Do dips work the chest?

I am doing normal vertical dips, with no forward lean and I feel my chest tightning.

Is this normal?

I though only leaning-forward dips work the chest.

yes

You use your chest to a degree doing any dip movement. You can emphasise it by thinking about working your chest (serious)

I heard its the only way to work some part of your pec, pec major if i remember correctly?

dips work the lower portion of ur chest and if u lean forward u put more emphasize on the chest rather then on the tris

Head down, focus on your chest... Chin to chest..etc..

[QUOTE=EctoMan2000;135816651]You use your chest to a degree doing any dip movement. You can emphasise it by thinking about working your chest (serious)[/QUOTE]

x2, I love dips because its a great chest buster and a beginning tricep exercise (I work chest and tris on the same day )


DK1

dips hit chest harder then bench for some people

they are great

The more you lean forward while your doing dips the more involved your chest is. If you stay very straight and back the entire time you still use some chest, but its basically all tricep.

if i do dips today, will i be ready for bench on monday?

[QUOTE=cheesyman;135815451]I am doing normal vertical dips, with no forward lean and I feel my chest tightning.

Is this normal?

I though only leaning-forward dips work the chest.[/QUOTE]
yes.

lean forwards, and theyll hit the chest

[QUOTE=cheesyman;135825691]if i do dips today, will i be ready for bench on monday?[/QUOTE]

That, my man, depends on your body, how much rest you'll get, and what you take.

For me, no way would I be ready.

leaning over incoporates chest even more

[QUOTE=mc21;135860741]leaning over incoporates chest even more[/QUOTE]

yerrrrrrrr :)