Are push-ups considered aerobic exercise?

To judge whether a man has a sense of strength, you can teach him to do a few push-ups to see how it goes, because if a man has a strong sense of strength, the push-ups he does will be more standard and in greater numbers. Moreover, doing push-ups can effectively exercise the biceps and abdominal muscles in the arms, so most of the time, male friends choose to do push-ups when exercising. But are push-ups considered an aerobic exercise?

Push-ups are an anaerobic exercise.

Anaerobic exercise is relative to aerobic exercise. During exercise, the body's metabolism is accelerated, and accelerated metabolism requires more energy. The human body's energy is obtained through the metabolism of sugar, protein and fat in the body. When the exercise is very intense or rapid, such as weightlifting, 100-meter sprint, wrestling, etc., the body needs a lot of energy in an instant. Under normal circumstances, aerobic metabolism cannot meet the body's needs at this time, so sugar undergoes anaerobically metabolism to quickly produce a lot of energy. Exercise in this state is anaerobic exercise. Therefore, push-ups are an anaerobic exercise.

Which muscles do push-ups exercise?

1. Standard push-ups: mainly exercise the pectoralis major muscles. Support your body with your arms, with your hands shoulder-width apart (slightly wider) and your lumbar spine kept naturally straight; place your hands parallel to the top of your head, support all parts of your body at the same time, bend your elbows outwards, and lower your body (rise and fall evenly, with your whole body straight).

2. Narrow-grip push-ups: The main muscle group is the triceps, which assists in exercising the middle seam of the pectoral muscles. Place your hands less than shoulder width in front of your chest.

3. Wide-grip push-ups: mainly exercise the outer side of the pectoralis major. Place your hands approximately 1.5 times shoulder width.

Can I do push-ups every day?

If you just do it for your health, doing it a few times a week is enough. If your goal is to train your chest muscles, you shouldn't do push-ups every day.

For muscle building and bodybuilding, it is not advisable to exercise the same part every day. If a certain part of the body is given sufficient exercise stimulation on the same day, the muscles in this part will need to wait for more than 48 hours before they can be exercised again. Muscles grow when you rest, so continuing to exercise the next day will affect the appearance of the muscles. For example, if you train your chest muscles on the first day, you can't train your chest muscles on the second day, but you can train your legs, back, abdominal muscles, etc. So you can train your muscles every day, but you can't train the same part every day.