[ReaperX]

I'm trying to bring up my lower chest/triceps so I've been doing dips for quite awhile.

I see people putting on weights while dipping and I have not done this before but am considering doing it.


Should I just do more set/reps of dips to bring up my triceps/lower chest ?


Also if I put on the belt to start loading on weight what number of sets/reps should I do ?


I don't particularly like working triceps/biceps directly. I usually just work chest/back heavy and that usually is all the bicep work I get. And dips too.


Maybe I should start up again working those muscles directly.

[3clipseGT]

When i started doing weighted dips is when i started noticing more slabs of lean mass added. Its a nice excersize for overall mass for chest, shoulders, tris.

Id start with 25 in rep range of 8-10 but thats just my personal preference.

[ReaperX]

when I first started doing them I did 2 sets of 20.

Now I'm doing 3 sets of 30.

I think I'm plateauing here.

Should I add weight and do 3 sets of 12 ? 15 ?

I was thinking of doing 3 sets, 15 reps.

[3clipseGT]

Originally Posted by ReaperX

when I first started doing them I did 2 sets of 20.

Now I'm doing 3 sets of 30.

I think I'm plateauing here.

Should I add weight and do 3 sets of 12 ? 15 ?

I was thinking of doing 3 sets, 15 reps.

That would be good as well. I usualy work in the higher rep range, 8-15 reps most of the time and am really seing a great improvement on muscle hypertrophy.

[ReaperX]

ok tonight I'll dangle a 30lbs weight and do 3 sets of 15 reps.


See how that works out.

[3clipseGT]

Originally Posted by ReaperX

ok tonight I'll dangle a 30lbs weight and do 3 sets of 15 reps.


See how that works out.

Ive got chest tonight myself! Ill be doing weighted dips as my first exercise!

[ReaperX]

I train chest twice a week b/c I was trying to bring it up and once a week wasn't cutting it. Usually my chest workout looks something like this:


Workout 1:

-Flat Dumbbell
-Incline Barbell
-Decline dumbbell

I usually reserve my pressing exercises for one workout.

Workout 2:

-Dumbbell pullovers
-dips
-flies



I've almost stopped doing barbell all together. It does more damage for me than good.

[3clipseGT]

Thats definately a nice program. I myself stay away from bench but i as well try and hit chest twice a week as its my weakest body part.

Mine usualy looks like this:

Incline chest
Incline Hammer strength
Flat Hammer strength
Pec Dec incline
Weighted dips.

Second day is usualy incline chest and pec dec incline since my upperchest is lagging but this is really helping.

Originally Posted by ReaperX

I train chest twice a week b/c I was trying to bring it up and once a week wasn't cutting it. Usually my chest workout looks something like this:


Workout 1:

-Flat Dumbbell
-Incline Barbell
-Decline dumbbell

I usually reserve my pressing exercises for one workout.

Workout 2:

-Dumbbell pullovers
-dips
-flies



I've almost stopped doing barbell all together. It does more damage for me than good.

[pmiller383]

I noticed a lot of improvement from doing dips with weight when i used this scheme for reps,

1Neg@120% of 1RM rest 45-60 secs then 6-8@80%1rpm
Repeat for a total of three sets of 1 and three sets of six

[ReaperX]

For some reason I have a hard time getting a good pec workout with incline dumbbell which is why I use barbell.

I haven't done cable crossovers in 2 years. I've heard various things about them from being worthless, to only helping definition, not mass.

I dunno, we'll see.

[ReaperX]

Actually doing dips TUT might be worth checking out.


I never thought about doing dips with TUT.

[Hank Vangut]

Originally Posted by ReaperX

when I first started doing them I did 2 sets of 20.

Now I'm doing 3 sets of 30.

I think I'm plateauing here.

Should I add weight and do 3 sets of 12 ? 15 ?

I was thinking of doing 3 sets, 15 reps.

3 sest of 30 is a great routine for a chick. lol.
although 30 solid form dips is impressive.

add enough weight until it brings your reps under 15. or even 5-8 sometimes.
if you can get 30 w/bodyweight you need to add at least a 45lb plate i would think. maybe even more.

the same mass building rules that apply to dips.

[ReaperX]

Ok, I'll strap on a 45lb instead. That will most likely bring my dip range to...8-9 reps I think.