Thread: are wide dips a good chest builder?

I would think that dips would put more strain on your shoulders than any pressing movement.

I had a couple of should injuries and found that dumbbell presses worked best for me. Of course, I've heard others say the opposite.

I was curious about the dips though. My gym has a dip station where the handles are adjustable for close or wide grip dips. Which is better for chest?

try doing standard push ups
when i hurt my rotator, those didnt seem to bother it much

and its still fuqed up but, so a lot of times it will hurt from say
throwing a base ball or somethng
and incline really hurts

stay away from anything on incline

try doing some decline db presses...

You can certainly build up your chest using dips, but I foresee continued rotator cuff problems that way. Try bench press with absolutely strict form. It should take the strain off your shoulders.

I always liked dips, luckily Ive never had shoulder problems. Maybe one day a week i'll throw in some sets of dips. I think strict form dips are a great upper body equalizer. If you somehow cheat with one side during a lift exercise its seems harder to do with dips. But nothing beats the standard barbell lifts for gaining mass.....take care...............Rich

its funny but i can do dips with no pain at all from my rotator cuff ,but as soon as i hit the bench my shoulder hurts

Originally Posted by txjames

I had a couple of should injuries and found that dumbbell presses worked best for me. Of course, I've heard others say the opposite.

I was curious about the dips though. My gym has a dip station where the handles are adjustable for close or wide grip dips. Which is better for chest?

wide grip dips are for the chest

It seems I remember seeing something about dips, and for chest, you're supposed to lean a little forward? in other words, you body won't be perpendicular to the floor. Is this true?

Originally Posted by cmason2004

It seems I remember seeing something about dips, and for chest, you're supposed to lean a little forward? in other words, you body won't be perpendicular to the floor. Is this true?

yes thats right wide grip and lean forward