Switched flat bench for weighted dips and the gains are :wow:

[A1aaa]

i'm 6'2" 220, good muscle mass/development, but i have long ass arms, so it took me years to even get to benching 5x5 reps of 265 - 275 on chest day

since i've been having shoulder discomfort w/ flat bench, i decided to focus more on wide-grip weighted dips. i usually use about 100 lbs - 125 lbs in plates. steadily going up.

my chest looks so much wider now . flat bench really accentuated my lower chest, to the point where it would appear out my shirt, but it wasn't aesthetically nice.

dips don't place as much strain on my joints personally, either as the benching motion. i know some people have experienced discomfort with it, but i try to make sure my form is good.

leaving the gym with no shoulder soreness.... one of the GOAT functional exercises


of course, i also do decline, incline and flies to burn out.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I wanna fukk with dips more but I am a manlet breh (5' 9") and I feel like they fukk with my shoulders worse than bench. Took me years to dial my bench form in but I got it now. I like dips though. I still fukk with em from time to time. Maybe after this cut

 

[Jesus]

Did only incline DB and weighted dips last chest day.....

 

[Originalgangsta317]

I wanna fukk with dips more but I am a manlet breh (5' 9") and I feel like they fukk with my shoulders worse than bench. Took me years to dial my bench form in but I got it now. I like dips though. I still fukk with em from time to time. Maybe after this cut

What you bulking to?

And what you gonna cut down 2?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

What you bulking to?

And what you gonna cut down 2?

I'm cutting now from 198 to 180. Gonna come back to 190

 

[Originalgangsta317]

I'm cutting now from 198 to 180. Gonna come back to 190

 

[root_eruditorium_org]

How is 5'9 a manlet? Isn't that the average height.

 

[Vilified not verified]

How is 5'9 a manlet? Isn't that the average height.

Make a thread in TLR announcing your 5'9 and prepare to get treated like Jared from Subway.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

Try and get your gym to cop gymnastic rings. Rings dips are a whole new level.

 

[Art Barr]

I wanna fukk with dips more but I am a manlet breh (5' 9") and I feel like they fukk with my shoulders worse than bench. Took me years to dial my bench form in but I got it now. I like dips though. I still fukk with em from time to time. Maybe after this cut

Real talk,....if your shoulder is ack'n all funny from dips.
Get your rotator cuff checked out in that area.
Just know if it is rc,...i wanna say that is thirteen months of no lifting. Made up of eight months rest no lifting and four monthsrl rehab to get to the water weights.

Art Barr

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Real talk,....if your shoulder is ack'n all funny from dips.
Get your rotator cuff checked out in that area.
Just know if it is rc,...i wanna say that is thirteen months of no lifting. Made up of eight months rest no lifting and four monthsrl rehab to get to the water weights.

Art Barr

I swear I never wanna get a RC injury man

 

[Art Barr]

I swear I never wanna get a RC injury man

shyt is real!

 

[puppetmaster]

I swear I never wanna get a RC injury man

That seems like the worst shyt ever. Everyone I've known that's had it tells me if you even think your shoulder is having issues go get seen immediately

 

[Bless't]

Make a thread in TLR announcing your 5'9 and prepare to get treated like Jared from Subway.

 

[root_eruditorium_org]

my rotator cuff is fukked. i tell ppl the shyt i have to deal with and they don't believe me. and it's both arms eh ...

its true, if you are having shoulder problems go get checked asap. forget about gym and getting swole. matter of fact don't touch anything (weights i mean) until you have talked to a professional. furthermore, make sure the professional you are talking to has actually dealt with this issue before (e.g. in the context of sport injuries). unless a doctor has dealt with rc injuries specifically you should really take their recommendations / advice with a grain of salt. i had to get 3rd and 4th opinions and it was a game of medical hot potato as i was being bounced from one doc to another, it was not fun ....