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Can doing 200 push ups 4 days a week build chest muscle? or no?

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Yes, allow : Time for the muscle to recover.....so perhaps one day of working out and one - two days to rest it.

Answered 1/28/2015

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A member asked:

Can doing 200 push ups 4 days a week build chest muscle? or no?

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Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered

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