What's The Best Type Of Push Ups To Do To Work On Your Chest?

Question

I do regular push ups and triangular or diamond push ups,and i wanted to kno wut would be the best type of push ups to increase your chest????

Answer 1

Great question! I've done a variety of push-ups and I've seen better results with added weight. You might already have a nice set of muscles, but if you add weights you'll have more bulk.

There's one simple way to get bigger faster. Cut your rest time shorter no more than 30 to 90 seconds between sets. Longer rests let your muscles slacken by not stressing them long enough to stimulate growth. Shortening the rest reduces recovery time for your muscles, so you've more likely to completely fatigue them. So which workouts will give you broader pecs? Try the following:

Push-ups : These are a great for the upper body and chest, but aim for perfect form before increasing number of reps and sets. Keep your entire body from head to heel in a straight line, and look down. Gradually such resting your feet (or hands) as on a bench or gym ball. Do about 2-3 sets of 16 to 20 repetitions each.

Bench Press : Lie on a bench, making sure your neck and lower back are in contact with the bench, and your feet are not too far from the body (causing your back to arch.) If your bench is too high (this too can cause the back to arch) then place your feet on a platform to avoid hyper extension of your spine and keep it neutral.

Taking appropriate weights, raise your palms, keeping your wrist pronated and above the chest. Inhale and bring your palms down close to your chest. Exhale and push your palms up, straightening your elbows but not locking it. Do about 2-3 sets of 8 to12 repetitions each, feeling volitional muscle fatigue by the end of the set.

Bench Flye : Same positions as above except your palms are facing each other. Inhale as you take your arms down in an arc. Do about 2-3 sets of 8-12reps each.

As a variation, the bench Press or Flye can be done on gym ball in a supine incline position or supine bridge position for added work by the stabilizers.

Answer 2

Inclined pushups. Chest and hands on floor, feet resting on something like a chair seat. Straighten out your whole body in that position (inclined) and do three sets of however many pushups is manageable for you. Increase sets over time.

Answer 3

diamond pushups. put your hands together so that your two pointer fingers are touching and your thumbs are touching. it should form a diamond looking shape. make sure your chest is directly over your hands and go down as far as you can.