Pushups work ur biceps?

[Broadsword2004]

Okay, maybe not, don't necessarily ignore, clips of dips are at Crossfit.com lol

[Tom Yum]

So these bars would be higher than shoulder level, right? Do have any suggestions for making something like this. I could make it out of pipe but I'd have to do something for the base.

You've given up on the 12oz curl.....

For Shame...lol

[GeorgeK]

Dips can be done using two chairs. There are also pull-up and dip stations as well as dip bars that you can attach to the doors.

[GeorgeK]

No, not really. I don't even have a health club membership. I work out at home with whatever equipment I have. I am in the process of setting up a home gym.

[Tom Yum]

Sorry about the confusion, but the question about working at a health club was directed to Mr. Superhero; Tom Yum.

I'm actually known as Mr.Super-Zero..lol.

[boxinghurts]

Sorry to bring this up again but I had to ask.....would it be overworking my shoulders if I alternate the kind of pushup depending on the day? like normal style monday, uhh dive bomber or hindu or what have you tuesday and like that? same thing with pull ups?

[koto_ryu]

Not at all, I believe you can do pushups as well as other bodyweight exercises practically every day and still make gains.

[bred]

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You can make hypertrophy gains but strength gains will be slow going if you do them everyday. As a matter of fact you may tear down what muscle you have and build and remetabloize your muscle into a week aerobic type. Not that that is bad it just doesn't seem like that's what he wants. Your CNS has to recover to make strength gains it usually take 2-3 days for it to return to normal function. Another thought is... if you can do them every day you didn't do enough the day before lol. Try DB presses if the bar is so bad, this takes a lot more stabilizing muscles as the path of travel is not fixed by the bar. If you stretch you will not get tight and it takes a long time to get too big anyways, as a m atter of fact years lol. Work your biceps too, biceps aid greatly in rotating your forearms and any type of pulling movements. You aren't moving just your body weight in a fight you are moving yours plus theirs.

[koto_ryu]

You can make hypertrophy gains but strength gains will be slow going if you do them everyday. As a matter of fact you may tear down what muscle you have and build and remetabloize your muscle into a week aerobic type. Not that that is bad it just doesn't seem like that's what he wants. Your CNS has to recover to make strength gains it usually take 2-3 days for it to return to normal function. Another thought is... if you can do them every day you didn't do enough the day before lol. Try DB presses if the bar is so bad, this takes a lot more stabilizing muscles as the path of travel is not fixed by the bar. If you stretch you will not get tight and it takes a long time to get too big anyways, as a m atter of fact years lol. Work your biceps too, biceps aid greatly in rotating your forearms and any type of pulling movements. You aren't moving just your body weight in a fight you are moving yours plus theirs.

I've been doing some form of calisthenics for virtually every day for the last two years and with constant improvement. Animals swim, climb, run, jump, and wrestle virtually every day of their lives so why can't human beings? We're all a bunch of monkeys anyways, and all monkeys do all day is climb and swing from branches. I've never had a problem doing bodyweight exercises for an extended period of time, the thing to watch out for is don't go every day to burnout and you'll be great. "Judo" Gene LeBell used to do 1000 pushups and 1000 situps every other day, alternating between the two, and he's one of the greatest living grapplers in history.

[bred]

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Good point, not going to failure/ burnout does aid in recovery time. You don't work the same muscle groups every day do you? This is really what I am getting at not to work the same group every day. I train Monday-chest/ triceps, Tuesday-abs/hamstrings, Wednesday-back/biceps, Thursday-quads, Friday- supplemental shoulder and arms work... weekend off, start over. Depending on my recovery time I push Fridays workout to Saturday. Of course cardio every other day. It would take way too long to do enough pushups to fatigue me and enough situps without weight to fatigue me for it to be practical. I would rather do cardio than high reps. But, that is what works for me and my body. Good discussion, tho.

[koto_ryu]

I always do two forms of a push-up (handstand, Hindu, fingertip, knuckle, tiger, wide-hand, tight elbow, etc.) and two forms of a lower-body exercise (Hindu squats, lunges, dirty dogs, donkey kicks, mountain climbers, etc.), followed by a back and front bridge, virtually every day. Ab workout is separate

[Broadsword2004]

What is a front bridge?

[koto_ryu]

What is a front bridge?

Throw a pillow or something on the ground and spread your legs about twice shoulder width. Then lower your head to the ground keeping your legs locked and tuck your chin into your chest. Balance all your weight on the front of your head, then just cross your arms and hold. It's good to do right after a back bridge.

[Jeremy Lobdell]

Pushups for your biceps

Is there any variation of a pushup that can work your biceps? Or any calisthenic for that matter?

If you concentrate more on the negative of the pushup (going down) ie. working a 4 count going down, you'll get a better burn in your biceps. This should help but is still somewhat of a poor substitute for bicep curls or close grip pullups. Mahalo, Jeremy