decline bench and dips

[D00fy]

are these good for building muscle

i dont see many people mention decline in their routines ,besides strains on shoulders.......

 

[justwannagetsum]

I always do either decline or dips with chest workout. Good cuts from decline/dips. Makes your chest not look bitch!

 

[D00fy]

sweet

 

[gettinlarger]

ive heard that decline builds mass a lot. i dunno how true it is though.

 

[Heavy Weight Champ]

Weighted dips rock! LEAN FORWARD when doing them, and squeeze your pecs hard at the top of the motion.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

I prefer decline dumbbells myself to dips, just feel the dips too much in my tris. If you DO dip, I suggest you keep your head buried on your chest where you can actually FEEL the pecs contracting at the top, helps you focus much better...

 

[frorider6]

I LOVE weighted dips too but my shoulder can't handle them right now. I was up to 75 lbs (plus my 218 lbs frame)for reps of 5. Maybe not a lot for some of you, but it was for my gym.

 

[D00fy]

arent dips and decline the same?

 

[frorider6]

arent dips and decline the same?

No.

 

[D00fy]

so is decline good for building muscle also?

 

[frorider6]

so is decline good for building muscle also?

The only way to know if a particular exercise will work well for you is to try it for a couple of weeks and see if it works for your muscles and biomechanics. The only exceptions to this rule are squats and deadlifts. They're good for everyone.

 

[D00fy]

SDL goes on back day or leg day?

 

[frorider6]

SDL goes on back day or leg day?

SDL - stiff leg deadlift? It's predominantly a hamstring exercise with secondary emphasis placed on the glutes and lower back. Check out some of the other training thread for ideas on where to put it in your workout.

 

[rippedtrojan]

dips should be a staple of any chest program. make sure you lean forward and have your elbows pointed away from you, not right on your side pointed behind you. i like doing declines a lot too, they can be used in place of dips (best to cycle them), but my gym at school doesn't have a decline bar bench.

frorider, i would say that 75lbs added to dips are good. i can do 75lb for around 8 reps (prob more if i'm a little fresh, i usually do dips after incline most recently). i weigh 160 right now. i usually don't see anyone doing weighted dips at all at my school gym.

 

[thebigchief]

I don't know about elbows pointed away from you on dips - I don't think thats right. Decline bench does involve a lot of shoulders, and the range of motion is small - hence the greater amount of weight one can use on it. this is probably why alot of trainees like this exercise. I wouldn't use it as a staple, but for a once in a while variation.

BigChief

 

[Sniperwolf]

I think it depends on the shape of your body as well. When I do the flat bench it hits my shoulders, however, when I do the decline dumbbells it only hits my chest. This could be because I have long arms.