Most Important Upperbody Exercise

[RenegadeRows]

I guess it depends on your goals.

My workout yesterday was to do as many dips as I could in 15 minutes.

7 minutes into it I was doing sets of 2-3

This morning, I will safely say that dips hit my whole upper body better than any other single exercise.

[dlew308]

you could do a pullup or chinup high enough, then dip, slowly lower down all the while with your legs out, that'd be pretty tight

[Rodja]

you could do a pullup or chinup high enough, then dip, slowly lower down all the while with your legs out, that'd be pretty tight

You mean a muscle-up?

[dlew308]

Is that what it's called?

Ok pull-up, muscle-up, dip, lower down, curse, rinse and repeat

You mean a muscle-up?

[Rodja]

Is that what it's called?

Ok pull-up, muscle-up, dip, lower down, curse, rinse and repeat

They're even worse on rings.

[dlew308]

true!!!

I wish we had rings at the gym.

They're even worse on rings.

[ozarkaBRAND]

Muscle ups sound awful.. And I can't help but want to try this out.. today is upper body too... Hmm...

[dlew308]

Looks fun...

http://www.beastskills.com/MuscleUp.htm

[Flick]

I guess it depends on your goals.

My workout yesterday was to do as many dips as I could in 15 minutes.

7 minutes into it I was doing sets of 2-3

This morning, I will safely say that dips hit my whole upper body better than any other single exercise.

Eventually you'll want to use some added weight though. I love dips, but I eventually got too used to doing them. I could do 10 sets of dips and not be sore the next day. I like to add some weight and do them at the end of my chest routine. I'm up to adding 100lbs now for around 6-8 reps. The most I've ever done without added weight was 60. I think it's a record in my gym, haha.

[RenegadeRows]

Eventually you'll want to use some added weight though. I love dips, but I eventually got too used to doing them. I could do 10 sets of dips and not be sore the next day. I like to add some weight and do them at the end of my chest routine. I'm up to adding 100lbs now for around 6-8 reps. The most I've ever done without added weight was 60. I think it's a record in my gym, haha.

Right on, I have a weight vest coming to me in the mail. I find it more balanced than using a belt with a hanging plate

[Mulletsoldier]

For me at least, plyo is always supplemental to isotonic movements. I believe firmly in progressive overload, in an intensity and not necessarily volume sense. Your BW does not increase fast enough to work with progressive overload in that capacity. However, I love to throw in one plyo., movement at the end of a weight session. Medicine Ball pushups at the end of a bench session, for example.

(this is speaking in terms of muscle-building in the aesthetic and classical strength sense [as different fibres are worked and much functional strength gained with Plyo])