What % of body weight is used during a pushup?

[ConstantChange]

Can someone give me an estimate of how much body weight is actual resistence when doing a pushup?

 

[gixxer]

hmm i would say around 75% but i am not really sure

 

[sysopt]

I think it's 2/3 of your bw

 

[DaCypher]

Well, its going to take some physics and some trigonometry to calculate it accurately. Basically, make a triangle with your arms, your body, and the floor. You're going to need to know the distance from your toes to your shoulders and your body weight to calculate it. I don't feel like doing the math... damn I'm a dork.

 

[bignate73]

thats ok DaCypher, i was going to say it, but just got tired. hehe.

its not a matter of a set percent since each person's weight is distributed differently etc. people with big feet, long arms etc. hehe. scary huh?

 

[gixxer]

i was trying to do the same thing but i got tired and left it alone easier just to estimate

 

[booger]

Just get down in the front leaning rest and put your hands on your scale. It will show you the amount of weight. Then compute it based on your actual weight.

 

[NateDogg]

booger, good call, how come I didn't think of that??

NateDogg

 

[GRIMMER]

I was thinking of this exact same question the other day and came up with the same answers. Damn i'm good.