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HOW TO DO DIPS CORRECTLY: OPERATION MASSIVE TRICEPS
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Why Dips DON’T Really Work Your Triceps (HOW TO FIX IT!)
Video taken from the channel: ATHLEAN-X™
How To: Tricep Dips with a Chair
Video taken from the channel: Wahoo Fitness
Floor Triceps Dip
Video taken from the channel: MoveItMonday
How To: Bench Dip
Video taken from the channel: ScottHermanFitness
Tricep Dip Hack For Bigger Arms! | ANYONE CAN DO THIS!
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The Perfect Dip Do it right
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Here’s a step-by-step guide for how to do the triceps dip the right way: Grip the front edges of a chair or bench with your hand. Hover your butt just off and in front of the seat, feet flat.Learn how to do tricep dips here: How To: Tricep Dips.
You’ll need a bench or another sturdy surface to do tricep dips: the side of your couch, a desk, kitchen counter. 1. Put your palms on a bench or another hard surface. Your arms should be straight, and.
Steps to do Triceps Dips Place your hands with shoulder width apart either on a stable chair or secured bench. Slowly slide your butt from the front of the chair or bench and your legs must be stretched out in front of you.How to Do a Triceps Dip A. Sit on a bench (or stable chair), with hands on the edge next to hips, fingers pointing toward feet.
Press into palms to extend arms, lift hips off the bench, and walk feet forward a few inches so hips are in front of the bench. B. Inhale and bend elbows straight back to lower body until elbows form a 90-degree angle.Bend at the elbows, lowering your body till the upper and lower arms are at a 90 degree angle and push through the triceps till you reach full extension flexing the triceps at the top position.The triceps are a series of muscles on the posterior side of the upper arm – famously named the triceps because they have three heads.
They are responsible for extension at the elbow. To perform extension at the elbow and target the triceps during a dip athlete should maintain a relatively upright position – with very little forward lean.How To Do Tricep Dips Start seated with knees bent and feet on the floor. Place hands behind you, directly under the shoulders, with finger facing your hips.
Lift hips to a hover.How to Do a Tricep Dips 1. Sit on the edge of a sturdy chair, step, or bench. Place your hands next to you on both sides.
Eb says: The main triceps function we train with the dip is the straightening of the arm (extension of the elbow), and that occurs when you straighten the.If you’re pregnant, try doing tricep dips on the floor. Start by sitting on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground. Move your hands to meet the floor behind you —.The action in the elbow joint needs to be election and extension, because that’s gonna engage the tricep muscle.
And that’s the whole focus of the.Follow these steps to perform a bench dip with proper form: Sit down on a bench, hands next to your thighs. (You can also perform a bench dip off a.Start by placing the two sturdy chairs a little wider than shoulder width apart. From here place your palms on the chairs and lift yourself up off the ground by extending your arms. Bend you knees up to 90 degrees and engage your core.
This is your starting position.The slower the tempo with which you do a triceps dip, the more time you keep your triceps are under tension. Some research equates more muscle tension with greater muscle hypertrophy.
A standard tempo for triceps dips is 2 seconds up, 1-second pause, and 2 seconds down. However, you can take an additional 2 seconds during the up and down phase.Step by Step process of doing Tricep Dips: Make sure your hands are shoulder width apart on a stable bench or block. Extend your legs in front of you or even you can maintain squats position of legs.
Move your butt straight upwards until your arms gets almost straight.
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257 comments
I just now realized how similar of a body type to you I have, I’d say the only difference is how my chest attached to my sternum and whatever else, other than that I think if I got a little bigger I would look A LOT like you.
Can i fold my knee when doing dips because my equipment is on hip level if not folded my leg would reach the floor
Dips are a wasted effort, there are far more effective and safer ways to work those muscle groups
Is that a prison wall in the background?
As far as dips go, i still cant do proper dips. But i bought expensive dip bars and put installed them on a brick wall with great effort, so i cant give up. I think my main problem is that i am too heavy. I can do like 8-10 dips maximum so its hard to get a good form with that much weight, in any exercise…
Your humerus is perpendicular to gravity at the bottom of the dip. Why isn’t that just as good as your forearm being perpendicular?
Biggest mistake he done in this video is, wrong spelled Korean tattoo in his back.
Hi sir can i ask im new at doing workout my spot in doing workout is open air is it good?Becuz im grinding at rooftop hehe
2:05 Why do you bring your legs forward for the chest dip? I’ve searched but never found a 2nd example of someone doing this, everyone else has their legs either under or behind them.. I find this limits my range of motion but perhaps that’s because I’m used to doing it the other way.
I’m super paranoid about doing dips wrong so I want to make sure I’m doing them right
who looked this video up after watching the how to get ripped in 4 weeks video
When precisely do you breathe in and out? Breathe in when your arms are straight and breathe out while dipping and going up again?
I love how even when he demonstrates kipping, he looks like he’s in full control of his body
Are there any alternatives for this exercise??i cant do it properly and tend to injure myself too often..
When I tried to do dips, I felt pain in scapula. Any solutions?
I can do 30 pullups non stop, but I cant do 5 dips, I think im doing it wrong I still cant do it like cmon
This video helped so much in getting the dip go to the triceps, first set made me feel sore already! Also helped me to fix couple mistakes I did. Thanks!
