Weighted Pushups

[CollegeFratGuy]

I do not know what you guys know about these but they are great. A few years ago when I was very hardcore about lifting and so on I added weighted pushups and my bench, size, strength ....you name it grew! i lost weight, had abs, and was stronger than ever. I added them again this summer and saw immediate gains. I started with 25lbs then 2 weeks later started 45lbs. I dont use a spotter very often so I couldnt go past 45lbs, but soon when I lose the weight I want I will. try them out for some nice all around gains!

 

[weightsRgreat]

interesting......How many sets did you do and what rep range did you use?

 

[Roadblock]

My sister likes them. She says it´s like riding a horse

 

[CollegeFratGuy]

Reps

Like i said when i was serious about lifting everything was different. I would do the weighted pushups last with either a 25 or 45lbs. I would either do 3 sets in the 10-15 range or one set and so as many as i could, i think i did something around 27 with a 45lbs.....i have it written down somewhere. This year when i did it again i would warmup with regular pushups for 2 sets nice and slow about 15 reps and then i would toss on a 25 for 2 sets with 10-15 reps and the final set was a 45 with about 8-12 reps/

 

[SAGAT]

where did you put the weight?

 

[CollegeFratGuy]

I place them on my upper back. If i have a spotter I place them there or on my lower back. Its not hard to do it alone and just be smart about doing it.

 

[SAGAT]

ahh...learned something new again...how informative these boards are......

 

[Longhorn85]

We do these all the time in the Army, partner-assisted instead of weights, with a buddy straddling your back and applying pressure to your shoulder blades. Especially if we're in the field and we can't get to a weight room. It's a good way to work the upper body other than weights.

 

[weightsRgreat]

That has got to be one hilarious site to see.

 

[Longhorn85]

Huh? Doesn't look much different than a football team during warm-ups

 

[Glootz]

Weighted push ups are an excellent finisher to a chest/tricep routine. The ole drop and give me 20 takes on a whole new meaning when your partner lays a plate on you shoulder blades....

 

[calvesodeath]

Weighted push ups are an excellent finisher to a chest/tricep routine. The ole drop and give me 20 takes on a whole new meaning when your partner lays a plate on you shoulder blades....

Especially when their tris are already trashed, they are whining and you're forcing them to to do it like a great training partner

 

[MonStar1023]

I defintely gotta give these a shot during my next chest routine to finish off my pecs!! I am thinking about finishing off with a few sets of dips then a few sets of regular push-ups though because I weigh 240 lbs. and push-ups get tough!!

I am really starting to wonder how good push-ups really are.. an all around basic exercise been around for hundreds of years they gotta work!!!

 

[Strider]

I use to them when I was on Holdidays to stay in Shape. I would get my kids to climb on my back (they found it fun, and you start with 2, then 1 then none and it make a good drop set). But believe it or not I screwed up a tendon in my forearm that ran through my biceps(God I hate getting old). So I don't do those any more. But I do like to do regular push-ups suppersetted with Dips (Dips first - these weighted) to end my Chest workout.

 

[Dutch windmill]

I'mthinking about giving them a try!

 

[MonStar1023]

Damn GREAT idea Strider!

I am going to start finishing my chest workout with dips supersetted with push-ups...

 

[Strider]

MonStar,

If you really want to have fun with them, After your weighted dips do the pushups declined (with your feet up on a bench), then go straight to regular pushups and then to pushups from your knees (all done to exhaustion) . Do 3 sets of these and then roll over and die.

Strider

 

[MonStar1023]

Ill definitely give them a shot bro.. I am curious have these helped out your strength and/or pec development?

 

[Strider]

I use to have a really good workout partner and we always pushed each other hard. So I always got a good pump and was sore after chest. Since I started working out alone again, I was finding that I left the gym, not feeling I had pushed myself and was rarely sore. Since I started doing these to end my workout have that feeling back again. So does has it helped? I am pumped and sore, so I would have to say YES. (Aahh What a Feeling )