Reply With QuoteIt mostly depends on how far tipped forward you are. For instance if you press up against a wall (leaning on a wall) then not much - but if you put your feet up on a chair then more than a normal press.
Varying the width will vary the usage ratio between triceps and pecs - the wider the press the more pec usage - as I understand it.
what % of bodyweight for pushups
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04-22-2008, 01:31 PM #1Registered User
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what % of bodyweight for pushups
I was wondering, what percentage of your bodyweight are you lifting when you do pushups? Does it vary how wide your hands are spread or does that just work different parts of the chest?
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04-22-2008, 01:49 PM #2Good old English grit
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I'm 34 - when am I officially an old fart?
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04-22-2008, 04:44 PM #3SHRUG LIKE YOU MEAN IT MODERATOR
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Far less than 100% unless you're doing handstand pushups.
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id say 60% but itz dif for everyone. take a scale and putyour hands on it like a pushup. see what the weight is and then check your real weight and u will find the percentage
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You can figure that out but you can't add 90 and 90 together?
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"A child does not learn to squat from the top down -- in other words, he does not suddenly make a conscious decision one day to squat. Actually, he is squatting one day and makes the conscious decision to stand." - Gray Cook
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04-22-2008, 08:06 PM #6I need an updated pic!
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yeah? and only roughly 2 typo's? i smell a fraud. Originally Posted by Doublebase
You can figure that out but you can't add 90 and 90 together?
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dat was a good idea right? and i can add 90 and 90 together i cant add up mad numbers tho. Originally Posted by Doublebase
You can figure that out but you can't add 90 and 90 together?
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04-22-2008, 08:10 PM #8I need an updated pic!
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1 typo. what the hell is this. Originally Posted by danny81
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04-22-2008, 08:11 PM #9Senior Member ELITE MEMBER
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It has been pretty obvious for a while now that Danny81 is not who he pretends to be. Originally Posted by natural^
"A child does not learn to squat from the top down -- in other words, he does not suddenly make a conscious decision one day to squat. Actually, he is squatting one day and makes the conscious decision to stand." - Gray Cook
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wats wrong wit me not havibg any typos?
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how is it obvious? u can ask any1 dat nos me. what set i rep and were imf ruom Originally Posted by Doublebase
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04-22-2008, 08:14 PM #12I need an updated pic!
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ive noticed, but its no fun anymore. Originally Posted by Doublebase
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hwo the fuck am i not who isa y i am
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post of vid of you and your boys doing gangsta stuff. Originally Posted by danny81
"A child does not learn to squat from the top down -- in other words, he does not suddenly make a conscious decision one day to squat. Actually, he is squatting one day and makes the conscious decision to stand." - Gray Cook
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04-22-2008, 08:32 PM #15Registered User
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thats the stupidest shit. none of my boys willget on vid doing illegal siht.
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il give u options. A talk to dem on aim. or B talk to dem on Myspace
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04-23-2008, 03:14 AM #17SHRUG LIKE YOU MEAN IT MODERATOR
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As much as i agree with you on the troll issue, lets try and keep the debate in OC, guys.
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Get in pushup position with your hands on the scale and see what it says, heh.
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dats wat i said and everyone said dat i was wrong Originally Posted by CowPimp
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Nobody said you were wrong Originally Posted by danny81
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20 replies thanks... so assuming i dont have a scale, which i actually dont cause i live in a college party house... does anyone know a scientific proven %? or is this a mystery?
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no...bedause its difffernt for anyone prolly like t60%. but y the fuc do u care anyway.
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It's going to vary a lot based on how your weight is distributed throughout your body, your height, your hand positioning, etc. Either weigh yourself and figure it out, or don't worry about it because I can't see the importance of it. Originally Posted by MZiggy
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ok thanks cowpimp.. danny you retarded..im just curious about learnin stuff and see how it compares to what i can bench...comprende?
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i answered ur fucking question dumbass.
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04-23-2008, 08:03 PM #26I need an updated pic!
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yes, you will learn that very quickly if you stick around here. may i interest you in checking out the thread with roughy 120 posts in the open chat section? very entertaining, and you will learn about danny. Originally Posted by MZiggy
anywho, just buy a cheap scale, if not, i honestly dont know bro.I miss Danny81.
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