Kettlebell Not having access to a bench or barbells, should I give up on chest?

[North Coast Miller]

I do my sandbag pushups similar to this, except I use a homemade pushup board and clean the bag from a kneeling posture:

I cannot imagine I'll ever need or want a bench again. These hit the pecs but also hit the entire anterior chain and you'll feel it in the mid back and lats as well.

 

[marvinthemartian]

Why not add some pushups 2-3 times a week and work up to some decent numbers? 2-3 sets of 50 or so. Once that's too easy try dips. Can be done with 2 sturdy chairs or saw horses. Jungle Gyms or gymnastic rings are cheap as well.

And if you want to give barbells and bench presses a try you will probably be better off if you have already gotten competent at these basic exercises.

 

[rickyw]

Or should I give up on strengthing / building pectoral muscles?

I’m a skinny hard gainer. I gave up on mine a long time ago. Kettlebell work is all I do. My chest is still around.

 

[North Coast Miller]

This is exactly how I do my loaded PUs. The higher the bag on your back, and the further out over your hands you get makes a BIG difference in how much weight you support. Braced across a scale, these are about 190-200lbs with 55lbs of sand at the bottom, about 5% approx 10lbs less at the lock out. Pretty much linear increase in weight, with my 105lb bag I'm supporting about 255.

I cannot do these without using a pipe or my pushup board, my wrists won't take it.

 

[offwidth]

This is exactly how I do my loaded PUs. The higher the bag on your back, and the further out over your hands you get makes a BIG difference in how much weight you support. Braced across a scale, these are about 190-200lbs with 55lbs of sand at the bottom, about 5% approx 10lbs less at the lock out. Pretty much linear increase in weight, with my 105lb bag I'm supporting about 255.

I cannot do these without using a pipe or my pushup board, my wrists won't take it.

Looks like you are supposed to be running a press... not training at work...

 

[North Coast Miller]

...?

 

[rickyw]

training at work

Sometimes it’s the only way, ha