Is it easier to dip on smaller diameter bars? I thought I used to be good at them and was even able to add weight when I was younger but the large diameter parallel bars I now use and my forward rolled shoulders kind of make the whole movement suck for me. Are there any early phase progressions that would make the full dip a little easier?
Hello Alex im a big fan of you from India please do another DIP video for beginners with more details please please please
why do you have to stay so far away from the edge of the bench?
You missed one important point about keeping the forearm mostly perpendicular to the dip bar and making sure to squeeze the bar relatively hard with your hands, I injured my wrist by not doing those right lol.
When ever I do it my chest looks like it is about to burst open and it hurts someone please explain
No. Dips are not a “mass builder” for the triceps. Dips are primarily an anterior deltoid movement. See Doug Brignole’s video on dips to see why biomechanically they aren’t tricep intensive.
I think you should contract and isolate your shoulders more during the dip to protect you shoulders and neck more.
Can’t dafine your accent. Where are you from? Or if someone knows plz tell me.
upd: It seems i found out. Is it german? Correct?
Hey man… I’m Korean and if your Tattoo was supposed to read “Taekwondo” It’s written wrong
So it is OK if i go deeper than 90 degree, because many say that is bad die your shoulders
Thats not what most say including this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbvMbFZy2s
Doing those negatives all the time. I went from ego lifter when I started in the gym to ( precise lifter )
Dips are with pull ups and push ups, the best basic exercises in my opinion. If you are advanced, you could add weight.
Btw, these exercises are Alpha af if performed with weights under your damn balls right babe?
seems complicated i rather just do good old fashioned dips hitting the chest and it will still hit the triceps
things get serious when Raymond the skeleton or the muscle markers shows up.
4:39, who do you not push your body up, and continue the next reps?
I was already thinking of doing negatives on dips. You need to warm up a ton, elbows and shoulders.
I feel too much pressure on my sternum when I do dips it feels like my rips are about to rip open.
I watched a 2010 video of yours, your accent got stronger since then
WHAT’S UP BITCH, JEFF “ITS PHYSICS” CAVALIERE, ATHLEAN-X.COM
Would sound a lot better
Where are you from? Love the accent. Also I’ve watched like 10 of your videos in the past day, great info!
@broadcast3ful ye just what you said, it hurts like in the middle of the chest.
ScottHermanFitness, does this science based six pack system review work or is it bullsht? I’m seeing ads for this guy everywhere and every review is labeled HONEST Review but I feel it’s a scam. As a subscriber I watch alot of your stuff and trust your judgement when it comes to fitness. Can you help shed some light on this guy or is he a monetizing douche?
6:00 LMFAO! Given the context, I would be far more concerned if you could get it up!
Ma!..:D… love it
I no longer put collars on when benching alone… often have to tilt out cause I’m too dumb to know when to stop:/
Dips are one of my favorites! Thanks for the videos Scott. You’re awesome. Also I make music.
Have a nice day!
Its completely wrong way. You will end up hurting your shoulder.
Science is flawed and it has been since the BEGINNING OF TIME! Look at the result of those who do dips and those who dont do dips like u say its common sense bitch…not directed at u so no offense intended
Absolutely the best channel on YouTube for clear explanation on excercise, really appreciate the time you put into your videos..
The blooper was hilarious haha. Thanks for the great content Scott.
John Meadows recommends warming up the triceps and getting a slight pump before doing dips. this also saves your shoulders and elbow joints from taking all the load while still cold. Try 4 or 5 sets of tricep pushdows with a rope for about 10-12 reps 10 seconds rest between with strict form. then move into dips and do around 4 sets of heavy negatives around 8 reps each with 60 seconds rest between. make sure the weight is enough that you struggle to get about a 2-3 second negative. then move to your overhead stretch/extension movements, skull crushers etc.
What does physics have to do with female dogs? Jeff explains.:-)
You nailed it bro.. but it been a long since ur last master tips regarding legs exercise…pls do some more…
I don’t think your mom will help you get it upXD Jokes aside, great video as usual.
@Cold1Forged yes it is thanx for give me the name, by the way do u know anything about it? do i work hard or something
Please delete this video, its wrong and some people can really damage their shoulders.
@Exmerch Yeah you make it harder by putting your legs up and putting weight on your quads. Then you can start doing your 8-12 reps.
Dude you’r the only guy on youtube that actually know what he’s doing
@MrEstk ur 17 if you are gunna grow anymore you will grow. as long as you are not power lifting you will be fine. im 17 also and ive been working out hard for a year and im still growing im 6’1
Hey Scott, how close do you hold the bar when you do close grip bench? I just started doing that exercise and I have no idea how to hold it
Definetily do dips. For me, it’s much more comfortable & useful than a benchpress(which i do aswell). Advocates shoulder area mobility among other great things.
Try rotating your hands 90 degrees away from your sides. You’ll save your shoulders and rotator cuff from any lasting.damaging.
I do dips
With 45 plate I go 12 reps
With 70 lbs I go 6-7
With 90 lbs I go 4
Is the triceps dip suppose to be a progression exercise for the Russian dip or impossible dip?
Yo Scott, I’m a member on your website so I’ll be checking out the cheat and recover but will you be uploading it to YouTube at all?
Hey scott, can i use this negative focus for other muscles as well? Like a bicep curl or barbell row?
