Dips

[Mark Bolam]

My dipping rack has to live outside due to space constraints and little girl in the house, but now spring is here (shirts off on Monday!) it's time to get dipping again.

 

I have a belt and weights and was managing sets of 6 with 30kg last year.

 

Any comments/tips/advice more than welcome.

 

Thanks,

Brian Jacks

(shows his age badly:blushing:)

[Stephen Blair]

Down then up, that's about it

I am back at the gym this week and feeling better already, hadn't been near reguarely since October, managed 10,8,6 supersetting with pull ups, they were poor, 6,5,5

 

but I am going to stick at it.

I was managing 20kg sets of 6 last year.

better start a pull up thread, over hand of course

[mistahbenn]

I got a pull up bar for $15! I started off at about 6, now i can do 15 easy... shall we start a fitness club online

[Rupe]

I was thinking Doritos and salsa!

[Andy Collins]

At this time of day this is all sounding a little bit too energetic

Why do this today when it can wait til tomorrow or the day after?

[Yeti]

terrible exercise,puts rotator and entire shoulder girdle in compromised position.done bolt upright there an okey tricep exercise but still hazardous to the shoulder.hit the inclinebench instead and use good form,too many dips and flat benches leads to overdeveloped lower pecs resulting in man tittay appearance.

its all about the upper chest

[Andy Collins]

Convinced, thanks Yeti

[Hodge]

I was thinking Doritos and salsa!

 

Me too!! Ha,ha.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Mark, Do 10 reps every day - takes 5 mins to do.

 

either 2 x 5, 4,3,2,1 or 5 x 2, 4,3,2 etc etc. these will ned to be weighted and stay away from maxing out ( do 90% as your max once a week and still leave 2 reps in the bag )

 

Try this for 40 days and you will be dipping your body weight in no time.

 

Its volume training which teaches yoour nervous system the correct pattern.

 

Plus side is you will always feel strong and not tired out sore muscles from overtraining ( strong for climbing 7 days a week )

 

Neg side is that it is hard just to do 10reps as a week in you are itching to lift heavier ( but don't ) as lifting 100% just wrecks you nervous system and can take up to 2 weeks to recover fully.

 

Powerlifters, olympic weight lifters and gymnasts all know this and never go near there max when training - once in a blue moon they give it 100%.

 

Oh yeah - keep wrists and shoulders in check with good dynamic warm-up.

[Mark Bolam]

Mark, Do 10 reps every day - takes 5 mins to do.

 

either 2 x 5, 4,3,2,1 or 5 x 2, 4,3,2 etc etc. these will ned to be weighted and stay away from maxing out ( do 90% as your max once a week and still leave 2 reps in the bag )

 

Try this for 40 days and you will be dipping your body weight in no time.

 

Its volume training which teaches yoour nervous system the correct pattern.

 

Plus side is you will always feel strong and not tired out sore muscles from overtraining ( strong for climbing 7 days a week )

 

Neg side is that it is hard just to do 10reps as a week in you are itching to lift heavier ( but don't ) as lifting 100% just wrecks you nervous system and can take up to 2 weeks to recover fully.

 

Powerlifters, olympic weight lifters and gymnasts all know this and never go near there max when training - once in a blue moon they give it 100%.

 

Oh yeah - keep wrists and shoulders in check with good dynamic warm-up.

 

Totally different take on things Martyn!

 

I don't understand how muscle can improve with such short recovery time?

 

Yeti I agree it's hard, but them rotator cuffs need some hammer to make them strong. I stay pretty upright during the movement but my anterior delts feel it the next day.

 

Rupe and Hodge you should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

Drop and give me twenty.