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Rangerneb Posts: 19 Joined: 2003/03/29	2003/04/06, 01:54 AM I guess I just wanted to share how much I love this exercise. This is one exercise I look forward to doing it in the gym. Keep on lifting ;)
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/04/06, 03:18 AM I like them too but when I do too many I get pain in my wrists.... ): Good exercise for your triceps though!! -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/04/06, 03:43 AM And a great workout for your chest when you lean forward a bit.
Rangerneb Posts: 19 Joined: 2003/03/29	2003/04/06, 01:34 PM I love using it for my chest workout. I'll save the dips as the last thing that I do in my chest routine.
jxlynxli Posts: 250 Joined: 2003/01/29	2003/04/06, 04:18 PM im a DIP fan as well! i feel great after i do em'!
London Posts: 176 Joined: 2003/01/10	2003/04/06, 05:20 PM I work out at home and don't have a dip bar so I have to put a chair in front of my bench and do them with a weight on my thighs. Still works, but does it hit slightly different muscle groups then? I mostly feel it in my triceps and a little in the stomach. I love doing em though. =)
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/04/07, 08:02 AM The only problem I have with the dips you perform london(I used to do it this way as well), is that it puts your rotator cuffs in a compromising position, then with added weight, it multiplies that. Just make sure you are very careful when performing these.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/04/07, 11:11 AM Dips are one of the best exercises you can do for mass in chest and triceps, whether doing them at home or in a gym. I switch off in the gym, but it takes a training partner. As london does them at home, I postition 2 benches so my heels are just on one, and the other postitioned just so when I drop down, my back will not touch the bench on the way down or up. I have my partner(in this case my wife), put 45 lb. plates on my lap, and dip down. Keeping all else "dead", make it like your triceps are the only muscle available in your body, so you have to lift with jsut them. Great pump. And dips with the dip are great for the chest also leaning in a bit, stap a weight around you, and a great chest "finishing" exercise. -------------- The one goal you will NEVER achieve is the one you never attempt.
pambam Posts: 45 Joined: 2001/11/22	2003/04/10, 05:22 AM I perform narrow arms dips......... the wide arms dips are harder for me so I need to work more on them..... I our gym, there is a pull-up machine with handles lower for dips............
jxlynxli Posts: 250 Joined: 2003/01/29	2003/04/10, 09:27 AM dips i enjoy! it feels great after you do them! i love that feeling when you know u just had a great workout!
Hellscream Posts: 272 Joined: 2004/02/25	2004/03/24, 09:08 AM anyone knows a good subtitute exercise for dips and decline?
assante74 Posts: 185 Joined: 2001/10/19	2004/03/26, 06:29 PM I feel ya...i've just started having an appreciation for them. They can really blow up the shoulder region. Keep Bangin'