All hail the mighty dip!

[ThundaHorz]

For home gym usage, what about using a backpack turned around and strapped to your front?

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS!

It will throw off your ROM and is just not a practical solution.

At the least get some rope and tie a belt as pictured and you could even use a few heavy water jugs if you had no weights.

[jblaze69]

nice

[jblaze69]

I do them how the guy in the last vid does them, one at the bottom of first post.
is that the right way for chest?

yea

[jeffkastner]

I'm always surprised more people don't do dips like I do.... Put the dumbbell between your feet. I use an 80lb dumbbell on average and it's easy to hold with your feet. When I get through 6 or 7 reps, it's easy to drop and rip off another 10 or 12. I do the same exact routine for chin-ups.

Dips hit my chest like nothing else. I've always done them.. always will.

[ThundaHorz]

[Lebrondurant]

dips destroys my elbow =*(

[TheLK]

One of the best articles on the board... I can only attest to this: ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY DIP! Great job OP.

[ThundaHorz]

Bump/borrowed from Jim Wendler's 5,3,1

[bakers3]

Dips are great and I love them, but I'm torn on weather to do them on chest or tricep day.

[IsaacJewton]

Dips are great and I love them, but I'm torn on weather to do them on chest or tricep day.

I personally prefer to do dips on tricep day rather than chest day. I don't feel like I'm able to give it my 100% on chest day when I do dips.

[bakers3]

Awesome thanks, thats what I was thinking.

[Pumpingmirin]

I personally prefer to do dips on tricep day rather than chest day. I don't feel like I'm able to give it my 100% on chest day when I do dips.

I actually do the same.

[kohlerbear]

Great post great exercise

[ThundaHorz]

I personally prefer to do dips on tricep day rather than chest day. I don't feel like I'm able to give it my 100% on chest day when I do dips.

Here is seething to consider. Since it is a compound movement and impossible to isolate the triceps while dipping I think its better to use on a chest day, and without knowing what program you are doing, but since you have a dedicated triceps day I would (if I were using your split) do heavier triceps isolation and keep dips as either a primary or accessory movement on my chest day.

Awesome thanks, thats what I was thinking.

With that being said it works both ridiculously well so either option is still OK but I would lean toward having it be my 2nd or third lift on chest day...

[ThundaHorz]

Great post great exercise

Thanks!

[ThundaHorz]

http://coolfit.org/the-mighty-dip/

[Byggarebjorn]

I got really excited doing dips again after reading this... too bad my shoulder won't let me... I'll give it another try on my next arm or chest session.

[ThundaHorz]

Bump

[deebee83]

great read, thanks for putting that together

[ThundaHorz]

great read, thanks for putting that together

Youre welcome. Thanks for reading!

[dancingduck]

I love the dip! Ever since I got a belt it has been my staple and the finishing move for chest and tricep day. Thanks for posting this.. Weighted dips are fab. for lower chest chiseling. the burn feels great.. all hail the dip.

[TonedJordan]

I have always avoided dips like the plague. I do them between benches with plates on my lap as my transition from chest to triceps but never on a proper dipping station.

I am going to give them a try tomorrow when I hit my chest. Hopefully it will be like the day I discovered I could actually do wide grip pullups, in the sense that I am just making a mountain out of a molehill.

Good read, thanks for posting!

[youlaw]

great article, i love dips <3

[ThundaHorz]

Thanks for posting this...all hail the dip.

YW. All hail

tomorrow Good read, thanks for posting!

TY how'd it go?

great article, i love dips <3

<3 RAINBOW ZUMBA <3

[Paulie_G]

Without exception, weighted dips are my favorite exercise. Specifically, dips with 5' of 3/4" chains hanging around my neck.

[GetHimABodyBag]

Started doing these and I really love them.

Started with just BW, 5 sets and 8 reps. Next week increase to 9 reps. When I got to 12, started doing them weighted back to 8 reps. They are perfect for size and strength.
They are great assistance for the Press and Bench Press, imo. My lockout is much better since doing these.

[KenshinH]

Awesome thread OP! I just got a new dip belt capable of holding 3+ plates. Will try it out for the first time on Sunday

[sxxr]

Started doing bodyweight dips. Thanks OP.

[Arabianmuscles]

Started doing bodyweight dips. Thanks OP.

Same. will add weight soon enough.

[2canman]

Same. will add weight soon enough.

It should come soon if you're doing BW dips now. how may are you at?