@@alalal123421try dips on the floor. You go in a crab position with your legs bent in front of you and arms behind you. That’s how I started and now I can do sets of 8 at least
@@oogabooga9939 Men share the same physique as other men, and we also share the same goal of getting fitter. It's natural that we can more easily visualize and appreciate the sheer amount of dedication and effort others have put into improving their health and their physique.
My dip stand was one of my earliest equipment purchases and it was one of my best, I recommend it for anyone taking their bodyweight movements to the next level. You can even do bodyweight rows on some models, so you get more bang for your buck.
Literally one of the best calisthenics short videos 🔥🔥 Too good man, it covers two great exercises and their variations as well as progressions. Doesn’t get better than this.
6 months ago.. I've done three dips.. it was the big mistake of my life! 😢 I still have terrible pain in my left shoulder and elbow! I was doing just great with only push-ups.. It wasn't a good idea trying dips. That's my experience only! But I am sure that dips are a great exercise.. you just have to be careful guys!
Go easy on range of motion at first. Shoulder mobilty tskes time to develop. Always go down slow and if it feels right go up explosively. Personally it feels wrong for me to do dips on parallel bars - gymnastic rings or bars on slight angle feel natural for me.
DB Pullovers really helped me getting rid of sternum pain. Although i did RTO support holds for months and saw good progress i only can credit Pullovers for the cure.
To focus on grip strength and shoulder/wrist stability, you can do push-ups balancing on the ends of rings, If your rings are wood, you may want to do them on a softer surface like carpet or a yoga mat so they don't get damaged. Most softer surfaces will make it a tad easier, but eg a squishy balance disk will be harder. To start, do planks, on your knees, or on an elevated surface until you have the wrist stability to lower yourself. To focus even more on your core, you can lift one ring, twist and reach for the ceiling, this will also make the stability of your standing wrist much more difficult, especially if you look away from that standing ring and towards the ceiling (I have never had the confidence to do so). WARNING: If you suddenly lose wrist stability & fall out of holding the ring on end, you are likely to injure yourself, esp your hands or wrists, so progress w/ caution.
I use the Mentzer program, but only as a base. I do regular push ups with weights first and finish it off with weighted dips on the rings. Not necessarily in that order, just to put my body under enough 'failure ' pressure. Works awesome for me, and have great results for my likes. My goal is only, to get enough strength around my core an glutes, as I've an erupted disc in my lower back.
Push-ups for some reason hurts my wrist. So although i can do them, i can't get through a full session without being uncomfortable. Dips however, once i was able to do them unassisted has been one of my go-to exercises. I can get 10 reps now, and i think once i hit about 15 I'll start doing them weighted. Fantastic exercise. It's my finisher for tri's, and it's also the only exercise i do for lower chest.
Dips for me, full body weight and no feet to suport, and you can increase the range of motion so much that you can even start doing HEFESTO (If you are stron and flexible enought). PS: Dips are also way easier to add weights like +20 or + 40 Kg with a belt. DEEP ring dips with weights are the end master goal!
Bro you are the man thank you for the informative and genuinely knowledge seeking videos and I love the focus on alternative methods and routines. 💯💪✝️🇺🇲
Dips hit your chest less and front delts / tri's more given the body position + it's a more advanced move in general as you're lifting all of your bodyweight. One isn't necessarily better - both workouts compliment each other in my opinion.
The catch is it's a lot better to get stronger at dips since you're pushing your entire bodyweight from the very beginning and keep adding weight for years, you'll have enough strength to learn advance pushing movements.
Dips work better for my muscular development. Push-ups work better for my cardiovascular conditioning. I never add weight to bodyweight exercises of any kind.
I do weighted dips for triceps. Just don't do it like him leaning forward so much. Stay straight up as much as possible. And try keep your ellbows as near to your body as much as possible For me personally Arms > Pecs.
@@THE_SKULL_S-vm9zuespecially deficit push-ups Bw dips are harder than bw push-ups but with a deficit or decline component added with weight, pushups become a lot harder. Or just weighted push-ups vs weighted dips. Obviously this is personal opinion
The fact is that you don't need weights to progress for lifetime. You can also progress by adding more reps. It also works in lifetime. you don't need to perform only 8-15 reps for bodybuilding. Any rep ranges can build muscle optimally if you train to failure or close to failure. By doing crazy high reps not only good for optimal bodybuilding, it also build more endurance. If you do an exercise in proper form (even in partial reps) you can't do that much rep than you think.
