Chest/Tricep Dips- Who Does Them???

[Texas Ranger]

Guys, how many of you do Dips on the parallel or V shaped bars? How many reps can you knock out using your bodyweight only? How many reps can you do when you add weights? The most I ever done was 135lbs(3-45lbs Plates)for 4 reps at a bodyweight of 235-240lbs, which was a good amount of weight for me. Man, I swore I seen stars after that set. I took about 4-5 minutes to recover. LOL! Then, I repped out with 15-20 reps to finish. Bro, my chest & triceps were BOOMING!!! The weird(sad) thing is, I DON'T see many guys doing them anymore which is an absolute crime, IMO. But, there's at least a dozen guys in line to use the Cable-Crossover. WTF!!! It's crazy!! What do you think???

 

[Cut]

Dips are great exercises. I love them. I know what you mean about the BOOMING feeling. Awesome.

 

[from zero]

I used to do them all the time. Had been able to do +135 for 6 at around 170-180 bodyweight. My joints started to bother me though, so I haven't done them in a while.

 

[Backlash]

I do them on both chest day and tris day most weeks. I keep my arms out and lean forward for chest day, and I keep my arms back and stay straight for tris.

 

[Smurfy]

wow Texas, thats alot of weight on dips!! I can only do them using the weight assisted machine LOL

 

[MattRecc]

i do weighted dips for chest, and i fucking love them...damn bro you use a lot of weight, i use a 45 plate +bodyweight (220) and bang out about 12-15 reps

 

[psychedout]

I do them once in a while -- I feel they are good for expanding the chest... its too bad my joints don't angree with them more.

Weighted dips hurt

 

[supersizeme]

last week when i trained tris i did a 60lb DB for 11,8,6. them's beez hard on the wrists, but still good stuff.

 

[Tweakle]

Dips rule.

I'm hoping to single 225 (5x45's) in the next few months. I hate seeing weiners doing endless half-rep pumping sets on the bars, strap on some weight and treat the lift with the respect it deserves. Marvin Eider did reps with FOUR HUNDRED pounds, drug free at less than 200lbs bw. Kudos to you lot

 

[Tweakle]

Oh yeah and anyone in reasonable condition using that Gravitron thing for 'pumping' dips should have their gym cards torn up leave that to the 400lb fat fucks and old ladies. grrr (can you tell that's a pet hate of mine? lol)