hey guys well im about 14 125 lbs and i wanted to gain some muscle since im not that strong kind of weak i might add, well anyway i cant go to a gym due to underage and i dont have any dumbells (besides 3 lbers) so i was wondering if i could do pushups to increase my muscle strength, if so how many sets should i start out with and how many in each set thx

At your age, maybe its best to stick to some bodyweight excersises... Pushups are good, maybe some dips, squats (diferent variations), pull ups, chinups, there are a few bodyweight workout routines aroudn the net.

Im kind of new to this too, not as experienced as many people here, but this is just my advice, maybe someone more experienced could help you out too...

hey derywddon and oblivion thx for the replies and sure derywddon i would like those links

but any idea how many pushups in each set and how many sets?

How many pushups can you do now?

When I began doing pushups I could barely do 3 proper pushup, 5 max if i went all i could. But i kept practicing and practicing. Currently I dont do any pushups [not part of my routine]. But practicing is the only way your going to get better at them, and remember, its better to do 3 proper pushups than 50 sloppy ones. Try to perfect your form.

well right now i can do 5 perfect push ups but i can go 15 but then ill be like dead to the point of no return

Try this for 1-3 weeks:

Every two hours, do 5 push-ups.

Try to increase by one every week.

After that, do 3x8 w/ 90s rest, decrease rest time 15 secs every two weeks until you're down to 30 secs.

Then increase to 3x12 w/90s rest.

wow does 5 in 2 hours actually do anything?

thats what they all say, stick to just bodyweight exercises. but if you look at my before and after pics and im 16 started at like 15, then it'll give you a different view lol..

to add to this post, can you use pushups to increase your benchpress? i can do 40 perfect pushups but i can only push 110 up 8 times on bench. whats the best way to get good at pushups, meaning adding more pushups to your max?

If her ability is 5 in perfect form, then 5 every two hours will keep stress on the muscles. It helped me initially when my PUs were sucking.

Before I bought equipment this is what I did, and it suited me just fine. I would do about 100 push ups, which soon became too easy. I didn't gain as much as I do now with weights, but back than I had no weights. When they became to easy, I would throw some text books into my backpack and put it on, and do psuh ups with it on. Thats about another 10-20 lbs.

I miss the days when I actually gained from pushups .

I would do around 100 pushups too, but doing sets of 10, since i could do 10 fairly well, with good form... That helped me too because eventually i was able to do sets of 20! Try different stuff with your bodyweight, different routines of pushups, but the most important thing is to practice, and not quit just because you do 3 or 5... Keep trying! Eventually you'll be doing better

Want some motivation? A year ago I could barely do 3, now I'm doing 30+ when I try hard. It's a great feeling finding yourself being able to do more and more as time goes on, dont give up!