Comments on: Back in the swing of things a bit http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/ Imaginary word. Real weight loss. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:58:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: deepali http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-81 deepali Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:24:00 +0000 http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/#comment-81 So I don't want to be a downer, but you aren't going to lose any weight with pushups. You will however build muscle which ups metabolism (resulting in more calories burned more quickly). But to build muscle quickly you have to focus on fatiguing. Which is best achieved by doing as many pushups as you can in a shorter period of time. You can have the best of all worlds, though, by following Matt's suggestion of going for a walk after (actually before would be even better). Good luck! So I don’t want to be a downer, but you aren’t going to lose any weight with pushups. You will however build muscle which ups metabolism (resulting in more calories burned more quickly). But to build muscle quickly you have to focus on fatiguing. Which is best achieved by doing as many pushups as you can in a shorter period of time.
You can have the best of all worlds, though, by following Matt’s suggestion of going for a walk after (actually before would be even better).
Good luck!

]]> By: admin http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-76 admin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:33:35 +0000 http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/#comment-76 Thanks for your comment, Matt. You're right. I'm doing cardio workouts as well. What I meant (and didn't say clearly) was that doing more pushups will burn more calories than doing fewer pushups. I can do more pushups if I'm not trying to take short breaks. Right, pushups alone aren't the best way to lose weight. Thanks for your comment, Matt. You’re right. I’m doing cardio workouts as well.

What I meant (and didn’t say clearly) was that doing more pushups will burn more calories than doing fewer pushups. I can do more pushups if I’m not trying to take short breaks.

Right, pushups alone aren’t the best way to lose weight.

]]> By: Matt http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Matt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:14:48 +0000 http://www.deflabbify.com/back-in-the-swing-of-things-a-bit/#comment-75 If you really want to drop weight, doing more pushups isnt the way to do it. The average pushup burns less than a calorie. That means to drop a pound, you need to do over 3500 pushups. If you want to drop the weight, go for a 30 minute walk/jog after your pushups. If you really want to drop weight, doing more pushups isnt the way to do it. The average pushup burns less than a calorie. That means to drop a pound, you need to do over 3500 pushups. If you want to drop the weight, go for a 30 minute walk/jog after your pushups.

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