Benefits of push-ups and dips

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2011-11-21 4:31 AM

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Subject: Benefits of push-ups and dips
Kindly tell me that what are the benefits of push-ups and dips. Is yoga is more beneficial than push-ups and DIPS.

2011-11-21 7:15 AM
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Edited by Sharyn5 2011-11-21 7:17 AM
2011-11-21 7:16 AM
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Subject: RE: Benefits of push-ups and dips

Welcome to BT!

The question is "Beneficial to what?"

Beneficial to improve triathlon performance?  That's hotly debated.

Beneficial for general strength?  Absolutely!

Beneficial for someone who is recovering from a shoulder injury?  Almost certainly not.

Beneficial on their own without "pull" exercises to balance them out?  Probably not.

Beneficial for range of motion?  It depends on how they're done.

You can see where I'm going with this.  It's hard to take a few specific exercises and make a general statement about their overall value.  They need to be placed in the context for the person doing them, their fitness level, workout experience, and goals.

2011-11-21 8:40 AM
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Subject: RE: Benefits of push-ups and dips
When I was an avid lifter I thought CGBP and weighted dips put the most size on my tris out of any movement.  That said I see no benefit from them for triathlons.
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