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  1. S

    Ring Dips

    Another Ring Dip thread on here warns about Ring Dips being dangerous, I assume moreso when fatigue sets in. But getting into them lately I haven't gone anywhere near losing control enough to be worried about it. Perhaps some ergonomic, ergobionic expert can dispute my experience. I know...
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    For sale vic, power rack and bumper plates full setup!!

    Full setup Power rack with chin up bar and dip station that can be attached $800 Olympic barbell with close grip handle $100 New bumper plates rubber outside 8x20kg, 2x10kg, 2x 5 and 2.5kg sold Bike $100 Commercial grade bench fully adjustable, not cheap crap. $500 All bought new except...
  3. A

    Whats your pre-workout meal, and how long before hand do you eat it?

    Whats your pre-workout meal, and how long before hand do you eat it?
  4. S

    [SYD] FS MMPR Power rack w dip bar, Olympic Bar+200kg , 6 x mats, storage - $1.5k

    Muscle Motion Power Rack - MMPR model (includes chin up bar and dip bar attachments) Standard Olympic bar - 20kg 200kg weights 8x20kg 2x10kg 2x5kg 2x2.5kg 2x1.25kg 6 x 1m2 rubber floor mats Flat Bench Weight storage rack Assembly tools included Asking for $1,500. Bought about a...
  5. B

    dip bar width?

    I do my dips on the bars that clip onto the safteys on my power rack since they are adjustable width wise what what is the ideal width to have them for dips? and is there any advantage to having them wider or narrower?
  6. A

    9 Different Dip Variations and Some Tips

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_yvLE-AcbA
  7. N

    [NSW - SYD]For Sale: Body Solid Freeweight Dip Station - GDIP59

    Looking at $250 for the following piece of equipment. Body Solid Freeweight Dip Station - GDIP59 Like new. No dings/scratches. Cash on pick up/also willing to trade it for Olympic weight plates (Rubber) Kogarah Bay NSW 2217 location.
  8. Darkoz

    My Home Made Dip Station

    Had some scrap timber lying around so I thought why not, It's a work in progress, need to add some more bracing and paint it. 90x90mm uprights 450mm long angled 3mm steel bars and 35mm diameter. It aint pretty but it'll do the job, I'll post up the finished pic.
  9. M

    Dip / Chin-up belt

    Need to start adding weight to my chins. Is it worth getting a belt specifically or is it better to simply hang weight off a normal belt? What do you do?
  10. CaT_SPeW

    F/S: power rack w/ pulleys and dip attachment

    same one as this but Body maker brand. comes with pulley attachments (bench seat not included.): BPR0LLP Power Rack with High Low Pulley also comes with this dip attachment: Power Rack Dip Attachment_BRP02 bench seat not included. reason for selling is i need to free up room in my...
  11. jj80

    Dip form for bench carryover

    Is there some preferred way you should do dips to get good carryover to bench? I use a pretty narrow grip on the handles and go forward and down. The hardest part is lockout.
  12. Rambodian

    Dip Belts/Dip Harness

    Does anyone know where I can get a quality dip belt or dip harness. I looked at Gym Direct, but it looks like a cheapo. I may be wrong, has anyone got one? and from where?
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    Dip Belt

    Ok, my bench sucks arse but have noticed that every time i do dips my bench improves. So i am going to give them a decent crack again and see what happens. Well my cheap leather dip belt is starting to rip. Who makes a good dip belt that can handle some decent weight?
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    Exercise Essentials, Part 6: Dip

    Exercise Essentials, Part 6: Dip What is a dip? The dip or also known as the parallel dip. To perform a dip/parallel bar dip you use a a set of parallel bars or something similar like handrails on steps. With your arms fully extend you hold yourself above the...
  15. 0ni

    Dukkah dip

    First, make or buy some Dukkah: Dukkah recipe : SBS Food I like to put it in one bowl, then some oil in another bowl (egg cups work best) For dipping, you want an oil low in saturated fats and polyunsaturates, high in monounsaturates. Extra virgin olive oil is good, so is avocado oil, almond...
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    Weight Dip Belt

    I was looking at these dip belts on ebay. Is there something I should look for in a dip belt? Leather Weight Training Dipping Belt (eBay item 220741518505 end time 28-Feb-11 20:29:37 AEDST) : Sport NEW WEIGHTS DIPPING GYM BELT CHIN PULL UP TRICEP DIP (eBay item 170597507207 end time 02-Mar-11...
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    MM Commercial dip attachment

    As above guys, who has one and how does it rate? i tried 2 barbells in j-hooks sideways through the rack but they are too far apart at 900mm and feels weird. The proper attachment looks sturdy enough but i wouldn't mind feed back from those who have one. My only real doubt is the attachment of...
  18. haz

    I bring you the Squat Dip

    yesterday for some reason while attempting a PB squat i chose to also attempt a PB dip. as you can see I was successful. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVDBCLORDIU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...
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    Ebay listings

    Thought it would be a good idea to start an ebay thread so if you see anything that may be of interest to others post up the link. Ill start with this power rack in Wollongong NSW Squat rack/ Power cage - eBay Other Strength Training, Strength Training, Exercise, Fitness, Sport. (end time...
  20. CaT_SPeW

    Buying a dip bar and reverse hyper thingy

    in 3 weeks i'll be turning my new garage into a gym of sorts and 2 pieces of equipment i would like is a dip bar and something to do reverse hypers on. i'd like them to be simple pieces of equipment dedicated to the one exercise but a combo type machine might be ok too. anyone have any...
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