Dips...?? Anyone swear by them?

[kdaddy2]

Just wondering if many people use dips as a regular in their chest workout... I have avoided them since my shoulder injury years back. I lived on these in my younger years. I remember taking bathroom breaks in High school and cranking out a few sets of them from the tops of the bathroom stalls:headbang: .....then going back to class with my sleeves all rolled up and shit...lol They just seem to feel rough on my shoulders nowadays

 

[Big Vin]

Just wondering if many people use dips as a regular in their chest workout... I have avoided them since my shoulder injury years back. I lived on these in my younger years. I remember taking bathroom breaks in High school and cranking out a few sets of them from the tops of the bathroom stalls:headbang: .....then going back to class with my sleeves all rolled up and shit...lol They just seem to feel rough on my shoulders nowadays

Yes! I do weighted dips almost every time out...4 sets each til failure. Dips and wide pushups really helped widen my chest...no bullshit.

 

[kdaddy2]

I did a few sets last night and it didn't feel too bad (post heavy benching workout) I think I need to change up my grip a little..... maybe wider

 

[panzerfaust]

Oh yeah, weighted dips blow you up like a ballon.

 

[kinglewy]

I love weighted dips but I recently switched gyms and my new gym's dip bar is one of those dip/pullup combos and I hate those because they move around, there's no stability!

 

[bigbumpkin2003]

love the dips bro

 

[bigj274]

yes bro, without a doubt weighted dips are the way forward for chest....grip slightly wider than shoulders, lean forward and watch your chest grow :headbang:

 

[Dens228]

Just wondering if many people use dips as a regular in their chest workout... I have avoided them since my shoulder injury years back. I lived on these in my younger years. I remember taking bathroom breaks in High school and cranking out a few sets of them from the tops of the bathroom stalls:headbang: .....then going back to class with my sleeves all rolled up and shit...lol They just seem to feel rough on my shoulders nowadays

I do them every other chest workout. I love them.
Judging by your avatar the dips you did in school have held up well! jk

 

[SmallTownIron]

Love dips! One of my favorite applications of chest dips is to add it into my chest workouts whenever I hit a sticking point or plateau with my bench press. For some reason this exercise allows me to strengthen my chest enough to push through sticking points with ease.

 

[incbb]

Yes! I do weighted dips almost every time out...4 sets each til failure. Dips and wide pushups really helped widen my chest...no bullshit.

this ^^^^^


incbb

 

[sigagg11]

i need to get this; i suffer from baby chest syndrome lol. someone on here not too long ago though was swearing by push ups, said they started adding them at the end of workouts (like 2 sets of reg to failure and 2 sets on abench to failure) and after years of little to no progress noticed huge gains in terms of growth. guess its different for everyone though. every time i do dips tho i feel like it hurts the middle of my ribcage when i push up. is that normal. kind of like a pinching feeling, and no, not referring to the muscle

 

[tstil]

I try adding dips to my routine bout once a month i just feel them alot in my front delts more than my chest.

 

[Creation]

what kind of form do you guys use?

 

[musclehead33]

love em,great way to increase bench press."weighted dips,and lockouts.

lockouts being on a power rack and lock the bar in the bench press position at the point of swithch over and press as hard as you can and hold for 30 seconds 3 sets.

 

[musclehead33]

I try adding dips to my routine bout once a month i just feel them alot in my front delts more than my chest.

focus more on the bowing out of arms and let the chest do the work.not like a close grip where you would tuck elbows.try it and let us know.peace

 

[Dens228]

Wide grip, hands rotated a little bit so the palms are facing more towards the back. Lean forward, chin on chest.

I messed around with depth, I found going too low in an effort to stretch the pecs only resulted in more delt involvement.

No locking out, continuous tension.

 

[Achilles-reborn]

Wide grip, hands rotated a little bit so the palms are facing more towards the back. Lean forward, chin on chest.

I messed around with depth, I found going too low in an effort to stretch the pecs only resulted in more delt involvement.

No locking out, continuous tension.

:yeahthat:

 

[hemipower]

I am a big believer in dips for chest...I try to do as many functional type exercises as I can (I rarely use any machines) and dips and pushups are a primary part of every chest workout and have been for about 2 years. Chest never looked better...not sure if it's in part due to dips or not but I have been using them a LOT more. Only body weight though this last year...trying to protect shoulders...don't bench heavy either.

 

[swolegasm]

I think we tend to neglect exercises using your own body weight.... Dips and Pullups I swear by.

 

[kdaddy2]

It tried some of these suggestions today with a few sets of dips. Wider grip and leaning slightly forward. I kept a nice bow at my elbows and really focused on my chest motion... They will be a part of every chest workout from this point forward :lightbulb: