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The Push-Up Plateau: Why You Need More Than Just Push-Ups to Build Strength

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Roxy asked: " People say doing too many sets of push up is bad like 5+ but can I do different push up and do more sets like normal to wide grip?"

EXERCISE: Unlocking the Secrets of Triceps, Shoulders, and Chest Growth

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Is bench press, shoulder press, and tricep extensions enough for equal growth of the triceps, shoulders, and chest? The short answer  is yes and no. Visit  Building a Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps That Will Turn Heads! My long answer:   Bench pres s,   shoulder press  and  tricep extensions are all compound exercises, which means they work multiple muscle groups at once. This makes them very efficient for building muscle. However, while these  exercises are all great for  building muscle  they don't necessarily target all of the muscles in the triceps, shoulders, and chest equally. For example, the  bench press primarily targets the  chest muscles  while the shoulder press primarily targets the shoulder muscles.  Tricep extensions   are the only exercise in this group that directly targets the triceps muscles. This means that  if you only do these three exercises, you may not see equal growth in all three muscle ...