Nice videos btw. I am learning a lot since i subscribed to your channel. keep up the good work!! Greetings from the Netherlands
Scott will the cheat and recover program be able to be done purely on my own without a spotter or partner?
This apartment gym does not have a dedicated bench station. Sometimes I see people use two treadmill handles for dips. Some use the bench variation. Which would you recommend?
Let me chime in one more time! I remember being in crutches for five months and operating crutches is similar to a dip position. When I was able to finally workout and lift again my triceps were not as strong as I thought they would be! They were a lot weaker, probably because they really barely got any exercise most of the time…
How many calories do I need to intake to have a workout without seeing dots? I hate eating then trying to go to the gym. Feel sick when that happens yet i don’t want to eat too little and feel week. I just ate 4 eggs small piece of chicken and an apple about an hr ago. That enough to go kill legs?
Quick question… I want to lean out and I was curious about the cheat and recover workouts. Now I know you overload first then recover with multiple reps. My question is would I still lean out as fast doing the cheat and recover or would it be better to stick with my regular pyramid, and burnout sets?? Obviously I’d stick to my healthy food intake.
3:23 well there is force on your triceps there because gravity is acting on your body and your triceps are under pressure to keep the body from succumbing to gravity. Physics bitch. Lmao but i got the point
Great video Scott!! Thanks for the upload my friend, just in time for tomorrow’s workout Oh, and btw that ending was awesome hahaha Have a great day and happy holidays sensei!!
Dip is my absolute favorite exercise. When I started I could barely do 1 rep, now I can do 40 in a row with ease, if not close to a 100 IN A ROW. In all I can probably dip unlimited amount of reps until my tricep ripps of.
My bodyweight is 65 kg and I can dip with an extra 45 kg around my waist. So that’s 110 kg I can dip
hey scot nice vid, when u uploading that chest workout similar to german volume training.
FIRST!!!!!!!!!! Dips are hands down the BEST exercise for triceps and this hack is so good even grandma can use it to start hitting dips with her walker handles! haha, no joke guys. Beginner or Advanced, this tip will increase your workout intensity and bring all kinds of ARM GAINS!
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Hahahahaa I remember that video at the end! I’m subscribed to both of your channels and I gotta say I’m absolutely loving being bombarded with your videos everyday! Thanks for the fantastic videos and keep it up!
hey scott. I have a question for you. so i started university last september and in the last couple months my diets been off and ive gained sort of noticable fat on my body. im of course familiar with the fact i would lose weight if i am in a caloric deficit buti dont really want to cut as im only 19 so im just keeping a year long bulk to take advantage of my natural body growth to give me an edge with my natural bodybuilding. might be a silly question but can i lose fat by still consuming my bulking calories and macros and just cleaning up my diet? Thanks
I’ve followed SH for years and I have noticed he keeps getting better both in his own body and with his video advice. . Like his David’s. (Michelangelo). Aka abdominal Vs.
How do I incorporate this into my exercise exactly? do I do 3 or 4 sets of nothing but this? only the first set?
Random comment for youtube algorhytm because I like your channel:D
As great of an exercise as this is, I thought you said overhead extensions/powerbombs with a dumbbell was your favorite tricep exercise lol!!!
Scott, can u make a video about the specific warmups to do before specific workouts like chest or Back? Love ur content!!!
why are there do much thirsty guys in this comment section, give her respect!
Don’t listen to this woman. Hands are in wrong position, shoulder injury waiting to happen!
what part of the triceps is worked here (medial/lateral/long head)..?
Watch the Athlean x video on this: Jeff says to put your hands sideways to rotate your shoulders externally instead of internally, which can cause damage
This is completely wrong. Please, if you’re looking for the correct form thus not wanting to hurt yourself then check out anthlean x video
Your posture is wrong, your back is too away from table also your shoulder is leaning ahead this gives shoulder injury
He makes weird noice during the set like he is releasing gas from his ass
Hi Scott! Great tips as alwaysDips are one of the hardest moves personally for me. I’ve been using bands in order to get some quality reps, but you reminded me that sometimes negatives are the best way to get that strength. How many negative reps would you recommend to perform in one set? And how slow should I go down? Thanks in advance, I look forward to your response
Great video, and also Scott looks like the typical cool, handsome high school guy we see in hollywood movies:D. I have one question: Is bench dips very effective and good exercise? Or is it a bit waste of time? Is it really worth doing bench dips? Thanks.
Ok I love this channel but this video is just dumb. In a dip you can’t move your hand so the rest of the body act as lever and if you pay attention in the bottom part of a dip the upper arm is parallel to the ground. With the modification shown the dip just get harder for the tricep becouse you disingage the pecs and shoulders. It’s like saying that “the sqat is bad for the qads becouse the lower leg is pretty much perpendicular to the ground throughout the entire range of motion” and this would be bullshit.
Everyone please don’t follow the form he shows you here. Bc that is a step towards injuring your shoulders. Please I don’t want you guys getting your shoulder injured like I haves. Please go watch athlean X’s video of the proper way to perform a bench dip. Please don’t perform this exercise how he shows it. Please. Do it properly which is shown by athlean x.
For better shoulder health it’s better to rotate arms so that fingers are pointing more outwards
I did it this way for years and ended up with nerve damage in my shoulder. Nice guy but he’s giving bad info.
