2006-09-12 20:29:14 · 6 answers · asked by CARLOS V 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It depends on what your present body size is; your body type (ectomorph; endomorph or mesomorph?) - and how much muscle you are aiming to build.
Pushups work mainly the front upper body. You'll still need chin-ups for the muscles that pushups don't cover: the Lats (and upper back in general) and biceps.
Experiment with different positions and angles for both pushups and chinups and find a few that work best for you.
Although, technically, you can only build a championship body by lifting weights (because you can fine–tune the amount of weight used and develop your muscles fully and more specifically), it does not mean that free-hand exercises cannot give you good muscle shape and reasonable size.
If you do decide to choose weights, concentrate on your basic ‘presses’ - bench press for the chest and shoulders and triceps; shoulder press for full shoulder development – and ‘rows’, namely bentover rows for the entire back and the biceps too; or the machine equivalent, lat pulldowns.
The great thing about the abovementioned choice of exercises is that – they are all ‘compound’ exercises, which involve more than one muscle group at a time.
Gee I didn’t know the Roman army invented ‘pumping’. Can we all look like legionnaires, then? LOL
2006-09-12 21:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by Yahoo user 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-03 21:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Ramona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why wouldnt it? They were invented by the Romans to train their soldiers and we still use them today. There are different ways to do push ups to target different muscle groups.
Millitary: Hand facing forwards underneath the shoulders, chin up, lower yourself down to 1 fists distance from the floor.
Wide arm for shoulders and triceps: Hands in line with the shoulders but 8-12 inches wider than military.
Diamond for pectorals: Hands close together at the centre of your chest, pointing inwards in a triangle shape.
Claps for explosive power and toning: Same as military, but you launch yourself of the floor and clap you hands (dont forget to put them back!)
2006-09-12 20:45:12 · answer #3 · answered by graeme b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, any form of calisthenics can help gain muscle.
2006-09-12 20:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by gymfreak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they build the chest, shoulder, triceps, and a little bit of abs.
2006-09-12 20:32:36 · answer #5 · answered by danny_austin4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definetely.
2006-09-12 20:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by ginger13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