Pushing up your own bodyweight vs. Bench pressing it!

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Maybe you can push up your let's say 200lb. bodyweight quite a few times but It's alot harder to bench press 200lbs. Anyone knows why this is the case?

[The Squadfather]

hahahaha, are you saying you can't bench 200 pounds? if not you're totally pathetic.

[kyomu]

Maybe you can push up your let's say 200lb. bodyweight quite a few times but It's alot harder to bench press 200lbs. Anyone knows why this is the case?

1. All of your bodyweight is not on shoulder.
2.Much more stabilized.

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[Tapeworm]

No.  Great question tho.  

I bet Michael J Fox could go back to the future and find the answer for us, but only the doc would understand the paradox.

[WOOO]

Maybe you can push up your let's say 200lb. bodyweight quite a few times but It's alot harder to bench press 200lbs. Anyone knows why this is the case?

because when doing a push up you're only doing part of your weight using lever type action

[GreatFinn]

No.  Great question tho.  

I bet Michael J Fox could go back to the future and find the answer for us, but only the doc would understand the paradox.

Put a scale under your palms when you start push ups, and you see that you are pushing only part of your body weight. It is just same when you try to lift piano or car or something like that: it is easy lift one end of it, but lifting the whole thing is quite difficult. Ok, piano could be little bit too big for you guys, put you can test it with some smaller thing, like a broomstick or something...

[Tapeworm]

Put a scale under your palms when you start push ups, and you see that you are pushing only part of your body weight. It is just same when you try to lift piano or car or something like that: it is easy lift one end of it, but lifting the whole thing is quite difficult. Ok, piano could be little bit too big for you guys, put you can test it with some smaller thing, like a broomstick or something...

Yeah... thanks man.  I was only joking around.  This thread had some good potential until he got an answer.  Should have told him it's because you're way stronger face down than on your back or something.

No big deal tho.  He'll post again tomorrow.

[SteelePegasus]

I only do hand stand pushups with a couple of 45lbs plates tied to me...but that is just my warm up

[Tapeworm]

I only do hand stand pushups with a couple of 45lbs plates tied to me...but that is just my warm up

Actually those are great!  I dug a hole in my backyard to accomodate my head.

[The Squadfather]

Put a scale under your palms when you start push ups, and you see that you are pushing only part of your body weight. It is just same when you try to lift piano or car or something like that: it is easy lift one end of it, but lifting the whole thing is quite difficult. Ok, piano could be little bit too big for you guys, put you can test it with some smaller thing, like a broomstick or something...

hahaha, i'll bet the 455 pound behind the neck press guy could lift the whole piano with one arm.

[spinnis]

if this question is what I think it is ...Are you fucking retarded?

[chosen09]

gay

[jumpstart]

if this question is what I think it is ...Are you fucking retarded?

no

[Moen]

Retarded question indeed

Try pushups with your feet floatingin the air unsupported

[Mars]

Push ups are for homo's.

[GreatFinn]

hahaha, i'll bet the 455 pound behind the neck press guy could lift the whole piano with one arm.

So now you are telling me that in the america you need more than one man for moving a piano? You lying bitch, go fuc*k yourself

[Mars]

Push ups are for homo's.

I quess thats why you are so good at it "mars".

[The Squadfather]

So now you are telling me that in the america you need more than one man for moving a piano? You lying bitch, go fuc*k yourself

[SteelePegasus]

So now you are telling me that in the america you need more than one man for moving a piano? You lying bitch, go fuc*k yourself

in America only the gay europeans that come here hoping to find a struggling bodybuilder to "sponsor" in return a couple of private posing session play pianos

[mitchyboy]

Get lost finny, and leave the lifting to those who actualy care about gaining muscle, not just stroking their..... Egos

[Tapeworm]

I quess thats why you are so good at it "mars".

See, just when I start to think you might be sane you go and smear shit on the walls again.

[Cleanest Natural]

because when doing a push up you're only doing part of your weight using lever type action

great point . You sound like u know some secrets JEDI ..

[shiftedShapes]

Actually those are great!  I dug a hole in my backyard to accomodate my head.

that is pretty clever

[shiftedShapes]

Retarded question indeed

Try pushups with your feet floatingin the air unsupported

these are indeed very hard

[jumpstart]

How many push ups can you guys do at one time?