Chest dips. Any fans?

[Spanishdream]

Just curious, as I never see threads made about this exercise, are there any fans of this exercise?

After my initial cut my chest was lagging though I was able to bench my own body weight after 9 months, losing 60lbs in the process. I've been doing Chest Dips after experimenting with various forms of bench press (I dislike them, apart from flat bench) and I have to say, I'm a big fan. My chest has really filled out, and my bench press has improved dramatically, currently in the eighth week of this particular bulk, which I put down to supplementing it with Chest dips.

Just a curiosity post really. Any fans?

[JmanTheJuiceman]

Me!

[acrawlingchaos]

Fan of heavy weighted dips myself.

[koolskool]

I love em. I need to start going heavy on them.

[HulkingBrute]

They trash your pecs hard, but I get shoulder irritation from doing them. I have my own dip station but I tend to only do tricep dips with it.

[cjc651]

Dips are the single most important exercise in a push routine imo. Great for chest, tri's, and shoulders.

[paulzee]

Love dips, I've only really started doing them more often now but you build a ton of strength doing them. As above excellent for chest, tri's and shoulders.

[chazzy1864]

Just curious, as I never see threads made about this exercise, are there any fans of this exercise?

Clearly you searched tirelessly day and night.

[xStevenx]

Fan of heavy weighted dips myself.

My favorite chest exercise

[BigFreak677]

Almost never done them... i can't get the feeling in my chest.. only shoulders and triceps are burning.. and don't know how to perform them..

[Spanishdream]

Almost never done them... i can't get the feeling in my chest.. only shoulders and triceps are burning.. and don't know how to perform them..

I think the trick is to start very slowly, without adding weight. I am currently adding 20kg using a dipping belt. There's not too many videos that I like personally, explaining the exercise though.

They trash your pecs hard, but I get shoulder irritation from doing them. I have my own dip station but I tend to only do tricep dips with it.

This is my only concern with them. I have had a shoulder injury in the past though I certainly don't skip out on shoulder exercises but I do feel that if I were to cause an injury, then it would be with them. At the bottom of the lift it is a lot of pressure, on a weird angle, on the shoulder joint.

Clearly you searched tirelessly day and night.

Um, what? I didn't search. But I thought it would be a change to talk about something else, and maybe bring up an exercise that's not all that common. At least it's not another 'can't grow my biceps' or 'can't squat wat do' thread.

[chazzy1864]

Um, what? I didn't search.

Clearly, since you said there were no dip threads.

[startstopping]

Am I correct in assuming that the more spread out your grip with dips is the more it works your chest? At my gym, the only place to do dips is not adjustable and in the fully up position my arms are basically parallel to my body, and i feel it much more in my shoulders and tri's than chest?

[tomsfish]

Am I correct in assuming that the more spread out your grip with dips is the more it works your chest? At my gym, the only place to do dips is not adjustable and in the fully up position my arms are basically parallel to my body, and i feel it much more in my shoulders and tri's than chest?

yes the wide grip hits the chest more, as well as leaning forward.i love both chest and tri weighted dips,its a major part of my pushing day.

[RLAR]

Love dips. They look cool too.

[Champion Chad]

Leaning forward on dips to hit my lower chest works great (like Tomsfish said). Decline bench has always felt a little funny to me regardless of how much weight I could push. I've always seen better results from dips with getting your chest over your hands! If you're not on a hammer strength machine doing pushdowns then it may take a little muscle control to get your body at the correct angle.

[MUDRFR]

I love them as well..new to my routine as I have gone from assisted..to BW..and moving to weighted. I have felt a huge change in how much you lean your body forward or even how low to travel in the dip. Mind muscle connection also allows for a great shoulder work out when focusing on smaller movement with the lift focused on shoulder/trap.

[Jakeylee]

Heavy, weighted dips not going below parallel (no shoulder problems thank you) = ftw!

Just got to get past 50kg (110lbs) for reps.

[tomsfish]

Heavy, weighted dips not going below parallel (no shoulder problems thank you) = ftw!

Just got to get past 50kg (110lbs) for reps.

not bad,272 total lbs.im trying to get to 300 total lbs.i got 25 more lbs to add,or gain 25lbs ha ha ha.

[kanis999]

I have to do chest dips because I have a shoulder injury that hurts during bench press but not dips for some odd reason. When the shoulder heals, however, I'd rather go back to bench being the primary chest compound.

[Blacksmith80]

its one of the best chest exercises, for sure. you just have to learn technique.

[BigFreak677]

Bring us the explanation on proper form

[Tommy W.]

My chest was always my worst body part until I started dipping. You HAVE to use the right form though. Head down, leaning forward.

[Jakeylee]

not bad,272 total lbs.im trying to get to 300 total lbs.i got 25 more lbs to add,or gain 25lbs ha ha ha.

Doing excellent for your age.