How many knuckle pushups can you scrubs do?

[Silver Surfer]

How does that make the chest stronger.

For one thing, you're lifting your entire bodyweight with dips, whereas with push-ups your legs are being supported by the ground.

You are working far more muscle groups than simple pushups work, not to mention the added weight as the others have pointed out. Also, pushups are known to be the cause of wrist injuries.

Taking the actual weight lifted out of the equation (which, of course, dips wins by default), the actual angle is better at developing triceps and the stretch component (which itself better predicts how much that exercise can stimulate real growth) upon both lower and upper pecs is better. Finally, because the body moves with less restriction through space, your grip has to be firmer for the dip. That in turn increases the neural drive -- again all other variables being equal -- which translates to more active motor unit pooling and thus real-world strength gains.
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[Dirty_Jerz]

For one thing, you're lifting your entire bodyweight with dips, whereas with push-ups your legs are being supported by the ground.

You are working far more muscle groups than simple pushups work, not to mention the added weight as the others have pointed out. Also, pushups are known to be the cause of wrist injuries.

Taking the actual weight lifted out of the equation (which, of course, dips wins by default), the actual angle is better at developing triceps and the stretch component (which itself better predicts how much that exercise can stimulate real growth) upon both lower and upper pecs is better. Finally, because the body moves with less restriction through space, your grip has to be firmer for the dip. That in turn increases the neural drive -- again all other variables being equal -- which translates to more active motor unit pooling and thus real-world strength gains.
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this is interesting friend thanks for that

 

[TYBG]

push-ups are for clowns......

get on them dips

weighted dips

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

 

[Binary]

Honestly like 2 lmao.

 

[semtex]

How does that make the chest stronger.

How do you not know this, friend?

 

[Action Jackson]

Arguing about push ups and dips? Why not do both..

 

[Mr. Somebody]

How do you not know this, friend?

I thought it was just triceps. I dont lift weights to think about each muscle. I lift to make me strong in brazillian JIujitsu.

 

[malbaker86]

Not many but what's crazy is that's the ONLY way I do push ups now. I forgot what started that too

 

[Steve Piffler]

depends on how fine the bytch is under me....