@@jamiel8288 It is in the case that if a person do low to moderate rep with heavy weights regularly switched to light weight with crazy high repetition immediately.They are not used to this training. It is because they don't have enough endurance to do this. But, if you do this regularly like you are progressing by adding reps like 1,2,3,5,10,15,16,18,20,28,30,50,070,80,100,etc..... You are getting used to this and you are gradually building endurance to perform this. We can build muscle with crazy high reps without fatiguing ourselves. Adding reps is like adding weights. Increasing volume or increasing load is the two best ways for lifetime progress.
@@dayneminBig fan of this approach too. Even if I’m aiming for a certain RIR, there’s no point in stopping at 10 just because that’s what I had planned. Feeling the exercise is a really important aspect of training.
@@DevourerSated yup as long as I'm over 30 seconds. Soon as you set a number the brain will trick you lol. Eyes closed not counting makes each rep the first rep.
Dips and elevated pushups for me. Floor push-ups suck so much that it is not even funny. Elevated push-ups give you that nice stretch and dips are just the most awesome chest exercise in existence
Folks that didn't know about it yet, get into doing one arm divebomber push ups. You can keep getting jacked at home for years without anything else. The movement is THAT badass. 😊😊
@@a-m-g63 it’s not but you also don’t know how advanced he is. The more advanced you are, the harder it becomes to progress… 5kg in a month at a high level is normal
@@ekie7473 I think it depends on what you are looking for. If you feel your chest lags but your arms are good, I'd go with those push-ups. And if your arms lag but your chest is good, go with dips. Or just do both like me!
I never had any issue with dips when I was younger but now since i'm older. Doing dips causes discomfort on my elbows sometimes it causes inflamation. I wonder why.
I used to do weighted dips with 10kg. Once, I think I overloaded my shoulder and my left collarbone hurts when I do dips. I tried varying with grip width, angle and such. Rings are still too hard for me, I can maybe do 2-3 reps. Would you still recommend to do ring dips to steadily progress towards 10+ reps, or do you have other tips?
For some reason I never really feel much engagement with my chest from dips and primarily just my triceps but with push ups I can feel my chest a lot. Everyone is different I guess
Dips hurt my wrist, is this because of my technique? Im overweight but also am able to do weighted dips with a 45lbs weight for sets of 3. should i just do them with my bodyweight or maybe try warming up my wrists? im really not sure. ive also seen people use straps on their wrist but im not sure how effective they are because ive never tried them.
I’ve had elbow pain when doing dips and pullups as well. What helped me was doing wrist curls and wrist extensions with resistance bands but dumbbells also work. Weak triceps and biceps can contribute as well but I guess just see what works for you. If nothing is working out then yeah maybe it wouldnt hurt to get it checked.
Dips hurt my elbows. From athlean -x i saw an exercise where you hold your body 1 arm at a time in horizontal pull up bar, i've little but a progress,, other ideas as fix?
Yoooo sic way to load pushups in the dip station.😊 Never thought of hanging weight around the back with the dip belt, only thought of loading my backpack.
Daniel I ditched dips to do Military Press and Weighted ring push ups as my primary push exercises, goal is to build a strong push strength foundation, so is it good for that?
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If you have shoulder pain, try using rings? Are you nuts?
Push ups or Dips? YES.
more like weight assisted dips 😭 so weak at dips
@@alalal123421try dips on the floor. You go in a crab position with your legs bent in front of you and arms behind you. That’s how I started and now I can do sets of 8 at least
Dips and decline pushups are the perfect combo
me every chest day
Yeah deep decline push ups on paralletes are so underrated, top chest exercise
Used to do decline pushups as a dropset after dips. It was torture.
dips are so hard though can do 40 pushups at 160 pounds but only a single dip while shaking uncontrollably
@@alalal123421 That's just because you don't practice dips enough. They're not difficult, you just need to work on them slowly.
Switching between Daddy Daniel shorts and Men's Health Henry Cavill shorts is more motivation than I can handle.
Same. I’d definitely dip and squat for Daniel tbh. 😋
When it comes to fit men, you would think it would be women who swoon over them, but somehow it's always other men who are gay.
…and so the World turns…
@@oogabooga9939 Men share the same physique as other men, and we also share the same goal of getting fitter. It's natural that we can more easily visualize and appreciate the sheer amount of dedication and effort others have put into improving their health and their physique.