Did I hear this correctly: ring dips are bad for abs…? (few seconds after 4:05)
I check a lot of workouts handbooks. This one from Unflexal is the best.
such a shame that our dip bars are all shite compared to the one you’ve got… and you’ve got a mirror!
I’ll take a onepunchman advice anytime. Thank you, notes taken genous
Damn, i did two surgeon intervention in my shoulders. I have fear to do dips now. There are other goods alternative?
It’s good to apply the physics with the body and exercises but when you demoed the exercises I couldn’t help but notice the wrist, doing that for long periods of time could really fuck up the wrist.. Thought I would point that out
Why does he make the sound of a can of fizzy pop being opened everytime he does the exersise? lol “Tssssst!”
what’s supposed to be going on with my knees during this exercise?
I’ve done thousands of these in the Marine Corps. but that was 10 years ago.. When I do them now they kill my shoulders.. What am I doing wrong?
I like to do these with my feet elevated on the dumbbell rack.
I like watching these videos to make sure my form on all exercises is correct to get the most gains / avoid hurting myself.
Thanks Scott!
Hey Scott, I have seen people do bench dips with two benches having the legs resting on another bench. which is better?
Is this way of bench dips bad for your shoulders if you go down to low?
@devilondatube power lifting is like low reps 1-3 with extreme amounts of weights which can strain ur body if you are still growing. im 17 almost 18 ive tried a few different types of workouts i find either 5 sets of 5 reps is good or the 5/3/1 workout is awesome pm me if you want more info. ps im just trying to help so dont take anything the wrong way this is just my point of view
How do u avoid ur shoulder blade from overstretching? cuz i had my shoulder blade overstretch once and it was not pleasant
is there such thing as workout that will stuck my growth plz help iam 17 and i want to get taller but i want workout hard plz help
I have to pee so bad right now, but I must watch the whole vid first
Guys, please learn to do dips correctly, going below parallel causes your shoulders to go into an internal rotation which puts unnecessary stress on your tendons/soft tissue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=fFPihqhVVs4&feature=emb_title
Excellent.
Thank You
It should be called Potentiation Tip not a hack.
@Mileylightning dude im not a expert but im just gonna ask u does it hurt excatly on the middle between ur chest muscles if its yes, then ur chest is getting bigger, wider, kinda hard 2 explain, not rly the chest muscle as much as the chest, rly i cant explain it but i think its normal cuz i have it and ppl i know have it when doing exercises like this. But still it`d be better if u define ur pain and also if Scott answers u cuz he is the expert not me
Hey scott, always when I do dip(normal or bench) my chest hurts,am I doing it wrong or??
This has nothing to do with Skoal or Copenhagen! DISLIKE!!!!
All tricep exercises seem to disagree with my elbows, especially these and skull crushers. They’re excruciating, sadly.
Started incorporating dips / Pullups/chinups instead of Lat pull downs and ISO tricep work. Since they’re the GOAT workouts.
I hate working triceps cuz my elbows keep popping during every rep
hey scott plz answer me i don’t trust anyone here on Youtube exept u
i got torn-skin in my biceps and another torn looks like a scar on my 2 cals ” it’s looks cool on my calf xD… but i’m really freak out, is it dangerous or something, and why it’s happned to me?
and thanx:D
Scott, your body reminds me of Big Boss (Naked Snake) from Metal Gear Solid.
Scott….. What type of body were you before? Ectomorph / Endomorph / Mesomorph? Just wondering… =)
Once again brother, you put out a great video….. Explaining why things are the way they are.
hey scott, not being gay or anything but you have an awesome physique. may i ask, how long have you been doing gym for? and do you do it on a consistant basis and also, do you follow a protein diet plan? one day, i hope to get a body like yours (no homo) and i’ve only just started gym (1 month now)
“and as always, more good stuff coming soon. (cue award winning smile) see ya guys” lol some good stuff
Eyy dips! The classic! “Can I have a pull up with a weighted dip please?”
quien habra sido el dogradicto en hacer por primera vez esto
sorry Omar, i laughed when you dropped that weight on your chest. i can dip with 2×45’s with no pain. Why do i have shoulder pain when benching? Think I strained my shoulder on the pec deck after taking a 3 week break. Sucks.. will never use that dam machine again!
The thing I like best about this video is I thought I was the only person who still had a desktop computer. In the kitchen too!
I learned how to do it with Unflexal workouts. I think unflexal’s guide is the best way to be salubrious.
Are you bulking? Abs seem a little soft. Awesome content Scott:)
Mr. Herman, paging Mr. Herman, you have a telephone call at the front desk.
this feels really unnatural and put my shoulders under a lot of strain. I’m pretty light and exercise my tri’s in other ways but this is agony.
Thank you for this video Ive realized Ive been doing them wrong
Do you touch you’re butt to the ground when you have to do that?
Skull crushers, pushdowns, and Dips (Dips just using a flat bench or something and resting your feet on something) are all you need for amazing look and ripped triceps.
Been working out my whole life.
Biceps it’s Isolated curls, seated Hammer curls, then standing alternating dumbell curls.
I don’t understand so what is the purpose of doing dips if it does not target your triceps?
Hey Jeff I would love to see your take on pull up/dip rings as an exercise equipment. It seems really versatile, and probably has great potential for total body workouts. I hate how certain exercises are placed into a box, I.e weight training vs calisthenics. Fitness is fitness, my muscles can’t tell the difference. Gravity is gravity.
thanks for the great advice! I wasn t really feeling my tricips worked. Helped a lot
Are you squeezing your shoulder blades together as you descend or keeping them down?
