Thread: pain in shoulders from dips

dont' do what hurts. give it a couple weeks (stuff like that usually takes a few weeks to recover from) and then try it again, and focus on your form. maybe you leaned a little the wrong way.

Depends where it hurts. I have weightlifters shoulder, which is the joint right below your throat, if that's the case, it will only get more enflamed, but you won't be able to do more damage to it.

I don't do dips at all because i was constantly straining my shoulders whenever i did them no matter how i did them. Dips are not imperative if you want a big chest. Throw them away.

Originally Posted by nmuriqi

I don't do dips at all because i was constantly straining my shoulders whenever i did them no matter how i did them. Dips are not imperative if you want a big chest. Throw them away.

Dips are for triceps dawg.

Originally Posted by WilliamB

Dips are for triceps dawg.

Actually, it depends on how you do them....leaning forward, elbows out IS for the chest, staying more vertical with your elbows in hits the triceps. If an exercise bothers you, simple just don't do it....BUT, if you can do them, DO THEM, they are a great tricep and chest exercise. Some people do dips instead of bench presses believe it or not, they are pretty valuable.

Patient: Doc it hurts when I do this.
Doc: Then don't do that.

Originally Posted by WilliamB

Dips are for triceps dawg.

I beg to differ dawg. lol

Dips are for triceps homie. Besides numi whatever the point was the original poster never said anything about working his chest and thats what you apparently think that main purpose of dips are. And as for Rangers I have been told that leaning forward during dips puts more of the work into the back and can actually be dangerous for the shoulders. Dips definetly hit the triceps hard. Dont "throw them out", just learn how to do them better. Body straight up and down and dont go to low and squeeze the triceps at the top.

Oh "iight homie." "Mah bad," apparantly i didn't "peep" the part where he didn't mention what he was doing them for. But "check it," dips work the chest and tri's depending on how you do them. "Much love, peace out."

take an antiinflammatory and ice it once or twice a day. Where you trying to do the dips too fast maybe? That is what alot of people are doing when they mess up their tendons.

Originally Posted by nmuriqi

Oh "iight homie." "Mah bad," apparantly i didn't "peep" the part where he didn't mention what he was doing them for. But "check it," dips work the chest and tri's depending on how you do them. "Much love, peace out."

Ha are you trying to talk like your "hood" incase you didnt notice the first comment I made which referred to you as dawg was making fun of you.

Originally Posted by rangers97

Actually, it depends on how you do them....leaning forward, elbows out IS for the chest, staying more vertical with your elbows in hits the triceps.

Yep.

hi

Thanks for the help guys, im not sure what technique I do for dips but I know I was going really low down and pretty fast. The stupid thing is Ive done them for ages before this and never had a problem and I really like them they feel like a good exercise. Now I have to give them up my shoulder is still in pain

thanks

I dont think its necessary to go real fast with dips. I would go as far to say the slower the better. You dont really need to go that deep either I dont think, after all your tricep is flexing the hardest towards the top.

Originally Posted by rangers97

Actually, it depends on how you do them....leaning forward, elbows out IS for the chest, staying more vertical with your elbows in hits the triceps. If an exercise bothers you, simple just don't do it....BUT, if you can do them, DO THEM, they are a great tricep and chest exercise. Some people do dips instead of bench presses believe it or not, they are pretty valuable.

I totally agree.
I prefer dips over decline presses.

Originally Posted by WilliamB

Ha are you trying to talk like your "hood" incase you didnt notice the first comment I made which referred to you as dawg was making fun of you.

Now why would you want to do a stupid thing like that? If it makes you feel better about yourself then, please, by all means. But how would calling me a "dawg" be making fun?

If there was a smiley for information went over your head I would use it right now.

if there was a smiley for your a dumb ass. i wud use it for you william, but this will have to do

Can somebody explain to me what the fuck is going on??????

Originally Posted by nmuriqi

Can somebody explain to me what the fuck is going on??????

William is mad because he got called out on dips only being for tri's. They are, ofcourse, for both chest and tri's.
As far as the the first question goes, I think dips are great but I can't do them either. I have a bad shoulder and I can't do them at all anymore. I would just rest your shoulder some and try them again in a couple of weeks. If your shoulder still hurts from doing them then just don't do them anymore. There are plenty of other chest and tri excersizes you can do.

I know that they hit the chest to but I am calling the chest the secondary muscle group worked on dips. Having substantialy stronger triceps would be more useful then having strong pecs I believe when doing dips. I could be wrong though...but I dont think I am. Not to mention the guy who I was arguing with originally said throw dips out since they are not needed for a big chest then he comes back firing at me saying they are for the chest after I said they are for tris.? Its all good though. Constructive argument?

What do you all say stronger pecs or tris more useful for dips?

I believe it's all in the angle.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I believe it's all in the angle.

I agree. Alright how about body perpendicular to the ground, straight up and down.

Originally Posted by WilliamB

I know that they hit the chest to but I am calling the chest the secondary muscle group worked on dips. Having substantialy stronger triceps would be more useful then having strong pecs I believe when doing dips. I could be wrong though...but I dont think I am. Not to mention the guy who I was arguing with originally said throw dips out since they are not needed for a big chest then he comes back firing at me saying they are for the chest after I said they are for tris.? Its all good though. Constructive argument?

What do you all say stronger pecs or tris more useful for dips?

If you've read any of my replies in the past you'd know I'm just screwing around anyway. I have no problem with you William, I'm just busting your balls.

Execution

With elbows close to body and hips straight, lower body until shoulders are slightly stretched. Push body up in same posture and repeat.

I used to do them years ago but I gave them up once I started experiencing elbow pain.

Execution

With elbows away from body and hips slightly bent, lower body until chest is slightly stretched. Push body up in same posture and repeat.

I tend to lean forward when hitting the chest.

Originally Posted by Newt

If you've read any of my replies in the past you'd know I'm just screwing around anyway. I have no problem with you William, I'm just busting your balls.

Oh no worries I wasnt talking about you. I was talking about someone else, the guy from NY.

Going back to the original post. Talk about pain in your shoulders try having 2 major reconstructive surgeries on your shoulder and try doing dips, now thats pain. I actually havent even come close to trying dips after my second surgery in December. After the first surgery I tried them 6 months after and it still had not healed enough to do that. Dips are some hardcore stuff I cant wait till I can do them again. Hopefully by the end of summer. Until then Ill just continue close grip benching.