question about weight lifting

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if you can do u pull up does it mean you can bench your own weight?

 

[mrchan]

no. different muscles.

 

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thanx

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: shady06
if you can do u pull up does it mean you can bench your own weight?

no, but if u can do 10 push ups on your fists, u can probably bench your own weight.

I can bench weight + 20 lbs, and i can do 20 pushups on fists easily

 

[WinkOsmosis]

A pushup is about half your weight, so have a guy who is the same build as you lie on your back then try to do a pushup.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: shady06
if you can do u pull up does it mean you can bench your own weight?

no, but if u can do 10 push ups on your fists, u can probably bench your own weight.

I can bench weight + 20 lbs, and i can do 20 pushups on fists easily

What you can do for pushups is not a good indication of what you can do for bench press. When you bench press you are lifting 100% of the mass. When you are doing pushups you are lifting a far lesser mass. Probably closer to 60% of your entire mass.