Pushups, endurance

Hey Docs,

Hope you’re doing good and progressing in the training :100:

I’ve got question about increasing pushups, or in general physical endurance:

I’ve seen a couple dudes that are able to lift 315lbs on bench, but not able to do more than 30 pushups. Why is that and how to solve that problem?

Thanks, Dan

I haven’t seen that too much, as bench press and push-up strength do seem to carry over pretty well to one another.

For people where there’s a discrepancy, I look for a large deficit in training one of the movements , such as never doing push-ups. For body weight movements, I also look at relative strength (strength: bodyweight) since a high body mass can lead to this sort of finding at times.

-Jordan

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