Weighted dips=Crushed b@ll$

Vale Tudo · 07-22-2002, 10:55 AM

Ok, when I am doing my weighted dips, with the belt with the chain on it, i am using at least 3-4 45lb plates. this is all well and good except for that i basically kill myself getting the damn thing on and off my waist!! Oh and also the fact that I flash half of the gym everytime I do it becasue when the belt comes down my shorts often got with it!! Anyway my question is that this weight is still too light for me now unless i am doing high reps, and I was wondering what everyone else does in order to weight them selves down more.

**Prince** · 07-22-2002, 01:01 PM

I do not do dips.

Vale Tudo · 07-22-2002, 02:38 PM

Damn you Prince!!

i got all excited becasue I thought that I was going to get an answer!!!

bigss75 · 07-22-2002, 05:24 PM

I got an answer do the dips when females are infront of you so the females can be impressed by your dips and your package.

Sorry couldnt think of real answer.

U could try bench dips with a dumbell on you.

dvlmn666 · 07-23-2002, 01:05 PM

No real solution, but you could try pre-exhausting with another movement like pushdowns first. or if your doing the dips for chest, do fly's first. Then you should need less weight to really make them burn.

Scotty the Body · 07-23-2002, 01:39 PM

I agree with dvlmn666, I do dips at the end of my workout so I'm only using 2x35's and they're alot easier to handle.

seyone · 07-24-2002, 10:22 PM

I dunno, I cant imagine doing mydips with 4 45ers on my belt. It may not be the best idea but maybe you can get someone to pushdown on you while dipping.

bigss75 · 07-24-2002, 10:32 PM

Dont they have machines that are almost exactly like doing dips.

**Mudge** · 07-25-2002, 02:33 AM

Those machines suck compared to the real thing IMO, and I would be supprised if they go up to 450-500 pounds.

KataMaStEr · 07-25-2002, 03:09 AM

LOL. When I do my weighted dips and take a knee and get the chain thru the weights and clip it on, is not so difficult to that that lol. Now if you try to hold the weight with one hand and get the chain thru the hole with the other, that cud be a bit of a challenge

david · 07-25-2002, 04:30 AM

So they can see the package Bigss?!?!?

Where is your mind?

rks1969 · 07-25-2002, 07:37 AM

what tempo do you use when doing dips?
slow up the rep speed & you probably won't need so much weight.
get the belt as tight as you can & try to get a longer chain so that the weight hangs lower than your pkg.

Twin Peak · 07-25-2002, 08:06 AM

I agree with DV and Scotty. I do them last. I still use 3 or 4 plates but I can't imagine doing more. Also, while I am a low rep kinda guy, dips I believe are more effective with higher reps (12-15). If you are doing dips last with 4 plates and get more than 15 thats damn impressive.

Regarding getting it on and off -- yeah its a pain in the ass. But the best way is to stand the plates on edge, step through the belt and bend down (like a squat) and put the belt around your waist. Then you just stand up. Reverse that to get it off.

Vale Tudo · 07-25-2002, 10:10 AM

thnaks for all of the input guys. I do my dips with a 4-0-2 tempo, and go as low as I can. For some reason, i am just able to do these really well i guess. I will try doing them last in my workout, i was just doing them earlier becasue it is such a huge compound movement. But again, thank you to you all. Oh and just as a side note, yesterday when i was pulling the weights up it jacked up the legs on my shorts (as always) and the clip on the chain actually cut into my leg and I had blood running down them while doing my dips. I flet like I should have beebn a poster boy for animal stack or something.Hahaha

07-22-2002, 10:55 AM	#1
Vale Tudo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 357	Weighted dips=Crushed b@ll$ Ok, when I am doing my weighted dips, with the belt with the chain on it, i am using at least 3-4 45lb plates. this is all well and good except for that i basically kill myself getting the damn thing on and off my waist!! Oh and also the fact that I flash half of the gym everytime I do it becasue when the belt comes down my shorts often got with it!! Anyway my question is that this weight is still too light for me now unless i am doing high reps, and I was wondering what everyone else does in order to weight them selves down more.

07-22-2002, 01:01 PM	#2
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,932 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	I do not do dips.
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07-23-2002, 01:05 PM	#5
dvlmn666 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 3,233	No real solution, but you could try pre-exhausting with another movement like pushdowns first. or if your doing the dips for chest, do fly's first. Then you should need less weight to really make them burn.
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07-23-2002, 01:39 PM	#6
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	I agree with dvlmn666, I do dips at the end of my workout so I'm only using 2x35's and they're alot easier to handle.
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07-24-2002, 10:22 PM	#7
seyone M. I. A. Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Philly Posts: 2,562	I dunno, I cant imagine doing mydips with 4 45ers on my belt. It may not be the best idea but maybe you can get someone to pushdown on you while dipping.
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07-22-2002, 02:38 PM	#3
Vale Tudo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 357	Damn you Prince!! i got all excited becasue I thought that I was going to get an answer!!!

07-22-2002, 05:24 PM	#4
bigss75 Let Me See Yo Grill Elite Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,123	I got an answer do the dips when females are infront of you so the females can be impressed by your dips and your package. Sorry couldnt think of real answer. U could try bench dips with a dumbell on you.

07-24-2002, 10:32 PM	#8
bigss75 Let Me See Yo Grill Elite Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,123	Dont they have machines that are almost exactly like doing dips.

07-25-2002, 02:33 AM	#9
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,056 Photos: 1	Those machines suck compared to the real thing IMO, and I would be supprised if they go up to 450-500 pounds.
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07-25-2002, 03:09 AM	#10
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	LOL. When I do my weighted dips and take a knee and get the chain thru the weights and clip it on, is not so difficult to that that lol. Now if you try to hold the weight with one hand and get the chain thru the hole with the other, that cud be a bit of a challenge Last edited by KataMaStEr : 07-25-2002 at 03:12 AM.

07-25-2002, 04:30 AM	#11
david EAST COAST BRAT Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Waterworld, FL Posts: 25,420 Photos: 2	So they can see the package Bigss?!?!? Where is your mind?

07-25-2002, 07:37 AM	#12
rks1969 KUTTIN'UP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington,North Carolina Posts: 219	what tempo do you use when doing dips? slow up the rep speed & you probably won't need so much weight. get the belt as tight as you can & try to get a longer chain so that the weight hangs lower than your pkg. Last edited by rks1969 : 07-25-2002 at 07:40 AM.
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07-25-2002, 08:06 AM	#13
Twin Peak Peak Physiques™ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NY Posts: 7,870	I agree with DV and Scotty. I do them last. I still use 3 or 4 plates but I can't imagine doing more. Also, while I am a low rep kinda guy, dips I believe are more effective with higher reps (12-15). If you are doing dips last with 4 plates and get more than 15 thats damn impressive. Regarding getting it on and off -- yeah its a pain in the ass. But the best way is to stand the plates on edge, step through the belt and bend down (like a squat) and put the belt around your waist. Then you just stand up. Reverse that to get it off.
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07-25-2002, 10:10 AM	#14
Vale Tudo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 357	thnaks for all of the input guys. I do my dips with a 4-0-2 tempo, and go as low as I can. For some reason, i am just able to do these really well i guess. I will try doing them last in my workout, i was just doing them earlier becasue it is such a huge compound movement. But again, thank you to you all. Oh and just as a side note, yesterday when i was pulling the weights up it jacked up the legs on my shorts (as always) and the clip on the chain actually cut into my leg and I had blood running down them while doing my dips. I flet like I should have beebn a poster boy for animal stack or something.Hahaha

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