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yes, they use your abs, but not enough to use them for base core training.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) May 3 '10, 13:24

my arms and chest hurt long before my abs did when doing pushups.

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I agree, but they are necessary. And you can get a good core workout if you consciously activate your abs while doing them. - pmb May 3, 13:28 6
- here, pulled right from a training website. which is right in line with what I am saying. - groiny May 3, 13:32 5
  - I agree completely. It's good for your core. It's not a complete core workout. - pmb May 3, 13:35 4
    - I admit, I am not a fan of pushups. - groiny May 3, 13:35 3
      - I don't like how they feel, which usually means I need to do them. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 13:41
      - I like them. I vary the kinds of pushups I do to make them more effective. - pmb May 3, 13:40 1
        
        possibly because I have a LOT of upper body mass - groiny May 3, 13:43
Your own experience isn't necessarily that of someone who is just starting out. (Gee, this sounds familiar ...) -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 13:25 5
- I have never heard of someone looking to get rid of belly fat perscribed pushups. nm -- nm - groiny May 3, 13:28 3
  - kilbo said manboobs, not bellyfat. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 13:29 2
    - which loosi said her abs sucked and could not do pushups. nm -- nm - groiny May 3, 13:29 1
      - But given that abs are essential for pushups, and given that women have a different abdominal configuration than men, surely you can see that - Beryllium May 3, 13:32
- a match made in heaven! -- nm - TFox May 3, 13:25
if you have weak abs, pushups are gonna be difficult. -- nm - loosilu May 3, 13:25 5
- Start out on your knees and work up -- nm - scorpion May 3, 13:25 4
  - This entire conversation started with kelly struggling because of knee pushups, followed by weightlifting suggestions to overcome that. - Beryllium May 3, 13:27 2
    - Weight bands is my suggestion. Much safer than free weights. -- nm - scorpion May 3, 13:31
    - She should start by doing them on her thumbs -- nm - Roger More May 3, 13:29
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yes, they use your abs, but not enough to use them for base core training.

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