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Just make sure whatever you are doing is enjoyable and you keep a progression going, this is why barbells are good. They are totally scalable and progression is simple and clear.
Other activities like acrobatic stuff, you progress in a different way by learning movements, perfecting them, making them harder, less hands etc...
Check out beast skills for stuff to try;
http://www.beastskills.com/
Getting proficient at handstands for example is as equally impressive as being able to bust out 20 chin ups, and you don't need the man bulk to achieve it either.
I wouldn't bother with that isolation stuff at all unless you enjoy it. Knuckle down on them push ups, a good approach to learning is doing them on a raised object such as a bench (so body is at 45º or so to ground) and then making sure to keep perfect technique and ROM. Do not do "girl" pushups from the knees or ugly partial pushups from the ground. Wont achieve much and risks injury. You may also want to stick to dumb bells for bench pressing for a while, as if you are not strong enough for push ups, then benching the bar could be a risky jump.