I never workout. But my buddy stored a piece of equipment in my garage. I felt froggy and jumped up on the dip bars. Today I know right what it hit. The triceps. Physics be damned.
Jeff, what matters is how much torque is exerted on the joint. Torque is generated by the opposing forces of the muscles and the weight on the joint. The force generated by the muscles is independent of your body position, and a weight generates the most force if it’s applied at the end of a limb segment opposite the joint being torqued, and that limb segment is parallel to the floor.
If the hand is holding a dumbell or bar, then you’ll get maximum torque on the elbow when the forearm is parallel to the floor. But if you’re holding a dip bar, the hand stays in place and doesn’t produce torque. The torque isn’t coming through your hand; it’s coming from the weight of your body through your shoulder, so you get the most torque on the elbow if your upper arm is parallel to the floor. Saying that your forearm would have to be parallel to the floor to work the chest in a dip is like saying your forearm would have to be parallel to the floor to work the triceps in a push-up.
What about Russian Dips, you start with your forearm horizontal in that one
I swear I didn’t understand how you’re not working triceps properly UNTIL he explained at the end the perpendicular to gravity theory with the shoulder exercise
I tried dips one time a decade ago this month, and I collapsed on my right side. My shoulder wouldn’t heal for 3 months until I got some overweight physical trainer to teach me rehab. It has periodically become reinjured since then. I don’t think it ever fully heals.
I know this is old but I think its kind of wrong… as long as your center of mass moves up and down (to gravity) it doesn’t matter which angle the “lever” is.
So by this logic do close grip bench press not build the triceps because the forearms are parallel to the line of force?
Or does a good low bar squat not build the quads? Shins stay parallel to the line of force.
I get the point of more ROM, but clearly you aren’t moving the dip handles; you are moving your body. Articulating largely around the elbow joint.
I get the concepts, but think they where incorrectly applied. Regular dips hammer my triceps! Probably the best thing I do for them!
Awesome video for the beginners. Keep sharing these videos with us. They are really helpful. Be sure that i will always smash that (like) button:)
No idea what he’s talking about but it sounds like hard work
Someone embarrassed me by yelling it’s physic bitch I’d walk up and jab him in his nose
I want scott to be my trainer…I will be motivated every single time!
Yes, the dips would be harder if hypothetically you could start with your forearms perpendicular to the ground, but they would be even harder if they were even further than perpendicular. Like a muscle up but start from a finished pull up position (forearm up elbow down). That would be much harder on the triceps. So 1. I don’t think your perpendicular rule applies to all things, and 2. it’s not always about exactly how effective your workout is for a specific muscle. If dips don’t work your triceps very much than either do more reps until your feel the burn or do some other workout. I guess you are talking to the idiots but you’d really have to be an idiot to not be able to tell how worked a muscle is. As if they have no sense of muscular endurance or anything. They could be doing curls and think its working their glutes. They need your help.
Scott, since you mentioned you should make sure your joints can handle the weight. I’ve been noticing recently some elbow pain at my right arm after tricep workout, is that the reason? I make sure completely the exercise is done right, put since I’m very light, is it possible my joints are not strong enough?
For example I’m at 135 lbs and at V Bar Pushdowns I push 200lb
I’ve always tried to workout the way thats the smartest and closest to scientific basis as it was possible. Many science articles were read, anatomy book was my bible,. I have recently discovered your chanel and I find it incredibly helpful. Your knowledge definetely improved my workout. Thanks for sharing and for making your videos, every single one is worth the time to watch!
Stay strong!
I like Jeff but this exercise relentlessly destroys my elbows, I think I’ll pass.
I train both heavy weighted dips as well as russian dips and impossible dips which are similar to Jeffs alternative version of the dip. It is true that making this leaning back shift does shift more of the load on my triceps but the position of the arm in Russian dips or impossible dips seriously limit the weight I can use in comparison to weighted dips. I noticed that when I take a hiatus from weighted dips in favor of Russian or impossible dips my arms get smaller but once I start doing heavy weighted dips regularly again my arms gain back their size. Why this is I’m sure I don’t know. My best guess is the lean back dips kinda turn the exercise into a triceps extension type exercise which limits overall weight used and it’s been my personal experience that usually the more weight u can use in an exercise the more growth you’ll see from it. Like I feel leg extensions more in my quads than squats but I’d never think to replace squats with leg extensions. Just my personal experience. I figure if it works it works
When should I add weights to dips. I can do 20 free weighted dips
Woah where’d the accent come from? I’ve been watching your older videos (trying to see how to do my whole workout lol) and none of them did you have an accent.
Ordinarily I love this guy’s videos, but this is pretty garbage. The forearm doesn’t have to be perpendicular to gravity because his upper arm does which effectively mimics the same stress pattern on the tricep. The deltoid doesn’t play nearly as big of a role in that move because the upper arm remains fairly close to parallel to the upper body, meaning there is comparatively little movement in the shoulder joint, relative to the amount of movement in the elbow joint.
Hey Scott, I notice in your videos that you don’t necessarily focus on how different exercises can target different muscle heads, but more so on the function of the muscle as a whole.