My dip stand was one of my earliest equipment purchases and it was one of my best, I recommend it for anyone taking their bodyweight movements to the next level. You can even do bodyweight rows on some models, so you get more bang for your buck.
Yeah same! Totally worth it
I relate 100%. I got my first power tower (pull/Dip station) when I was 17. The rest is history.
You can reach a 2 plates bench without benching at all just by progressively overloading dips
I love dips. Started doing weighted dips and I'm on 40kg for about 8 to 10 reps
@@FitnessFAQsHow can i rest well??
Literally one of the best calisthenics short videos 🔥🔥
Too good man, it covers two great exercises and their variations as well as progressions. Doesn’t get better than this.
Rings really helped my shoulders with pushups. Absolutely no pain with rings despite me pushing harder than ever.
I gotta try that.
Literally, why i started calisthenics is that our physical training teacher always said that everyone should be atleast able to move his own body.
6 months ago.. I've done three dips.. it was the big mistake of my life! 😢
I still have terrible pain in my left shoulder and elbow!
I was doing just great with only push-ups.. It wasn't a good idea trying dips. That's my experience only!
But I am sure that dips are a great exercise.. you just have to be careful guys!
Bro you probably tore a tendon did you go to a doctor
Just got a shoulder injury last week from a set of dips.savage pain .help
Go easy on range of motion at first.
Shoulder mobilty tskes time to develop.
Always go down slow and if it feels right go up explosively.
Personally it feels wrong for me to do dips on parallel bars - gymnastic rings or bars on slight angle feel natural for me.
Lol u just have shit form
Imagine couldn’t be me
dips kill my shoulders no matter what. I decided to stop trying and I switched to other exercises
Good idea. Pushing through the pain will lead to rotator cuff damage.
Guess how I know. 🤨
Try lighter exercises focusing on different parts of your shoulder to get to the root of the problem. Could be a stability issue or just strength
DB Pullovers really helped me getting rid of sternum pain. Although i did RTO support holds for months and saw good progress i only can credit Pullovers for the cure.
DB pullover is a heavenly excercise. Literally grow you wings
Do you have any specific advice on how to perform db pullovers to help with sternum pain?
@@mauri1996fs Alex Leonidas did a video a month ago named "Pullovers are magical". You should get your information there.
Dips for me, love loading that end range stretch on the chest! Pleasure working with you daniel 💪🏼
To focus on grip strength and shoulder/wrist stability, you can do push-ups balancing on the ends of rings, If your rings are wood, you may want to do them on a softer surface like carpet or a yoga mat so they don't get damaged. Most softer surfaces will make it a tad easier, but eg a squishy balance disk will be harder.
To start, do planks, on your knees, or on an elevated surface until you have the wrist stability to lower yourself. To focus even more on your core, you can lift one ring, twist and reach for the ceiling, this will also make the stability of your standing wrist much more difficult, especially if you look away from that standing ring and towards the ceiling (I have never had the confidence to do so).
WARNING: If you suddenly lose wrist stability & fall out of holding the ring on end, you are likely to injure yourself, esp your hands or wrists, so progress w/ caution.
Dips ❌
Push ups ❌
DIP-UPS ✔️
I love these short videos with these great explanations. Gold!
I've never seen costocondritis mentioned in a fitness video. Thank you, it's such a hard thing to accommodate in fitness
I use the Mentzer program, but only as a base. I do regular push ups with weights first and finish it off with weighted dips on the rings. Not necessarily in that order, just to put my body under enough 'failure ' pressure. Works awesome for me, and have great results for my likes.
My goal is only, to get enough strength around my core an glutes, as I've an erupted disc in my lower back.
Push-ups for some reason hurts my wrist. So although i can do them, i can't get through a full session without being uncomfortable. Dips however, once i was able to do them unassisted has been one of my go-to exercises. I can get 10 reps now, and i think once i hit about 15 I'll start doing them weighted. Fantastic exercise. It's my finisher for tri's, and it's also the only exercise i do for lower chest.
Dips for me, full body weight and no feet to suport, and you can increase the range of motion so much that you can even start doing HEFESTO (If you are stron and flexible enought).
PS: Dips are also way easier to add weights like +20 or + 40 Kg with a belt.
DEEP ring dips with weights are the end master goal!
