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Defineme77 · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 Location: New York, Ny

This has to be the hardest exercise I have ever tried, I'm doing the "the waterbury method" and the main problem is lifting myself up, and also when I grip the bars it feels it's extremely uncomfortable. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if I should omit this exersise It looks a lot easier than it actually is. I know it's effective so I would love some suggestions or pointers thanks

HOUSTON TEXAN · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 715

Lean froward and just push through it.

swanso5 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:43 am Post subject:

can you make the bars wider/closer? play around with that if you can otherwise stick with it...it's a new exercise so you're not used to it is all

Defineme77 · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 Location: New York, Ny

Thanks for the advice I need to develop my grip strength as well as hand strength before I can do dips effectively. I was just reading the chin-up thread and for both of these excercises if you have no grip or forearm strength it makes the exercise quite difficult. I still need to work my chest so I was thinking in the place of doing dips will push-ups suffice?

swanso5 · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:12 am Post subject:

i donlt think you need a lot of grip strength for dips...forearm stability yes, but grip strength no...stay with dips, you'll only get better at them by doing them

nitecrawler · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 126 Location: India

For me Dips hits the triceps most. you can try with jumping up and then come down in control...or mybe you can take assistance from some one or bands and in time you will get better at them..

bmac_21 · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 86

well the wider grip and forward lean should hit your chest better than a narrow grip...

Oxidane · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 67

you should try with 2 benches

darius3000 · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 42