How To Do Dips For A Bigger Chest and Shoulders (Fix Mistakes)
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Date: 2019-11-06
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Marisa Nell
Hey Jeff I have a form question Im still needing assistant pull-up machine and when I go down sometimess usually if I go too light in the amount assisting making it harder, Ill be pushing UP and feel the smallest weird twinge in my lower tricep right above the elbow joint area? Not painful just very weird and uncomfortable. It feels like one would imagine a tendon snapping? That wording is bad because I feel zero pain but I cant find the answer anywhere I thought it may be due to keeping my elbows flared too close together but when I flare them outward to when it DOESNT do this I dont feel It but it just doesnt look like proper form To preface, I DO lean forward appropriately as you mention in the video and dips are usually the third exercise of my triceps when Im training them so theyre warmed up but not fully fatigued yet.
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Hey Jeff I have a form question Im still needing assistant pull-up machine and when I go down sometimess usually if I go too light in the amount assisting making it harder, Ill be pushing UP and feel the smallest weird twinge in my lower tricep right above the elbow joint area? Not painful just very weird and uncomfortable. It feels like one would imagine a tendon snapping? That wording is bad because I feel zero pain but I cant find the answer anywhere I thought it may be due to keeping my elbows flared too close together but when I flare them outward to when it DOESNT do this I dont feel It but it just doesnt look like proper form To preface, I DO lean forward appropriately as you mention in the video and dips are usually the third exercise of my triceps when Im training them so theyre warmed up but not fully fatigued yet.
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A B.
Good video, although I disagree in regards to keeping the scapula retracted on the concentric phase. By doing so you remove all the benefits of working the full possible range of motion on this exercise. Including working scapular drepression and protraction, so the serratus anterior strength. Scapular strength is often neglected since most people lock their scapulas in one place during most pressing movements. In gymnastics, they use that protraction to their advantage. And if you are for example doing sports including throwing or punching motion, you want scapular strength.
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Good video, although I disagree in regards to keeping the scapula retracted on the concentric phase. By doing so you remove all the benefits of working the full possible range of motion on this exercise. Including working scapular drepression and protraction, so the serratus anterior strength. Scapular strength is often neglected since most people lock their scapulas in one place during most pressing movements. In gymnastics, they use that protraction to their advantage. And if you are for example doing sports including throwing or punching motion, you want scapular strength.
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Wolf Wolflink
Something I can't figure out. Why do I start sweating like a lot anything I do. I keep a fan on me but if I don't stop every 10 minutes I lose a ton of water. I do drink an insane amount of it. My daily intake while on rest days is 1. 5 gallon. I find myself replaceing the five gallon jug on the second day. So I'm consuming 5 gallon every 2 days on average. I just want to stop sweating. I see people in videos doing the same exercise and amount of time but only mildly sweating. How much is too much
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Something I can't figure out. Why do I start sweating like a lot anything I do. I keep a fan on me but if I don't stop every 10 minutes I lose a ton of water. I do drink an insane amount of it. My daily intake while on rest days is 1. 5 gallon. I find myself replaceing the five gallon jug on the second day. So I'm consuming 5 gallon every 2 days on average. I just want to stop sweating. I see people in videos doing the same exercise and amount of time but only mildly sweating. How much is too much
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Ezequiel López
2 things I can add to this excellent video. If your hands hurt when doing this exercise and you need to stop because of pain and not muscle failure, make sure to position your grip so that the bar is directly below your forearms in a completely vertical position (and not in the middle or your palm. Also you can keep your hands open to avoid using forearm strength to help stabilize the exercise (will focus a little more on triceps and pecs. Remember to train forearms, though
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2 things I can add to this excellent video. If your hands hurt when doing this exercise and you need to stop because of pain and not muscle failure, make sure to position your grip so that the bar is directly below your forearms in a completely vertical position (and not in the middle or your palm. Also you can keep your hands open to avoid using forearm strength to help stabilize the exercise (will focus a little more on triceps and pecs. Remember to train forearms, though
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William Saakyan
Hi, Jeff, thank you for your video. I am not a beginner and I try always to do exercises with very good technique. I tried to do dips with so many variations, but always after dips I feel pain in chest, in the middle, just a little bit on the right side. It is more like bone pain, but doctor said it cannot be bone. Mostly when I sneeze, I hear a crunch in the middle. I have problem only with dips. Have anyone idea what it can be? P. S. sorry for my English
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Hi, Jeff, thank you for your video. I am not a beginner and I try always to do exercises with very good technique. I tried to do dips with so many variations, but always after dips I feel pain in chest, in the middle, just a little bit on the right side. It is more like bone pain, but doctor said it cannot be bone. Mostly when I sneeze, I hear a crunch in the middle. I have problem only with dips. Have anyone idea what it can be? P. S. sorry for my English
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Azul Simmons
It's always astounding that you can watch many videos on the same exercise and still find that one tip that changes everything. I was staying too upright on the dip while trying to go deep causing my shoulders pain. After watching this video, I was started leaning the torso forward and my shoulder pain went away and I was able to get a deeper stretch. That's why I just keep learning. You never know what tips will help.
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It's always astounding that you can watch many videos on the same exercise and still find that one tip that changes everything. I was staying too upright on the dip while trying to go deep causing my shoulders pain. After watching this video, I was started leaning the torso forward and my shoulder pain went away and I was able to get a deeper stretch. That's why I just keep learning. You never know what tips will help.
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Travis Barry
I have always struggled building a nice solid chest. When i started throwing in weighted dips 5 years ago, my chest absolutely exploded in size and power. Now on push/chest focused workouts, i use it as my main lift. Now i add 135lb with my 205lb body and crank it for reps. My chest went from my weakest point to one of my strongest in a very short time. DIG THOSE DIPS
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I have always struggled building a nice solid chest. When i started throwing in weighted dips 5 years ago, my chest absolutely exploded in size and power. Now on push/chest focused workouts, i use it as my main lift. Now i add 135lb with my 205lb body and crank it for reps. My chest went from my weakest point to one of my strongest in a very short time. DIG THOSE DIPS
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Andy Clarkelton
I might be wrong, but in the beginning you said bringing the arms across the chest was adduction. I'm fairly certain that's horizontal flexion of the shoulder. Adduction/abduction are usually done in the lateral plane (could be wrong, I'm studying this right now so very possibly. Good video anyways. :)
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I might be wrong, but in the beginning you said bringing the arms across the chest was adduction. I'm fairly certain that's horizontal flexion of the shoulder. Adduction/abduction are usually done in the lateral plane (could be wrong, I'm studying this right now so very possibly. Good video anyways. :)
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Aras Küçükyalçın
Do not push Dips until failure guys, it is not safe nor worth stucking up in the air with heavy weight on your hips in mechanical disadvantageous position for your shoulders and clavicle. More so if dip station is high enough so you have to jump little bit in the first place.
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Do not push Dips until failure guys, it is not safe nor worth stucking up in the air with heavy weight on your hips in mechanical disadvantageous position for your shoulders and clavicle. More so if dip station is high enough so you have to jump little bit in the first place.
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Gorilla Digits
Put blocks or a bench in front of the dip bars and prop your feet up on that for a good weighted push-up. Your torso goes through the bars instead of hitting the floor on a push-up or hitting the bar on a bench press. You can go a lot deeper this way and weight it with a dip belt.
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Put blocks or a bench in front of the dip bars and prop your feet up on that for a good weighted push-up. Your torso goes through the bars instead of hitting the floor on a push-up or hitting the bar on a bench press. You can go a lot deeper this way and weight it with a dip belt.
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