For everyone trying to lose weight and gain muscle.

[SouthernLord]

I did reverse lunges. They don't bother my knees at all. There's too much sheer with forward and walking lunges.

 

[ExtraMile]

Don't use db bench, that is a very different movement to pushups. Work on getting your shoulder healed first.

I'll expand a bit

pushups aren't very stressfull to the body therefore you can recover pretty well for them, hence being able to do them everyday

they aren't very stressful because the most amount of weight is being moved at the bottom of the rep, as you press your body upwards the amount of weight is reduced since your body is more tilted so more weight is being supported by your feet. Pushups don't work the shoulder stabilisers much (although the core stabilisers are activated) since the motion is fixed and your hands and arms stay at the same angle in relation to the body throughout.

DB bench on the other hand is the opposite as the dumbells come close together throughout the rep, stabilisers are worked a whole lot more, therefore eccentric portion on the rep has to be slower (much more stress to the muscle), the weight also doesn't deload at the top.

Besides if your shoulder hurts so much you can't do a pushup that is a sign that the injury isn't healed.

 

[JDid23]

I'll expand a bit

pushups aren't very stressfull to the body therefore you can recover pretty well for them, hence being able to do them everyday

they aren't very stressful because the most amount of weight is being moved at the bottom of the rep, as you press your body upwards the amount of weight is reduced since your body is more tilted so more weight is being supported by your feet. Pushups don't work the shoulder stabilisers much (although the core stabilisers are activated) since the motion is fixed and your hands and arms stay at the same angle in relation to the body throughout.

DB bench on the other hand is the opposite as the dumbells come close together throughout the rep, stabilisers are worked a whole lot more, therefore eccentric portion on the rep has to be slower (much more stress to the muscle), the weight also doesn't deload at the top.

Besides if your shoulder hurts so much you can't do a pushup that is a sign that the injury isn't healed.

i see what you're saying.. i know it's a very different movement, and i know my shoulder isn't 100% healed, hence the reason i'm taking it easy with all my shoulder exercises. However, i'm able to do any variant of flat benching, cables, and incline DB without any pain, so i do those. for some reason, pushups hurt though

 

[Foxxxy]

i see what you're saying.. i know it's a very different movement, and i know my shoulder isn't 100% healed, hence the reason i'm taking it easy with all my shoulder exercises. However, i'm able to do any variant of flat benching, cables, and incline DB without any pain, so i do those. for some reason, pushups hurt though

Does it bother you in all variations? What if you stretch before?

 

[JoeHaley]

good article, thanks.