Push up all day, you build a more esthetic body with push up than dips
Weighted dips on rings 💪🏼
Loading weights on for pushups is a hassle, but does feel so good.
Decline deficit pushups with a slow eccentric and pause at the bottom. Absolute money.
Bro you are the man thank you for the informative and genuinely knowledge seeking videos and I love the focus on alternative methods and routines.
💯💪✝️🇺🇲
Both are great for your body. If you incorporate different variations it's even better
Dips hit your chest less and front delts / tri's more given the body position + it's a more advanced move in general as you're lifting all of your bodyweight.
One isn't necessarily better - both workouts compliment each other in my opinion.
Both. The best of both worlds (as an exercise) to me is a deficit divebomber pushups with standard push ups at the end.
progressing weighted pushups in the 8-15 rep range us something I never considered, definitely going to add that, thanks
Great Channel. Lots of important exercise info, in just a few minutes! Thanks Guys and Gals.
Weighted dips have been a staple of my pushing workouts for years now, last session I managed a PR of 3 × +60kg at 90kg bodyweight, absolutely stoked
The catch is it's a lot better to get stronger at dips since you're pushing your entire bodyweight from the very beginning and keep adding weight for years, you'll have enough strength to learn advance pushing movements.
Recently bought a dip station for the garage. I'm in the UK and it cost £35 new on ebay. 3 parts to put together and off you go. It's a no brainer.
Well presented guys 👍
OMFG THANK YOU!!! I will incorporate this onto my weekly workout 🎉
I love them both equally ❤
I prefer dips as I find myself sacrificing push-up form for numbers
Been watching fitness FAQ for years like 12 perhaps. Appreciate all the videos 😊
Generally, If dips hurt your shoulders you have some dysfunction that should be rectified asap.
Both are great but dips are king for chest growth
Dips work better for my muscular development. Push-ups work better for my cardiovascular conditioning. I never add weight to bodyweight exercises of any kind.
I do weighted dips for triceps. Just don't do it like him leaning forward so much. Stay straight up as much as possible. And try keep your ellbows as near to your body as much as possible
For me personally Arms > Pecs.
Can you speak about 1 set to failure vs 3 set workouts? I’ve seen a lot on “all you need is one set to failure”. What is your view on this?
I do set to failure and sometimes not to failure when not feeling to powerful
Pushups = 64% body weight
Dips = 100% body weight
But still push ups are great..
@@THE_SKULL_S-vm9zuespecially deficit push-ups
Bw dips are harder than bw push-ups but with a deficit or decline component added with weight, pushups become a lot harder.
Or just weighted push-ups vs weighted dips.
Obviously this is personal opinion
I feel like dips are much harder and make you stronger. Pretty sure i heard they're the only thing that hits all three heads of the triceps as well.
Single arm pushups are NOT the end goal. Planche pushups are 100% bodyweight
The fact is that you don't need weights to progress for lifetime. You can also progress by adding more reps. It also works in lifetime. you don't need to perform only 8-15 reps for bodybuilding. Any rep ranges can build muscle optimally if you train to failure or close to failure. By doing crazy high reps not only good for optimal bodybuilding, it also build more endurance. If you do an exercise in proper form (even in partial reps) you can't do that much rep than you think.
Crazy high rep ranges actually do inhibit growth because your body fatigues before muscular failure. Definitely good for endurance though!
@@jamiel8288 It is in the case that if a person do low to moderate rep with heavy weights regularly switched to light weight with crazy high repetition immediately.They are not used to this training. It is because they don't have enough endurance to do this. But, if you do this regularly like you are progressing by adding reps like 1,2,3,5,10,15,16,18,20,28,30,50,070,80,100,etc..... You are getting used to this and you are gradually building endurance to perform this. We can build muscle with crazy high reps without fatiguing ourselves. Adding reps is like adding weights. Increasing volume or increasing load is the two best ways for lifetime progress.
These days i just close my eyes and not count reps. I stop when I cant do anymore (technical failure).
@@dayneminBig fan of this approach too. Even if I’m aiming for a certain RIR, there’s no point in stopping at 10 just because that’s what I had planned. Feeling the exercise is a really important aspect of training.
@@DevourerSated yup as long as I'm over 30 seconds. Soon as you set a number the brain will trick you lol. Eyes closed not counting makes each rep the first rep.
