Push Ups vs Bench Press for Muscle Hypertrophy - ULTIMATE Comparison (8 Studies)
The bench press is probably the most popular upper body exercise. The push-up is also quite a popular upper body exercise. When the push-up is compared to the bench press for muscle hypertrophy, it's far from uncommon for individuals to assume to bench press is superior. In this video, we're going to assess this claim via evaluating the current scientific research. Is the bench press truly superior to the bench press for building muscle? 0:00 Intro 1:02 Longitudinal Research: Bench Press vs Push-up 8:52 Muscle Excitation: Bench Press vs Push-up 13:27 Overloading the Push-Up: Harder Variations 17:45 Overloading the Push-Up: Weighted Push-ups 20:04 The Carryover Between the Bench Press and Push-up 22:22 Push-up Recruits the Abdominals More 23:04 Push-up Recruits the Serratus Anterior More 23:42 Takeaway Points References: Kikuchi and Nakazato - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Lopez et al. - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33433... Kotarsky et al. - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29466... Vigotsky et al. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Alizadeh et al. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Tillar and Ball - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32774... Tillar - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Ebben et al. - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21873... Calatayud - et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25419... Song L'Indécis - Soulful https://chll.to/64a098ba / lindecis
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