Doing arm exercises with Dumbells actually weakened my arms and shoulders in comparison to pushups.

[BrendioEEE]

Long story short, I used to be able to do 100 pushups a day, but I wanted to build my forearm muscles because I felt like all pushups were doing aesthetically were just building my shoulders to a degree. I did feel like my push strength was great, and it still is above average I think, but I started to transition to bicep curls, and overhead exercises, and I would do them until I got sore, and always tried to do more and more each day using 20lb dumbbells.

Eventually I transitioned out of doing pushups and focused entirely on my arms for awhile, what a mistake. I started to do pushups again yesterday. I barely made it to 70 without my entire left arm giving out, I had energy to do 30 more but my body wouldn't let me, proof that it had gotten weaker.

Everytime I try weightlifting it lets me down, I really don't think there's anything better than calisthenics and cardio, everytime I focus up on cardio, and calisthenics I get more lean, I get stronger, and I have more energy. Weightlifting has always fucked me over no bizarre as fuck.

 

[BrendioEEE]

Today I was only able to do 70 aswell. I'll try and reach 75 or 80 tomorrow, hopefully it doesn't take long to regain my strength.

 

[incel194012940]

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[incel194012940]

blud thinks hes count dracula

 

[BrendioEEE]

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It was 1 though however.

 

[BrendioEEE]

blud thinks hes count dracula

Elab cuck

 

[Gaygymmaxx]

Nigga lifting weights doesn't make you weaker holy moly chips and guac

Blud really does think he's Dracula

 

[Gaygymmaxx]

Recently went from calisthenics only to hitting weights and shit is doing wonders for my physique

Insane copium lad just lift harder

 

[BrendioEEE]

Blud really does think he's Dracula

I don't know what this forced discord tranny meme is supposed to be in reference to, but you will never pass or be a woman.

 

[lelouch]

Do both calisthenics and dumbbell mix is pretty good that's what I do

 

[BrendioEEE]

Do both calisthenics and dumbbell mix is pretty good that's what I do

Yeah honestly I think I will try that maybe.

 

[BrendioEEE]

Recently went from calisthenics only to hitting weights and shit is doing wonders for my physique

Explain to me why I can only do 70 pushups without my arms giving out when I fully transitioned to weight lifting for my arms and shoulders, but I was able to do 100 consistently prior to giving up pushups.

 

[5OuttaTen]

Explain to me why I can only do 70 pushups without my arms giving out when I fully transitioned to weight lifting for my arms and shoulders, but I was able to do 100 consistently prior to giving up pushups.

Muscular endurance vs muscular strength

 

[Deleted member 23778]

20s are a shit weight to lift niggur

 

[BrendioEEE]

20s are a shit weight to lift niggur

I kind of thought maybe the same thing, should I get 50's?

 

[longjohnmong]

Stop the presses! Not training pushup stamina leads to a decrease in pushup stamina?!?

 

[Gaygymmaxx]

Explain to me why I can only do 70 pushups without my arms giving out when I fully transitioned to weight lifting for my arms and shoulders, but I was able to do 100 consistently prior to giving up pushups.

Push-ups is going to make you stronger at push-ups, not surprise you lost a bit of strength but 30% is still surprising

Just do both.

 

[Copexodius Maximus]

pushups also use your chest and abs. So even if your arms have gotten stronger, it could be that your abs and chest got weaker from not training for a while. Your arms tire out faster because they are doing more of the heavy lifting to make for for the slack in those other areas

 

[longjohnmong]

Explain to me why I can only do 70 pushups without my arms giving out when I fully transitioned to weight lifting for my arms and shoulders, but I was able to do 100 consistently prior to giving up pushups.

Because there's a degree of specificity to everything. When you're doing pushup you're not just getting generically stronger arms (even though that is happening) you're also training pushup specific strength. It's teaching your neurons to fire in a more efficient manner specifically for pushups. It's teaching you pushup technique which is going to degrade over time if you don't use it. And if you were working in the 100 rep range then you weren't training stamina to the same degree as you were when you were doing pushups. 100 pushups isn't even training strength anyway, as evidenced by the fact that you were only using 20lb dumbbells.

 

[redfacccee]

this guy has to be retarded

 

[Deleted member 20631]

Are you doing the push-ups in the same week you worked out arms? Have you gained weight?

If you genuinely think weight training made you weaker I don’t know what to tell you

 

[BrendioEEE]

 

[Deleted member 29167]

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are you still fat like from the jubilee vid btw?

 

[BrendioEEE]

are you still fat like from the jubilee vid btw?

no