Bench Press Vs Push-Ups (Which Is Better?)

[@FitnessFAQs]

Which one do you prefer?

[@vpviswajith6501]

Push ups is the winner everytime 💯💯💯

[@LimoLPbuttherealone]

​@@vpviswajith6501yes bro🔥

[@OlidJackson]

I prrfer pushups I have imbalances when benchpressing which is very annoying

[@hamagyan3689]

Pushup

[@BlessedGT]

You’re the Goat 💯🫡 always the best fitness information which has greatly improved my strength!

[@Mocorn]

One of the few channels that do not preach one over the other. I deeply appreciate the honesty here.

[@thuracyano6605]

My chest grow immensely when I start to take push up more seriously. By doing push ups and archer push ups all along with normal bench press and incline press , the benefits are unparalleled.

[@its_biles]

dumbell press > push ups > dips > bench press.

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

Ring push ups >>>

[@dreadroberts5627]

@@its_biles ...in certain instances, for specific muscle activation. It's not as simple as "this is the overall best" exercise to always perform. That's a noob way of thinking.

[@its_biles]

@@dreadroberts5627 keep doing bench press then, i don't Care Bro

[@ggadams639]

pushups are better, but are harder to do

[@sport4life126]

Tbh if u want to grow ur chest do both but the good thing is that pushups can be done anywhere unlike bench press

[@JesusChristFitness_Official]

Not biased, straight to actual fax that's why your channel is the certified FitnessFAQs

[@henriquecardoso7786]

The perfect routine is association of both, weight lifting + calisthenics. Personally, I prefer doing Push-Up and use weighted vest.

[@lolfirepoisonftl]

Ring Push Ups and Deficit Push Ups off plyo boxes have been game changers for chest hypertrophy due to their extra ROM. Even with the deep stretch, shoulders still feel great too.

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

Yep, I love ring push ups they are underrated

[@hl3616]

Bench press and dumbell press are still way better exercises is hypertrophy is your goal. Ring push ups are great too but it is harder to give your max strenght due to stability issues

[@lolfirepoisonftl]

Yeah not going to disagree there. Easier to progress and the better stability helps with really tiring out those pec muscles. Plus I have found the two calisthenics exercises I mentioned to be more exhausting due to the added core demands. Still though, they are nice change of pace from weights and the added ROM on both of them still gives a great stretch in the pecs.@@hl3616

[@LastBastian]

Get back to me about your shoulders in a few decades.

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

Do both!

[@vpviswajith6501]

Resistance is resistance. The only thing we need to build muscle is muscle fatigue. It can be achieved with training to failure or close to failure regardless of rep range. we don't need bench press to build chest upto full potential.

[@LastBastian]

Oh, so that's why all pro body builders and power lifters avoid bench press. smh

[@farfromnorth]

@@LastBastian Yes exactly, loads of bodybuilders do more pushups than bench press. Less stress on the joints and chance of injury from ego lifting..

[@LastBastian]

@@farfromnorth Name the pro bodybuilders who rely on pushups to build size, over bench press. Because yeah, pushups are fine for general fitness, but generally not that great for muscle mass. Especially pro body builder kind of mass, and especially when compared to benching.

[@bd11777]

You can do weighted press ups...

[@abrendtro]

They're different exercises. If you need to press heavy weights for some reason, go for bench. If you're working towards harder calisthenics skills, go for pushups. If you're trying to build muscle, try both.

[@shiryu22]

balanced take! thank you

[@swinglow6580]

Phew, if only more people only understood that mixing the two together is best of both worlds!

[@Matty-fl2tu]

I mainly do body weight as I have no reason to bulk up and my main goal is a strong heart, I Row 40 minutes a day then usually just rely on pushups which I use the sally up routine for, and I don't have loads of muscle but as of now a resting heart of 42 which I'm pretty proud about 😀 pushups are just convenient and I suppose I could always strap weight on me whilst doing them if it ever came to that, I do about 300 daily 4 sets of 50 and 3 x sally up challenge💪

[@glennnolasco6892]

Weighted pushups now feels better for me compared to normal barbell/dumbbell presses. But of course there always have to be a balance to avoid minimalism and dogma mindset. For barbell variations, I like the barbell Larsen press and incline dumbbell presses because I can't feel the upper chest with normal decline pushups. If I'm on a vacation and don't have access to normal gym equipment, pushups and dips are the key

[@Vincent-RS09]

Weighted dips 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@mitfreude]

both are great.. especially if you are following proper execution... I grew my arms and chest using push ups and I use the power of muscle contraction or muscle activation...

[@adrianahaverhoek]

I like both and I train both.

[@jamesbarros950]

Greatly appreciate how you present this. I’ve got different goals, but you elucidated the difference so well, that you gave me good information and allowed me to realize the what and why. Thank you

[@odiz3932]

You could put on weights during push-ups to increase difficulty

[@vygalnix7769]

I do push ups with my 20 pound backpack. So it’s part of my weight plus additional. It also workout your abs. And I can do it anywhere.

[@gustavpropovski9932]

I used to do barbell bench press for years. I got to the point where i was benching 120kg for 2x with 80ish kg. Never felt my chest but i got stronger on it. But with push ups i can feel my chest lot better doing push ups on dumbbells for more ROM is so much better than doing barbell bench press. Also i can move my scapula which feels so good on push ups. Also its easy to progress on it, just put plates on your back and you are good to go. Unless you are too strong. Because doing push ups with a 20kg on your scapula can be really challenging

[@retrograde330]

What’s better for fighting power?

