Will implementing pushups help develop

[SVB99]

Hey guys, will doing a set # of pushups everyday help increase my upperbody strength? I'm having a hard time doing more than 40 push ups consecutively. I'd like to add more strength to my upperbody by doing these and wanted to know whether doing pushups will be detrimental to my overall routine because I'm not letting my muscles rest or will supplementing pushups everyday actually help?
Thanks alot,
Sam

 

[SVB99]

BTW, my basic chest routine is 4 sets and 8 reps on the bench(flat, incline, and decline) as well as cable crossovers(which I recently started), dumbell presses. My chest routine sucks and I'd like to develop a better one but I just don't know how which is why I'm trying to compensate by adding pushups.
Sam

 

[pumpit]

Ok your volume is bit too high, so start with a basic programme for example:
bench press 3 sets 4-6 reps
decline press 3 sets 6-8 reps
incline press 3 sets 8-10 reps.

And cut out the press ups that will cause loss of strength.

 

[Mudge]

I also think 12 sets for chest is way too much, doing 50 pushups or etc isn't going to build strength, women with 3 pound dumbells doing 50 curls at a time don't build that much strength.

Consider trying dumbells for something new.

 

[animal56]

Wow, I thought more reps with heavier weights and more exercises would help produce mass and target all the different muscles.

When doing chest I do:
3 sets Bench Press (15/12/10reps)
3 sets Decline Press (15/12/10reps)
3 sets Incline Press (12/10/8reps @ lower weight)
3 sets Flatbench Flyes (15/12/10)

I haven't experienced any problems except that I don't always complete my full set of reps every time (recently increased my weights). Should I do more weight and less reps?

(BTW I am going for the massive chest look like Arnold's.)

 

[Mudge]

Everyone is different, but the chest is a small muscle group compared to back, so to me that is overkill - but I also prefer more frequent shorter workouts, not super workouts with a week between.

 

[bigss75]

I think pushups are a great warmup and a great chest blaster it is just cant replace a chest workout with weights