bullsh!t.
i’m not sure why i care . . probably my concious thinking about all the dudes in here who might actually think your a woman . . but here’s more proof.
from a thread about pushups on the training forum ( http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=7321 ):
iron . .. You cannot work part of a muscle. There is no difference between UPPER abs and LOWER abs. The abdominals are ONE muscle, with 6 heads (which are what you are seeing when you see someone’s six pack). If the abs contract, the WHOLE THING contracts, not part of it. Same thing with pecs… incline bench does not work the upper pecs, decline bench does not work the lower pecs. The pectoralis major (pecs) is one muscle. Either it’s contracting or it’s not. The upper part cannot contract while the lower part relaxes, or vise versa. Same for all muscles, you can’t contract just your lower quads or upper biceps, etc.
me . .
robin . ..
please don’t think i’m being an a$$ cause i really am curious about this.
i know i usually do my best to offend people but this isn’t my objective now.
what do pushups do for your boobies?
seriously . . . does it lift them, make them smaller, push them out because of the muscle being built behind, does it do anything at all?
i know what bodybuilding does to boobies, but that’s way differant than toning up with bodyweight exercises … isn’t it?
where’s my beer?
robin . . Gunned,
Sorry to take so long to post a reply.
Pushups really don’t do anything for the breasts. They work the pectoral muscles (among other muscles). Working these muscles a lot, you can make your breasts kind of “disappear”–but that’s if you’re a bodybuilder (female). But, if you’re not a bodybuilder, just into resistance/weight training then the breasts really aren’t affected. Breasts contain fat–you can’t strengthen or harden fat, you can only get rid of it.
Robin
stacy . . GDA- Its makes them more firm. Keeps ya from sagging, especcially if you widen your arms and bring them up a little. The trick is the strengthen the upper part. Sorry I don’t know the name. It works like a primitive “tuck”. Its nice.
Carpe Diem.