[@StrongerThanBigfoot]

I do both and like both but if I had to choose it would be push up’s because you can do them anywhere and when it’s too easy do one arm push-ups then do slower reps when that’s easy

[@idkanaccountname]

Both :)

[@chaddickens8704]

I mean thats why i really love the weighted ring push up.

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

Same bro

[@JonABaptist]

How can the pushup position best be modified to hit the upper chest comparable to the inclined bench press?

[@pilot.wav_theory]

Pike push ups and pseudo planche push ups both hit upper chest hard

[@ChiliDavis43]

Elevate feet.

[@manimal9871]

Decline pushups

[@furygamingtamilfreefiree7765]

You can add weights to push ups to equal bench press

[@suryaaelangovan8872]

Pls do aps exercises tips

[@FromTheWombTotheGrave]

Prefer weighted pushups

[@himmick5438]

Bench press is amazing but push ups are so underrated I developed a lot of strength using bench press but I gain a lot of muscle on my chest doing push ups!

[@whoknows8223]

Funny noone talks about elastic banded/weighted pushups

[@CrownedJulz]

Do it all

[@nielsvandervaart662]

Wheighted push ups🥶

[@anahoblaj1557]

And weighted push ups ?

[@amicellnandan3245]

What do you think about banded push ups? I do ring push ups with like 5-6 bands (quite heavy resistance), I think they are also a very great way to progress instead of doing bench press. The strength curve is very similar.

[@abkv44]

Full body muscle activation is more important for me

[@myblog8751]

One finger arch pushups 😮😮

[@gaunterodimm7219]

Just try a set of Weighted ring Pushups and tell me what you felt after that.

[@theenzone1420]

I never get better at push ups. I have only ever been able to do between 35 and 45 for years. Doing twice a week for years.

[@mEstbn]

I would love to add bench press to my workout but is always full of people

[@warriorstrength6797]

Push ups must be mastered before doing bench press.

[@Aioer-be6ys]

push up is bench pressing the earth

[@miguelnavarrohdez5489]

Obviously the bench press is more precise, but push ups can do it anywhere

[@HoliGallistur1023]

Not gonna lie , I love push ups

[@madden7732]

I do both in chest day.

[@sport4life126]

I used to bench press but now I do pushups and dumbell press for chest

[@sport4life126]

And dumbell flys

[@gankt]

Dumbbell bench press is the winner

[@Commonman-b8x]

Meanwhile, AthleanX- "Stop doing push ups"😢

[@DTKRDMNK]

462 pushups a day (33s) keeps all the bs away.

[@dylangilv.alviola4714]

I have no weights sooooo calisthenics it is then

[@moog5260]

I just prefer push ups for the fact I need no weights/gym

[@Mediorge]

My chest grow on Full stretch and High volume so Deficit pushups and Rings are here to stay. Good bye Incline 😢

[@noalane3626]

Imagine only doing 1 😂 people are really out here think they’re superior for being a purist instead of being so well rounded it’s not even funny

[@sugoi5240]

youtube bots :clownface:

[@StrengthScholar0]

Bench press is better. Period. Im ~260lbs. I've been training powerlifting as a bench specialist for about 11 months and currently bench 420 lb. And i bench exclusively on a Smith machine which is inferior to a barbell bench. A couple months ago I tested how many push-ups I could do and I did over a hundred. There's no argument that you can make that push-ups are better in any regard than bench pressing if a person who's never even trained in calisthenics can progress more in less than a year than 99.9% of people who actually train calisthenics. Especially when you factor in my weight. If you disagree please show me the calisthenics athlete that trained for one year and benched 420 lb. They dont exist because the the variables at your disposal to progressively overload in calisthenics are ridiculously inferior to powerlifting. Ill give props to pullups though. They are probably the best exercise for pulling strength out there especially when they're weighted.

[@ChiliDavis43]

For powerlifting, but not necessarily for bodybuilding or other types of “fitness”. “Benching” on a smitty isn’t really benching. Herschel Walker, but that’s super rare. If your goal is chest pressing strength, not everyone’s is, then Bench Press is superior. I quit benching due to shoulder issues, moved to exclusively controlled dips and my chest grew 1 inch around. I am absolutely weaker on bench, but I got “bigger”. This could also be attributed to better sleep and or nutrition, more lat work. Etc.

[@wotanjugend974]

Do them weighted with feet on a bench and use some pushup handles with fat grips, go as far down as you can. Feels amazing

[@brandoncausey645]

Barbell Benchpress is a trash exercise. Zero range of motion, tricep dominant, no shoulder or chest stretch. 99% of people who benchpress all the time with a barbell have deliberating shoulder pain they have to do 35 minutes of warm-up just to get through.

[@hamada0174]

Okay

[@Ilham.69]

Show physique

[@gankt]

sub 1 plate cope

[@Rory626]

Deliberating? Did you mean debilitating?

[@adrianahaverhoek]

​@@Rory626The dude doesn't know at all what he means it seems to be.

[@Born2Punch]

Flat bench should be cancelled