Weighted Dips

[Behemoth]

Anyone doing weighted dips?

I workout with the godfather of old school training. He is a monster for his age and weight.

He is 54. 5'10 and weighs around 185. He's repping 315 on bench for 5.

And he believes in these weighted dips. He's straps on 2 45lb plates for 2x10.

Ive been doing them for the last month. I can finally get 2x10 with one 45lb plate. Figure into this equation I weigh 289 lbs.

AM I WASTING MY TIME WITH THIS??

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

weighted dips are a greater exercise for your chest. Just watch your elbows, try to keep em in, and any shoulder pain. they are horrible for some peoples shoulders, but I think they just do em wrong.

 

[xblitz44x]

It's a great exercise. Unfortunately, the dip bar at my gym happens to be the same stupid bench they use for abdominal leg raises so a) we have to basically fight skinny, spikey haired abercrombie dudes looking to get in beach shape for the bench, and b) the bars are a little too wide for me and I do often experience said shoulder pain.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

It's a great exercise. Unfortunately, the dip bar at my gym happens to be the same stupid bench they use for abdominal leg raises so a) we have to basically fight skinny, spikey haired abercrombie dudes looking to get in beach shape for the bench, and b) the bars are a little too wide for me and I do often experience said shoulder pain.

You could always pull 2 benchs together and do dips that way. Just sit a plate on your legs. Makes em a&f boy's stare.

 

[Tweakle]

I'm doing them as my 2nd rotation chest exercise right now and pretty much all my ME work is with dips as they're way less stressful on my shoulders than barbell work.. but my bodytype is suited for them, by the sound of it yours isn't (you're tall with long arms)

Marvin Eder apparently did 7 reps with an extra 400lbs in the 50's.. something to think on.

 

[BiggT]

I love dips, I'm not doing them this training cycle just because there is only room to focus on so much, but your old school buddy is right on, they will do wonders for your upper body pressing, provided they don't cause any pain/irritation.

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Dips are the upper body squat.

Tweakle - 400 lbs? I really doubt that.

 

[al420]

weighted dips are a greater exercise for your chest. Just watch your elbows, try to keep em in, and any shoulder pain. they are horrible for some peoples shoulders, but I think they just do em wrong.

I thought you wanted wide elbows for chest dips - if I pull in my elbows I an only using my triceps and shoulders to move myself up - I think elbows out is the way to go - and I do wide grip dips as the 3rd and final chest exercise weekly.

 

[Protobuilder]

Well doubt in one hand and shit in the other, turd. LoL

 

[lifersfc]

Personally, dips just fuck with my shoulders. Everytime I go heavy (3 plates for 6-8 reps), my rotator cuffs get strained or something. Neither flat, incline, nor decline bother my shoulders though.