hey guys, i am going to change my routine around and ditch the bench press, im gonna experiment a little and replace the bench, with, you guessed it! weighted pushups! i was just wondering if anyone uses this exercise in their routine? comments? anything? my chest day would be dips, feet elevated weighted pushups, and regular weighted pushups. just try something new, see what happens...

Sure why not, give it a try. If it doesn't work, go back to the bench press.

i dont really see why you would do that.

I would lose so much muscle mass it wouldnt even be funny.

why are you even doing this? Did your bench break or something?

Maybe he's looking to get ready for a PT exam of some kind, or just wants to expirement with body weight training for a while, to give his joints a break.

So which is it? For a pt test, or just to switch things up?

I wouldnt totally get rid of bench presses. By the time you get back into it, you're gonna wonder how the hell you lost 20-30 lbs of your max.

I agree, I wouldn't cut out bench press entirely..

Maybe just dont go HEAVY on bench press and make your focus the pushups..

i wanna gain mass... lift heavy & short Reps ??

That's correct. It's important to overload the bar with 375% of your 1 rep max to "get a feel for the weight".

thnx...yea i really gotta work my forearms i hardly do them

Maybe if you're trying to mix things up, do different angled presses, and add some dips in. Pushups are very similar to benching as far as muscle recruitment goes. And as stated before, you're likely to lose some strength because it would be hard to get enough weight added to equal your bench weight (unless you're benching 150lbs, and weigh 200lbs).

You might also try feet elevated pushups. Pushups would also be a good option for explosive training.

I still wouldn't replace the bench for very long.