Do your stretch, flex, overload exercises for the Hardgainers series target various muscle heads, such as the long and short heads of the bicep for example? Variety in the gym in imperative so that we don’t fall into complacency, nor exercises that don’t work our bodies out to their fullest extent.
BAHHBELL!
Thanks for the helpful dips advice but If i tell my girl “it’s physics b**h” she’s going to slap the dog s** out of me for call her the b word
Can you tell me what that fitness bracelet you’re wearing says and where can you get one? Thanks!
With all due respect, My intuition is telling me this is a bs explanation.
Yeah i disagree, dips are an awesome exercise for triceps. If you pull your knees in front of you when you go down it targets triceps a lot…. If you lean forward as you come down it hits chest, either way the weight is being moved by something and we have the ability to direct that weight. Basically, your version of the tricep dip is simply not efficient.
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Speaking of pain, and finding a way to do the exercise that works around it: I have recently started having right trapezius discomfort from bench pressing. It then tightens up the right side of my neck and deltoid too. Any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong (I’ve benched for years without this issue), and how to work around/through it? I’m trying to concentrate on keeping my shoulders down and relaxed while pressing…
What about reverse origin-isertion action..? Just like a squat works the quads even though the leg remains near vertical to the groud, like the forearm in the dip..
Alot of people saying that he didn’t say it don’t triceps but not according to the video title. This dude look for views eith this title. I don’t understand why people listen to these ppl. You must be completely dumb or something
Jeff is saying that it is not the best exercise in itself for triceps. This is true if you think about it from both an exercise point of view and physics. The torque required to get the angular acceleration needed to bring your arm to an upright position (moving one quarter of a circle in this case) is given by Torque = Force x distance to fulcrum (shoulder to elbow ) x sine of the angle between your humerus and forearm. Since the torque is at its maximum when the angle is 90 degrees (ie sin 90=1) the maximum contraction occurs when the humerus is parallel to the bar/floor (humerus at right angle to forearm) and decreases until the arm is fully upright (ie when sin 180= 0) therefore the torque moves closer to zero as your arm gets closer to full upright extension. Now for how long are you in the maximum contraction plane?, not long. Now don’t forget the triceps are not the only muscle involved so some of the force is being supplied by the shoulders and chest. Jeffs point is when looking at training a specific muscle it is best to use the muscles specific exercise, he’s not dismissing the dip as a good exercise for triceps, it is, but don’t forget it’s a compound movement. Give him a break he’s only trying to help
NOTICE 2 THINGS.. he doesnt have defined triceps lol nor does he even do dips half assed..go ALL THE WAY DOWN BITCH..GEEZ, luterally half dips is what your performing
So what ur saying is no Gsintheta will work it should be a G not Gsintheta got it
I don’t what happened that day, but I was doing my dips, and suddenly, I dislocated my right sternoclavicular articulation:( weak me
Love the end of this video… “ma ma, I can’t get it up” great haha
No offense, but this is a stupid oversimplification. The real physics is that whichever joint used in this exercise is farthest from the (vertical) line of gravity crossing through the hands, that joint will be worked the most. For dips, the shoulder joint is farther from that line than the elbow, so yes shoulders and chest will be worked “more” than triceps. Does that matter? Well depends on what people are using dips for
Dips are the primary mass builder I use, I don’t go to a gym so weighted dips are my go to push exercise
So much respect! That was really awesome when you put it into perspective with the deltoid raises standing up and then starting perpendicular to finish the deltoids parallel to gravity! Never had anyone say something like this! I’m still going to do dips since they are mandatory for my job!
These are surprisingly not that hard to perform! But give you a hell of a burn, thanks for the advice!
My left nut swells when I do dips correctly. When I over rotate my shoulders is when my anis swallows my right nut. How do I get a good work out for both nuts?
Hey Jeff. I have done low parallel bars where you can easily put your feet down and control de movement towards the triceps. lets say kiddies parallel bars and using your legs just enough to pull up to get the perfect workout. Great!
First off. Love the insight and advice from your videos. And I understand that by moving the forearm perpendicular to gravity’s line of force then you increase the load that you put on your triceps. But, my question is, isn’t it a little more dangerous to do it the way you’re suggesting? When doing the dips the traditional way, the wrists (as I understand it correct me if I’m wrong) don’t move hardly at all. However, with you’re method (and I’m not claiming anything just posing a question) the wrists are included in the movement and are more susceptible to injury….right?
Also, am I wrong to assume that the tricep, during the traditional dip, is used to move the upper arm from perpendicular to gravity to straight with the forearm? Isn’t the tricep working to straighten the upper arm rather than the forearm? I guess what I’m saying is, there’s a body weight force at the shoulder providing a torque to the elbow joint equal to the body weight times the distance from your shoulder to your elbow. Doesn’t the tricep create the counter torque to your body weight? Please enlighten me. Thanks.
The way i intuite is by whatever is hardest to do, that’s probably what makes draws the most resistance, so i experiment
Honestly Scott, when you first started putting this cheat and recover program together it made so much sense to me. I had to initially get over the looks I was getting at the gym, but now when I explain it to people it makes sense to them too. Thanks man . Keep up the great work.
This is great explanation and in general how to look at exercises. Eye opener.
Hmm, what he said about the change in the exercise making it more triceps oriented is true. But the reasoning is not. The actual reason for the variation he showed being ebtter to train triceps, is simply because at that position you cant use the chest as well as in the normal dip position, so you triceps have to do more work. But the levers part isnt true. WHy? because the triceps acts both on the arm and the forearm. In fact, it extends the arm. Which usually means moving the forearm, but once you fixate that, it will move the arm.
