Thread: Pushups and Dips in Chest workout.

I did them with my workout today. I did them after I did my chest, then shoulders... I did 3 sets x 10,10,8. Very tough after you do 9 sets of chest, then 9 sets of shoulders. I would suggest finishing off with dips. As with pushups.

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I use push-ups as a warm-up exercise for my chest & shoulder work-out. Sometimes I finish off a work-out with push-ups as well.

Dips, don't them do very often because they hurt my shoulders.

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[This message has been edited by Prince (edited 03-29-2001).]

I do the dips as part of a tri set at the end of my chest work out sometimes. Every other week.
As for the push-ups I do them with those handle things to get a stretch at the end of a work out or a couple day after my chest work out. If those handle things are not available I do really light sets of dumbbells for the stretch.

I find dips can either be a great experience, or a painful one. At my old highschool, they had nice dip bars, and I could crank out quite a few with no pain. The gym Im a member at now has a stupid one, and hurts me. I hate it. I kicked its ass.

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I always do Dips at the end. I find them a great way to really hit your chest, shoulders, and tris.

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I always do dips also.

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-Crowman
MASS ABOVE ALL

I warmup with pushups and do weighted dips at the end of a chest workout (not every workout though).

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I occasionally do dips at the end of my chest/triceps workout. They are harder than hell after working your chest and triceps. I can usually squeeze out sets of 8, 6, and 6. If I do them first, I can do a lot more of them. I hurt my shoulder doing them a couple of months ago and have not tried them since.

I do not do push-ups.