upper body strength

[ruairib199]

can someone help me with how to build upper body strength. i know doing press ups tricep dips ect but would doing like 30 of each in the morning and at night would doing these help???

[Lost in the Echo]

Yeah, that would work.
Any exercise where you can feel it working your upper body muscles will help.
Also, push ups would help a lot too :P
It does for me :D

[ruairib199]

press ups is the british word for push ups

[Austin2]

Bench Press, And general Chest exercises at a gym

[Zenos]

Bench Press, And general Chest exercises at a gym


Bnech and chest work does only so much.
I'd suggest for the OP lots and losts of Over head work like :
Military presses
cleans and presses
clean and jerks
snatches

one and two hand versions of all of the above because they work the whole body but when it comes to the upper body they'll strengthen it uop better then benchpresses because you have to stand up while lifting the weight instead of laying down while lifting the weight.

[saul1026]

can someone help me with how to build upper body strength. i know doing press ups tricep dips ect but would doing like 30 of each in the morning and at night would doing these help???

yes it would doing push ups and other exercise routines

[FergusDunn]

can someone help me with how to build upper body strength. i know doing press ups tricep dips ect but would doing like 30 of each in the morning and at night would doing these help???



yes it would help but also press ups - do with hand shoulder width

and then wider if you can as that works diff muscles

also try and have your hands raised up maybe on a stack of books or blocks so you get more movement - dipping down - again wide hands and closeer hands work best -

You could maybe do wide hands at night raised up and just normal in the morning. Try and add a few extra say every week - but do not srain

[Nellerin]

No you aren't going to build almost any strength by doing pushups or dips or pull ups. And if you are going to do those things, only do them a few times a week not multiple times each day.

[Apollo.]

No you aren't going to build almost any strength by doing pushups or dips or pull ups. And if you are going to do those things, only do them a few times a week not multiple times each day.

Pull ups are actually great for building strength, especially wide grip pull ups, they are essentially lat pull downs with your body weight and close grip pull ups are close grip pull downs both of which are great for building lats and strength in your back.

[Zenos]

Originally Posted by sfsethfitz
No you aren't going to build almost any strength by doing pushups or dips or pull ups. And if you are going to do those things, only do them a few times a week not multiple times each day.

Pull ups are actually great for building strength, especially wide grip pull ups, they are essentially lat pull downs with your body weight and close grip pull ups are close grip pull downs both of which are great for building lats and strength in your back.

Dudes you are both right! Calesthenics are mere condition exercises if you don't add weight,so sfsethfitz is right in his claims,yet if you add weight aroud the waist for dips and pull overs,or do pushups off boxes with a weight hanging around the neck then you have exercises that are excellent for building mass and strength in the upper body.

Again both of are right and wrong to various degrees!

[Gymrat17]

Do you have a set of dumbbells? These were the first thing I bought when I started working-out and they worked great. You can build strength and muscle this way. :)

[Cicero]

It doesn't sound like your willing to put in the work it takes to get that good looking upper body. If your really wanting to put in the work to get a good body, you should look into the stronglifts program, it consists of the deadlift, bench press, shoulder press, squat, and rows.

If your wanting the body that's shown in magazines, and movies then you have to put in the work. You can't just do a set of 30 for triceps or anything like that. It will take at least 30-45 minutes of exercise 3x a week.

[Apollo.]

It doesn't sound like your willing to put in the work it takes to get that good looking upper body. If your really wanting to put in the work to get a good body, you should look into the stronglifts program, it consists of the deadlift, bench press, shoulder press, squat, and rows.

If your wanting the body that's shown in magazines, and movies then you have to put in the work. You can't just do a set of 30 for triceps or anything like that. It will take at least 30-45 minutes of exercise 3x a week.

It's not always about not wanting to put in the effort, some people can't afford a gym membership.

Also on an unrelated note not directed at anyone in particular, I got neg repped because apparently people can't read or are to thick and illiterate to know the difference between a pull up and a fucking push up. If people are going to comment on other people's knowledge they should sort their own out first.

[Cicero]

It's not always about not wanting to put in the effort, some people can't afford a gym membership.

Also on an unrelated note not directed at anyone in particular, I got neg repped because apparently people can't read or are to thick and illiterate to know the difference between a pull up and a fucking push up. If people are going to comment on other people's knowledge they should sort their own out first.

Well, some people can afford dumbbells or other things. But yes I understand. But I was just saying that by doing just pushups and stuff like that, you can't expect the magazine looking body that a lot of guys dream of having. At some point, a gym/workout equipment is a must for getting that type of body.

[its.me.akshay]

Dude.. Try pushups.. Then go for knuckle pushups.. And then three fingers pushups... After that try the pull ups in double bars... Or single bars (they use that in gymnastics)
upper body must be well maintained to get a good shape.. So eat loads of nuts.. Meat... And fish.. Itll help..

[Nellerin]

Dude.. Try pushups.. Then go for knuckle pushups.. And then three fingers pushups... After that try the pull ups in double bars... Or single bars (they use that in gymnastics)
upper body must be well maintained to get a good shape.. So eat loads of nuts.. Meat... And fish.. Itll help..

No just....no.

Upper body strength is built in the gym using weights not by doing bodyweight exercises.

You basically max out any gains from bodyweight exercises after a month of doing them for the most part and that is why NO ONE who is big ever recommends trying to actually get bigger without weights.

[XLAM]

No just....no.

Upper body strength is built in the gym using weights not by doing bodyweight exercises.

You basically max out any gains from bodyweight exercises after a month of doing them for the most part and that is why NO ONE who is big ever recommends trying to actually get bigger without weights.

When you do max out doing bodyweight exercises, how close to being able to press bodyweight can you get. So if I'm 160 and do pushups, once i max out doing pushups, will I be able to bench 160? If not,how close to that will I get?

[Nellerin]

When you do max out doing bodyweight exercises, how close to being able to press bodyweight can you get. So if I'm 160 and do pushups, once i max out doing pushups, will I be able to bench 160? If not,how close to that will I get?

No, functional/bodyweight strength and weights dont go together for the most part. Most people can do a pushup but an untrained teen will do like half their weight on bench.

Start with the bar only (45lbs) for bench and continually add weight. I'll help you with a workout program if you are interested in actually starting weight training.