Same thing with anything else. if you have a table fan and you set it to move its head back and forth, grab it by the head and lift it. It will move its feet back and forth instead.
Yeah, there’s more effective ways to build triceps……. That doesn’t mean dips aren’t effective. I feel like he’s really hating on dips in this video.
Kipping any exercise is a disgrace. I want to search it so I can laugh and cringe but then my entire youtube feed will be crossfit morons
When i was young and light i was doing 50 dips in a row. No any more
Wish I had trouble feeling too many presses on my Pecs. Dips are the only exercise I feel working my chest hard
Very true, did weighted dips yesterday for arm day and i feel it mos in the front delts! also explains that awkward pain i get near my front delt, i guess when doing standard dips ill be more careful to warm up the front delt area
Keep your upper body straight to target triceps. If you lean forward and look down then you target chest more. I think it’s wrong to say it’s incorrect to lean forward.
6:24 varying degrees of hardness as you raise it up. That’s what she said
Can I stick to this without extra weight and expect to grow some good looking triceps? Ps I never do these and my triceps are pretty soft haha
For BJJ I would think dips are good for pushing on the opponent for the purpose of posturing while in guard
The problem with dips for alot of guys is they dont warm up the delicate rotar cuff. And they will tweak their shoulders or pecs. And be put off doing the movement. I mean how many guys just get under 225lbs say for the bench press without warming up first?
I started doing dips on a seated machine. And was able to thoroughly warm up before going to bodyweight and beyond. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
If a guy weighs 200lbs plus and he jumps straight on dipping bars with no warm up. This can be a problem. And more people on youtube talking about dips need to emphasise the IMPORTANCE of warming up for the exercise. I never see anyone talk about this.
@Mileylightning normal dips works the chest and triceps i know that
Now I have sternum pain after watching this video…
Jk love your vids man
I can’t do a single one but I can do 14 pull-ups and like 60 pushups idk y
Thanks Omar. Had the same issue. Now it is improving. Cheers
I wish I could do dips but it feels like I’m gonna snap my shit up
My sternum began to hurt after I started having shoulder blade bursitis issues. After I corrected the bursitis with anti-inflammatory meds and physical therapy to focus on small shoulder muscles, the sternum pain went away. I think it was due to the pec minors overpowering my weak shoulder muscles causing my ribs to be pulled into my sternum joints creating higher pressure and thus pain there. I still get cracking I. The sternum whenever I start doing chin ups.
I stopped doing Dips because I was getting sternum pain when doing them… I removed them from my workouts but the pain hasn’t got any better and is now affecting other exercises specifically Lat Pull-down exercises. When I start lowering the bar down to my chest the pain kicks in. Anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it? It’s taking out some core exercises for different muscle groups and making workouts difficult!
seeing you drop that weight on your chest made me cringe so hard, glad you didn’t hurt yourself too much
If you were using a Free-Spotter (shermworks.com) when you dropped the bar, you would still be doing dips now.
Your video is motivational and informative. I do dips for general fitness, MA, training, plus I’m trying to perform a kip up (at 60 years of age). I would loose the profanity, though. It detracts from your professionalism and is too common.
You’re doing it wrong, everyone watch this video. https://youtu.be/jdFzYGmvDyg
if i drop into my shoulders at the start of the movement and keep that during all the repetitions my shoulders feel okay but if i don’t my shoulders hurt.is dropping into my shoulders and pulling my shoulders back bad for my shoulders or should i keep doing that?
“MOM!!! I CAN’T GET IT UP!” -Scott Herman 2018
Thanks for the informative video man! Just joined your website.
Holy shit. I’ve seen that injury before, but it killed the guy I say it happen too. I’m glad your still alive and able to lift after that.
This exact concept is in THE PHYSICS OF FITNESS book written by DOUG BRIGNOLE.(500+ pages) It explains biomechanically which exercises are best/worst & why. Good reading. Doug also has good videos as well. Both Doug & Jeff are a wealth of great info.
that gym is great, i’ve been a few times with a friend and the crowd is as great as the equipment. seasons, fun and serious
some people should not do dips.I fucked up left shoulder twice because i believed i cant have best triceps with out that. My front delt gives me hard time if i do dips. Midgets are better doing that move and with long ass arms be careful.
Only bothers my elbows. Blessed with strong shoulder anatomy. I get tendon, ligament and bursa problems. I do them infrequently.
In 3 weeks I’ve gone from 20kg assisted dips for 8 reps to 10kg weighted dips for 8 reps
It’s scientificallly proven that breathing is considered “healthy”. Ask your doc if you don’t believe me. Thank me later. Breathe on folks.
lol, when he dropped the bar on his chest I fucking jumped off my seat lol
I love how Omar said yallah bro and youtube put the subtitles as Yellow XD 0:46
I do dips and my right collar bone stars getting stressed in pain for the next 2 days.
Did Jason Blaha lie? Ain’t weighted chin ups the king of upper body?
I follow many cali channels. When it comes to fix the point (any), I watch you.
i feel like my triceps are gonna rip apart when i do this is that good or bad
Knuckles out and don’t go below parallel work for most people.
