What exactly do push ups work out, the pecks and the arms?

Basically it works the pecs, shoulders, triceps, maybe a little in the abs. the closer the grip the more it works your triceps

you really don't need to post in more than 1 section. your questions will be answered, i promise :-)

So push ups is a really great work out, ty..

triceps...aloot...do them too insanity...like 1000 per day and you see develped chest...

Yes because working the triceps A LOT will work the chest.

LOL! Pwned!

Yeah, my 2,500 rep a day tricep kickback routine has made my chest huuuuuge!

i thought 1000 a day was aloot...ugghhh now im going for more...

Holy crap u do 2500, and u do 100? :S I cant even do a good 40

It is important in the pursuit of a fit body, to also realize obsessions. When your daily workout consists of one excercise repeated many times, you are focusing too much on one section of the body. The chest is a great area to work, but so many people get carried away and they begin to neglect other regions. These regions often include the muscles of the legs. In my practice, I have seen it too often and would love to see more people working on their whole bodies as well as there pectoralii muscles. ( Although I must say that a well-worked chest does look great).

Are you guys friggin serious? AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!111oneoneoneoneoneeleven

Seriously though...come on.

The push up offers more than just improving chest/triceps and shoulder strength, it provides shoulder stability, and core stability. It really depends on the variant of push up, I've got a running list of 20+ push up variants that I have used successfully. The "lowly" push up is an excellent overall exercise!

-Andrew
http://www.Modern-Athlete.com

What push-ups are those, Andrew?

hand stand pushups owns all lol