my mid back which i imagine also results in substantial core strengthening too.
Handstand pushups transfer alot of the more isolated muscle engagement onto other muscle groups, effectively meaning you receive less distributed weight to the chest.
To remove any assistance from my lower body I do push-ups on dorsal side of my feet. This forces me to balance more on my hands and reduces the weight I want to put on my feet. Additionally, this also persists in-between reps and prevents me from subconsciously shifting my weight back to rest after each rep. Try it out and lmk your opinion on it!
I'm doing weighted one arm push ups right now, injured my left arm so I got back into one arm exercises, currently using 10kgs on the weight vest for about 8 reps
Excellent instruction and production, Daniel. Going back a few decades to when I did handstand push-ups is my next goal. They look very seductive when done with perfect form like yours.
@@morellonomicon1828I'm don't have much knowledge but if i have to guess then i think you're shifting your weight to your legs more than your arms so it might feel lighter
I can't remember the exact %s but it varies a decent amount throughout the motion too. I've done ~60cm declines with my hands on a set of scales before to test this and at the top I think the weight on the scale was something like 65%, whereas at the bottom (with my chest almost touching the floor) it was closer to 80%.
Good point! I did the same with roughly the same result! This also means that the chest and triceps are loaded the heaviest when they are the longest, which is ideal for muscle growth.
I have never been into working out. I used to only be able to do sets of 4 or 5 proper push-ups with my knees on the floor. This semester I've been trying to do at least one set every day (of course aiming for more, but one was the absolute minimum), and today 31st of December, I'm proud to say I can do 10 normal push-ups. It's not a lot but I'm happy I'm making progress. I'd be so happy if after one year of doing this simple exercise I could do a few with just one arm.
According to this math I should be able to do at least one rep at 100 kg in bench, but last time I did I only hit 80 kg for a double. I am around 70 kg -->50 kg on push ups and can do 4-5 reps on each hand. Pretty strict. Hmm will try to go to the gym and test my max again.
Well tested my max bench and it was only 70 kg. I can do 20 deep dips, and around 4-3 one arm push ups with good form. I thought I could do more but apparently not.
Honestly, I disagree with this video. There is no way that it's 69%, it's closer to 50%. I'm 80 kg, can do 50 pushups easily, but no way I can bench 55kg for 50.
@@rainbowhouse3427 the pushups form is pretty good I would say) But maybe you're right, maybe I really have lack of practice with the bar at this point
The easiest way how to verify this is to use a scale. Put hands on a scale and try different positions. For example with my body proportion the difference was only 10kg (from knees 70kg and regular one 80kg).
Years ago I used to do what I called the 9 point pushups. I don’t know about how proper they are for form, but they were a beast to do. Basically I would do 10 pushups of different hand placements on the floor. Similar to a number pad on a keyboard. 1st were straight arms above the head and wide, 2nd were straight arms above the head should width apart, 3rd were straight arms above the head with hands touching, 4th was hands level with chest spread wide apart, 5th was regular push-up, 6th was a diamond pushup (where your hands touch at chest level and the fingers form a diamond shape), 7th was hands down by the waist wide apart, 8th was hands by the waist shoulder width apart, and 9th was hands down by the waist touching. They were a bastard to complete.
The data you provide is amazing. I understand it’s a RU-vid short so the method for deriving the measurements is not present and that’s understandable. Very professional and very cool!
It's good to see you back! I've been re-watching your older body doubling videos since you've been away. Good luck with your job search. Thanks for making these videos, they're always super helpful.
I started doing push-ups when my daughter was just a couple days old. Mom would set her on my back and balance her there. I do 50 push-ups with her on my back everyday. I've done this 26 years. She's now morbidly obese after working at Arby's for ten years. I now have an 86" chest. (11in calves.) She weighs around 415 lbs. For those of you wondering, 415 lb weighted push-ups x 50 =2,165 lb 1rm Bench press.
My sister used to sit on my back while doing push-ups. I grew tired of doing 1 arm push-ups, Superman Push-ups so this having her weight added made it more interesting since I was forced to keep my form perfect or else I would wobble even if I had the necessary strength to hold her.
I like to slow the tempo. 5 second decent into a 1-2 second pause and a explosive (controlled) push up. I also like to include a pushup bars for that. Gets a nice strech and burn.
Resistance band push-ups are fun. Nothing like feeling like your face is going to be slung to the floor at high velocity during the hardest part of the push. That's how I make push-ups harder.
My favorite pushup is hip thrust up when elbows going straight then hip down when elbows bent all on one foot. Benefit is to strengthen front of hip which quickens knee raise when running. Second benefit is more stamina reps during kick through exercise. I use spring bath scale on one hand to measure pushup force.
