I'm Finally Going to Have to Add Weight to My Dips!

**Quaght** · 03-05-2004, 12:45 PM

Not that it means much to anybody else, but today was a milestone for me. Even after a full set of benching, I found that my bodyweight was not enough while doing dips! Next upper body workout will find me adding a weight belt! Woot!

Sorry, just had to post that.

/Q

**PROSA** · 03-05-2004, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by Quaght
Not that it means much to anybody else, but today was a milestone for me. Even after a full set of benching, I found that my bodyweight was not enough while doing dips! Next upper body workout will find me adding a weight belt! Woot!

Sorry, just had to post that.

/Q

That's cool. How many BW reps were you able to manage?

**hyp3r3xt3nsion** · 03-05-2004, 01:15 PM

congratz

**Bigpecs** · 03-05-2004, 01:23 PM

Cool, i remember when i first started i could not do 1 dip. now i can do 8 with a 45 pound plate.

**hyp3r3xt3nsion** · 03-05-2004, 01:27 PM

Originally posted by Bigpecs
Cool, i remember when i first started i could not do 1 dip. now i can do 8 with a 45 pound plate.

i remember when i used to do them w/ 110pds...but then i injured my sternum and havn't done them since :/

**ahadabans** · 03-05-2004, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
i remember when i used to do them w/ 110pds...but then i injured my sternum and havn't done them since :/

That sucks. How's that healing? I did that years ago and it took forever to recover from (not to make the cloud darker or anything).

110lbs? Damn, I can't imagine doing that much. I'm up to 50 right now and it actually hurts my hands it's do damn heavy. I have to use a towel in each hand as a cushion otherwise I can't do my set.

**double e** · 03-05-2004, 01:42 PM

do weighted dips have negative affects on the shoulders?

**ahadabans** · 03-05-2004, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by double e
do weighted dips have negative affects on the shoulders?

Not if you do them with good form. Go down slow and don't go past parallel. Controlling your speed is probably the most important thing to remember.

**lionheart21** · 03-08-2004, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by Quaght
Not that it means much to anybody else, but today was a milestone for me. Even after a full set of benching, I found that my bodyweight was not enough while doing dips! Next upper body workout will find me adding a weight belt! Woot!

Sorry, just had to post that.

/Q

Congratulations. Do you do dips on chest or tricep day? You may know this, but if you do it on chest, lean forward while dipping. This will hit the lower chest pretty good. If its on tricep day, just do it straight up and down.

**The Engineer** · 03-08-2004, 05:38 PM

way to go man. it always feels good to up the weight in any exercise.

keep it up man

**lift28** · 03-08-2004, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by Quaght
Not that it means much to anybody else, but today was a milestone for me. Even after a full set of benching, I found that my bodyweight was not enough while doing dips! Next upper body workout will find me adding a weight belt! Woot!

Sorry, just had to post that.

/Q

Congrats!

Just rember, you set a goal for yourself and you achieved it! If someone else has negative remarks about it......**** EM!

**timbo81** · 03-08-2004, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by ahadabans
Not if you do them with good form. Go down slow and don't go past parallel. Controlling your speed is probably the most important thing to remember.

Any particular reason why?

I go all the way down.

**ahadabans** · 03-08-2004, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by timbo81
Any particular reason why?

I go all the way down.

I'm probably more cautious than I need to be. I pulled something in my chest years ago pumping out dips going past parallel. Took FOREVER to heal.

Ever since, I have been very careful about being warmed up, and doing my reps slowly and controlled. Don't think going past parallel is necessary and I find it puts a lot of stress on the shoulder anyway. So I don't endorse it.

**stevenh** · 03-08-2004, 07:09 PM

timbo: because your shoulders just arent designed to go to that position!

**Arron** · 03-08-2004, 07:16 PM

Thats awesome bro!

I hope to do the same within the next couple of weeks too!!

Now, if I could master those pull-ups...

**iron_on_my_mind** · 03-08-2004, 07:31 PM

Good stuff!

Don't forget to do a set or two with elbows tucked in, so you can hit those triceps hard. Dips aren't just for the chest ;-)

**Big Nes** · 03-08-2004, 07:44 PM

weighted dips are great.

You have to progress slowly tho, don't slap on 2 45 plates just to brag.

Stretch and warm up throroughly. Your shoulders and wrists will reward you with comfort.
Lastly, do some sternum massaging and warming up too.

I emphasize stretch/warm up now becuz of my f'ed up wrist.
Appreciate your health.

