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Dip form for bench carryover

I reckon they're great for lockout, but I've only done narrow grip.

I might move the grip a little wider to increase chest involvement and "simulate the pause off the chest" as shorr said.
 
WTF is going on in this thread?

Seriously, do some of you guys just like to start arguments for fun? Wait, no, don't bother answering that.
 
Always done weighted dips, Eric Spoto recommends it as one of the best exercises to help with bench stalling points. Although I'm pretty sure dips contributed to my middle chest injury.
 
jj80 said:
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.
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Dip until your shoulders start to shrug - that means your upper back is the first part to be engaged to recover from the bottom position. Add enough weight to be able to do 5 reps with reasonable form then cheat like a motherfucker to get another two or three reps.

I once had nearly a year without benching - just weighted dips and press behind neck. When I resumed benching, there had been no loss of strength.
 
Why are people against a tiny bit of cheating every now and then??? I reckon it has it's place, things like rows, curls and triceps, especially if you still try to control the negative part of the rep.
 
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