When to do dips?

[BritishColumbian]

I have been doing dips on shoulder days for a long time, Today this P.T. told me that dips should be done on chest days. what do you guys think/do? thanks

[AdamGH]

I have been doing dips on shoulder days for a long time, Today this P.T. told me that dips should be done on chest days. what do you guys think/do? thanks

yes, main focus of exercise is chest. tri and shoulders are helpers. you can vary grip to focus on tris more as well.

[CeeLo]

Chest and Tricep day

[DCI]

Anyone get any rotor cuff issues from dips?? I have once or twice maybe my own fault doing them wrong or just going too low maybe?

[BritishColumbian]

Ok , thanks, makes sense, lol

[chopper9451]

holding your body different and your grip can work either chest or tri/shoulders more. you will feel the diff realy quick once you do a weighted set or two

[BritishColumbian]

I use a 10 lb dumbell on my calves, 4 sets of 8 , I can always really feel it on my outer shoulders..and defenately tris

[AdamGH]

i go to failure on dips. love it!

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

leg day!



lol jk. chest/tri day

[Phate]

i love dips, great for lower chest development, i use a gravitron(aided pullup/dip) and put my calves behind the support bar to focus on triceps

for chest i do weighted dips with 90-100pounds on a chain, great exercise

[Deltasaurus]

warm up properly and dont use more wait then what feels comfortable i can do dips with 3 45's strapped to my waist but that doesnt mean i should so i dont

[green22]

I do them with chest.

[Braveheart04]

I do them on tricep days. I used to do dips with heavy weights, but I found it was hurting me in the shoulders, so I only do bodyweight dips for sets of 10. I do them at the end of my workout and do 5 or 6 sets of 10 very slow and strict.

[stpete]

Chest. It's great if your arms day is like 3 days following chest, then you can adjust your grip and hit it again.

[Voland]

I do Dips on Chest-tris day.
Its kinda mi last chest excercises and my first triceps excersise.

[DSM4Life]

You can do them for both.

Chest:
Lean forward,wider grip, and go deep.

Tri:
More straight up/down, closer grip.

[higherdesire]

When i am doing dips for the pecs I always tuck my chin in close and keep my legs straight, then for tris I look up straight ahead and cross my feet behind me, I get better focus on each muscle that way. I can tell a big difference.

[fit4ever180]

You can do them for both.

Chest:
Lean forward,wider grip, and go deep.

Tri:
More straight up/down, closer grip.

I'm with DSM...Try and get as parallel to ground as possible with a wide grip to hit the chest.

I finish my chest wortout with dips superset with dumbell pullovers.