**kxtreme** · 03-08-2004, 07:48 PM

if i can do all 3 sets of 8 for dips how much weight do i add to a belt? as of right now i cant do all 3 sets of 8 but when i get there. itll be pretty embaressing putting a tiny 5 or 10 pound plate on my belt LOL

**Steveo31** · 03-08-2004, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by kxtreme
itll be pretty embaressing putting a tiny 5 or 10 pound plate on my belt LOL

Embarassing to who? Yourself? Cause that's the only person who matters when you are liftin. I'm sure BigPecs didn't start out with a 45lb plate....

Just add as much weight as you can and keep your form good, etc. Don't add an amount in which you have to cheat to get it up.

**hyp3r3xt3nsion** · 03-08-2004, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by kxtreme
if i can do all 3 sets of 8 for dips how much weight do i add to a belt? as of right now i cant do all 3 sets of 8 but when i get there. itll be pretty embaressing putting a tiny 5 or 10 pound plate on my belt LOL

bah, one day you'll be dipping +100

besides that, don't know what you're embarassed about; nobody cares and anybody who does and feel the need to laugh probably can't lift anywhere near what you can

**hyp3r3xt3nsion** · 03-08-2004, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by timbo81
Any particular reason why?

I go all the way down.

can become dangerous going past arms parallel to ground; i re-injured my sternum doing that in a moment on inattention :/

**Lost_my_whey** · 03-08-2004, 10:55 PM

If your only doing 3 sets of 8 I wouldn't bother adding weight yet. I'm not trying to come across as a dick. I just think you should be more advanced than that before adding weight. Strapping on that belt really changes alot of factors on how the movement feels. I didn't add weight untill I could do over 40 dips in a set, but I also didn't know I could add weight either. Listen to all the people who spoke up with injuries from dips I too snapped something in my sternum once with 90# on. It was about 6 years ago so I can't remember how long it hurt, but I still remember the pain when I went straight over to the Hammer Strenght chest machine and tried to continue lifting.

**Need 2Whey more** · 03-08-2004, 11:35 PM

Hey guys I'm unsure so I'm going to ask to be on the safe side. Where is the sternum located, or does anyone have a pic. I want to avoid an injury, hope you guys are o.k. now.

Thanks.

**Dj Ron** · 03-08-2004, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by Need 2Whey more
Hey guys I'm unsure so I'm going to ask to be on the safe side. Where is the sternum located, or does anyone have a pic. I want to avoid an injury, hope you guys are o.k. now.

Thanks.

Just scroll over the skelton and it'll indicate where the sternum is:

Click here

**Aray** · 03-09-2004, 05:33 PM

Just recently, I too have started to add weights to my dips. I wish I did it a lot earlier, but anyway.

Originally posted by kxtreme
if i can do all 3 sets of 8 for dips how much weight do i add to a belt? as of right now i cant do all 3 sets of 8 but when i get there. itll be pretty embaressing putting a tiny 5 or 10 pound plate on my belt LOL

When I started to add weight, I could do 3x15 and i know that's probably more than I should do. The first time i added weight I started with a 10 and felt weird, but I could do that with no problem. I moved up to 25 with after that first set and had no problem. Just grab a few plates and start off low and move up to a comfortable weight.

**LiL USMC BBer** · 03-09-2004, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by Lost_my_whey
I didn't add weight untill I could do over 40 dips in a set,

40 reps?? I would think that this would be really stressful on the joints. and um.. wouldn't do much mass wise.

Low reps I've been told? I only do 3X6 and add 10LB's to my body weight.

**hyp3r3xt3nsion** · 03-09-2004, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Lost_my_whey
If your only doing 3 sets of 8 I wouldn't bother adding weight yet. I'm not trying to come across as a dick. I just think you should be more advanced than that before adding weight. Strapping on that belt really changes alot of factors on how the movement feels. I didn't add weight untill I could do over 40 dips in a set, but I also didn't know I could add weight either. Listen to all the people who spoke up with injuries from dips I too snapped something in my sternum once with 90# on. It was about 6 years ago so I can't remember how long it hurt, but I still remember the pain when I went straight over to the Hammer Strenght chest machine and tried to continue lifting.

probably cartillege injury (like me) :/

**-TC-** · 03-09-2004, 08:14 PM

i was doing 4 rep sets with 90lbs, but my shoulders started hurting. Needless to say, i havent done weighted dips in a few months

**aztecwolf161** · 03-09-2004, 08:45 PM

i am up to about 70lbs. for sets of 6-8, i usually do them at the end of my workout, i love the looks dudes give you in the gym when you walk around with 70lbs worth of plates to go do some dips

**bgzee** · 03-09-2004, 09:05 PM

I did a set with a 45lb plate for the first time today, that was tight

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