Weightlifting question: do pushups and the bench press work the same muscles?

And if so, what is the equivalent bench press weight to 195 person doing a pushup (basically, how much of my weight am I actually pushing up)?|||yes they are simlar.. pushups work the triceps and chest... although more reps have to be performed to be efficent..





bench presses are the ultimate.. mass buildors and strength buildors....


so bench pressing is much more effective.. u cannot rely on just bench presses...





if you weigh 190 u will be pushing 190 lbs up.... its your weight..|||They both work the pectoral muscles, but you cannot specifically equate from one versus weight for another. As someone else pointed out, you are distributing the weight differently, and how that weight is distributed does depend on form.|||Yes and no. The basic muscle group is the same but each excersise works the fine muscles differently. You're pushing about 137 lbs.|||start raising your feet on a bench or something. work up til you can put your feet on the wall straight up and down.