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Old 06-12-2005, 01:26 AM
Subfallen Subfallen is offline
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Default Re: Pump you Up (Pushups)

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...but other guys who couldn't do nearly as many push-ups or dips as I could were still able to easily benchpress more than I could.

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Yeah, the low-intensity bodyweight exercises like normal pushups/pullups will not provide significant strength (unless performed with ENORMOUS explosiveness.) For example, when I could do 35 normal pullups I couldn't come close to beginning a one-arm pullup.
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