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Originally Posted by GameMaster
I have this friend who's in good shape and he started doing push-ups this summer but his arms aren't getting big. Could this be because of genetics? Will some people's arms remain skinny no matter what? Oh also, my friend has been doing sit-ups and while his stomach is lean and has little fat, it isn't getting ripped, and he can't get a six pack to become apparent. Any advice for him?
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Your buddy doing pushups shouldn't expect his arms to get big. Pushups concentrate on the chest muscle, and give a secondary workout to your triceps. Your freinds is probably trying to flex his biceps, and isn't seeing anything. Try any type of curls, and you'll see your biceps grow. But don't forget about the triceps, because they take up 2/3 of your arms. And pushups are definitely not enough for tricep development. Try dips, skullcrushers, one arm extensions and close grips presses.
Genetics do not come into play when you aren't even working out the biceps. Try different variations of situps to pack on the muscle. And if you want to get big, you gotta eat big. Diet is the key to getting lean and growing muscle.
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Originally Posted by Ace195
Have him get on some sort of Mass gaining supplement. And pushups are more for toning than making your arms big if he wants to get big have him hit the gym and hit it hard doing bicep excersizes. Bench is more of a chest and bicep.. (more chest) curls work mainly on bicep and tricep have him try that. and remember mass building without steriods will do wonders for him if he wants to get that strong "big"
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Mass gaining supplements aren't the greatest. Try fixing up his diet first. Do you mean bench hits triceps or biceps? Because it definitely does not hit biceps. And curls do not work triceps at all, either.
And yes, steroids do not have to be taken. The only time I support it is when a person has reached their genetic limit while being natural, and nobody knows their true limits.