Damn!!! That drop was nasty!!! I noticed you mentioned the mighty Mike Mentzer at the beginning of your video… Well just a thought but that grip (you learned this the hard way) wasn’t a favourite of Mentzer’s. Checkout some of his tutorials. Also, I thank you for your encouragement and insight that I may do dips… I say this as I suffered a near fatal motorcycle accident last year and crushed much of my chest. I now fear how I may not be able to work my chest hard again but having seen your accident (Damn!) & your come back, I feel that bit better.
Whatever you are telling might be correct but where are your triceps and bigger arms:-)
love dips. my absolute favorite upper body push exercise. currently do em twice a week, weighted on Tuesdays and bodyweight on Sundays.
Didn’t they used to say if you keep your body more upright it’s greater triceps and lean over more effects pecs better?
I do (wide grip) DIPS as an accessory exercise to my chest training. A narrower grip targets more of triceps.
information in this video is not accurate… you need to study vectors!
Hey Scott (or anyone else), should the shoulder blades be pinched together throughout the whole exercise? I think I heard that somewhere but I’m not sure if it’s true.
please do you know the name of the tune at 1:01, heard it on another video of yours sounds like primus
You said you were dealing with sternum pain from doing dips.. how did you clear that up? I’ve been dealing with sternum pain for a long time now, pops all the time and doesn’t feel good, and watching this video makes me suspect it could be from shitty dips when I was younger. I stretch and foam roll but don’t know what to do to specifically target that problem
What happened to Jeremy Hamilton, haven’t seen him in a long time
IMO Dips are no different than any other exercise that can wreck your shoulders. Chose heavy weight over form and you will eventually pay the pain piper.
I hear a clicking/friction sound sometimes when I go low on my dips. Is that normal?
Personally I can’t do dips without fucking myself up. No amount form can save some peoples anatomy is just not meant to do certain exercises. I get more chest activation out of pushups and bench press anyways. I’m not losing anything by not doing dips. Good tutorial still though.
Dips and push ups have always been apart of my workout. Never bench pressed, nor do i need to.
:57 GEEEEZUS!!!! DUDE!!!!!!!! I jumped out of my chair, literally… my God man!
I did it and it fucked up my joint. I was doing them wrong i felt pain in my soldiers
I do dips at home. I put my arms on my bed and put a chair to keep my legs and go to the ground. is this a correct way to do dips.
Jeremy Hanilton can’t have loved full range of motion as much though
Thanks for the tip. I hurt my chest doing dips 5 years ago (also had sternum pain) and this motivated me to try them again. 6 weeks of bodyweight only and now I can add 25 lb dumbbell for increased resistance 3×12. Slowly but surely recovering!
Since I have long arms, I don’t see myself going below parallel…. ever.
Hey Scott thanks for this video, though I use to practice all form dips including weighted and Russian dip but since my rotator cuff injury last year I have been really keeping it bare minimum in my routine. Negative dips and still eccentric advantage, wow never thought about it.
Its funny all these youtube guys. They all contradict themselves. One says one thing the other says another…who the f #ck is right????
There’s a lot of thristy men here who look like they have never seen a woman. Let the girl teach in peace. You guys are fucked up, just stop.
@DrmrGuy1979 thanks man, I’m going to give the close grip push-ups a go right now:)
Dude, every time I do dips I feel it only in my chest and not my triceps. The only way I feel my triceps working is when I do skull crushers. Wtf.
Omarlsuf says he “looked at the mechanics and made some tweaks”…He looked at ‘the study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living organisms’ (biomechanics) and made some tweaks? Is he god? You can’t tweak the mechanics of a living organism. It’s nature. There is one biomechanically sound movement pattern (for ‘optimal stability, mobility, joint integrity, and force producing capabilities’).
Science: https://www.t-nation.com/training/dips-youre-doing-them-wrong
I about 80lbs overweight,I can only do 2 or 3 dips on a straight bar and I bought rings that I hang from my pull up bar,no wonder I cloudnt do one I didnt knew they were harder,I guess I have to buy parallel bars.
I do dips. Thing I’ve noticed is that I’m slowly getting an ass chest like bromar. Though I’ve notice I’m getting stretch marks on my armpit area connected to my pecs. But meh. It’s worth it.
This dip sucks. AthleanX, thats how to do bench dips. Fuck this shoulder dangerous advices. Dislike.
I do dips with 2 plates but am noticing shoulder pain in the blades any suggestions?
@OmarIsuf can you make a video on the difference between chest dips and triceps dips.
I really get confused in both as they are pretty similar.
i vowed to stop doing dips. i loved them but my shoulders cry so much even tho i try my best to correct form.
One of the very few guys in youtube fitness who knows what he’s talking about. Not only does he tell you what to do, but also explains WHY you should do it. Cheers to you Jeff!
One of the best exercises that you can di in the gym, if you have good mobility. Great triceps and chest build.
I used to do them, but then I screwed up my shoulder and can’t anymore. Maybe one day.
Hey Omar. Thanks for video!
What do you think about Ron Williams’ video called Stop Doing Dips IMMEDIATELY!? I would love to hear an opinion on Rons point of view from another trained person. You guys almost preach exactly the opposite of each other.
7 days without Athlean-x makes one weak. Thanks for all your expertise.
You looked into my soul so I feel obligated to leave a comment
How can I differentiate between targeting the Triceps and the Pecs?