are bench dips okay for a lower chest exercise?

[justanothagirl]

im not strong enough to do dips with my feet off the floor, so i do bench dips instead, like these http://bodybuilding.com/fun/exercise...ame=Bench+Dips

and i read to emphasize the chest u need to lean forward and flare out your elbows so i try to do that as much as possible when doing these. is this okay?

or should i just do normal tricep dips and forget about training my lower chest (only do incline and flat bench presses also since there are no decline benches in my gym)

[SquatDeadPress]

I just don't see how you could lean foward doing bench dips but that's just me.

[justanothagirl]

haha.. i tried to force it but im not sure if i succeeded.

[in10city]

Better left for your triceps. I wouldn't try contorting your body when there are more natural ways of skinning the cat.

[SquatDeadPress]

im not strong enough to do dips with my feet off the floor, so i do bench dips instead, like these http://bodybuilding.com/fun/exercise...ame=Bench+Dips

and i read to emphasize the chest u need to lean forward and flare out your elbows so i try to do that as much as possible when doing these. is this okay?

or should i just do normal tricep dips and forget about training my lower chest (only do incline and flat bench presses also since there are no decline benches in my gym)

Leaning foward does emphasize the chest more. The more you lean foward the easier the exercise becomes because your chest is stronger than your triceps. If your gym has an assisted dips machine you could try that. This is crazy idea but maybe you could take one of those elastic band things and put them under your feet to help you up? haha it sounds crazy but it just might work.

[justanothagirl]

thanks guys i think ill do them for my triceps then haha, they felt weird as well, not at all effective

[sweetgirl87]

I really feel bench dips in my tri's. Not really in the chest though.

[Sem213]

I really feel bench dips in my tri's. Not really in the chest though.

Same here. Very good tricep exercise, but I don't think it hits the chest as much as normal dips.