Yes! Very good! 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Both are king - make both a staple and you will not regret it
Dips and elevated pushups for me. Floor push-ups suck so much that it is not even funny. Elevated push-ups give you that nice stretch and dips are just the most awesome chest exercise in existence
Ring pushups 😆💪
Reading this is enough to make my chest burn.
Top tier exercise
....Archer PU on rings are even better :)
Great stuff. Yes.
Folks that didn't know about it yet, get into doing one arm divebomber push ups. You can keep getting jacked at home for years without anything else. The movement is THAT badass. 😊😊
Dips are the best compound movement for the upper body although it takes me a month or more to increase 5 kg in weighted dips.
Imo decline deficit pushups are better
Where are you currently at in your progress for weighted dips? How many reps/weight?
A month ? That’s not a lot
@@a-m-g63 it’s not but you also don’t know how advanced he is. The more advanced you are, the harder it becomes to progress… 5kg in a month at a high level is normal
@@ekie7473 I think it depends on what you are looking for. If you feel your chest lags but your arms are good, I'd go with those push-ups. And if your arms lag but your chest is good, go with dips. Or just do both like me!
I built a dip station from 2" water pipes, works great
wow weighted push-ups is mind blowing.. never thougt you coins do that but makes so much sense
BOTH, obviously! 😎💪👊⚔️
Started calisthenics regularly by hanging for 5 mins as you advised❤
I never had any issue with dips when I was younger but now since i'm older. Doing dips causes discomfort on my elbows sometimes it causes inflamation. I wonder why.
I just do both in same upper body day and im toast after. Its a game changer when you start adding weights.
Personally dips do way more for my chest muscles then my push ups who mainly target my triceps
I did 120 dips in a single session once. Could've done more but I ran out of Doritos.
Difference between gym vs calisthenics,pls .... ?
Now that's a good quality content, thaks guys 💪
Rings for both
I always thought dips are the next level of pushing exercise than push ups
I like your weighted push-up setup.
I used to do weighted dips with 10kg. Once, I think I overloaded my shoulder and my left collarbone hurts when I do dips. I tried varying with grip width, angle and such. Rings are still too hard for me, I can maybe do 2-3 reps.
Would you still recommend to do ring dips to steadily progress towards 10+ reps, or do you have other tips?
Bro my chest hurt during dips and I did don't know how to fix it. This was really the best video I could have gotten.
Why not both.
For some reason I never really feel much engagement with my chest from dips and primarily just my triceps but with push ups I can feel my chest a lot. Everyone is different I guess
So how do you do dips without wrecking your shoulders?
Go easy on ROM. Work it up over time. Also consider angled bars or gymnastic rings.
I'd say the end goal is proper form 1-arm pushups but i digress
Awesome 🔥
This is so nice and so well educated progress
Ooo I like how you use the dip belt for weighted push ups
Rings to fix shoulder pain? If I had any I'd try it. I've had this tingly sore feeling in my left shoulder, between the spine and scapula, for years.
they won’t just appear, you have to purchase them
I superset with dips and archer pull ups then transition to archer rows and archer pushups.
Are bench dips effective when working out at home?
how do u start doing dips if even the easiest variation (chair dips) cause chest pain (costochondritis)?
Bro looks like old young sheldon
Thank you for sharing! Some people say you should be able to do 10-15 clean push ups before starting with dips, what are your opinion about this?
What’s the ideal distance between dip bars?
Pushups hit chest and triceps
Dips hit triceps (idk if it hits more)
*_wow it has differences I'm so amazed_*
Dips hurt my wrist, is this because of my technique? Im overweight but also am able to do weighted dips with a 45lbs weight for sets of 3. should i just do them with my bodyweight or maybe try warming up my wrists? im really not sure. ive also seen people use straps on their wrist but im not sure how effective they are because ive never tried them.
My elbows hurt during dips. Sharp pain any time I try them. Any tips?
go to ortho
@@ptchl I’ve heard that weak triceps and/or biceps can cause it. I’d rather work on those before going, but thanks for the tip!
I’ve had elbow pain when doing dips and pullups as well. What helped me was doing wrist curls and wrist extensions with resistance bands but dumbbells also work. Weak triceps and biceps can contribute as well but I guess just see what works for you. If nothing is working out then yeah maybe it wouldnt hurt to get it checked.
Shouldn't the head be lowered during a push up?
For now, I can only do a set with 4 dips. 4rep 3sets
I've tried dips but I get a really bad pain in the middle of my chest when I do them
do both!
For those with costochondritis, ring dips are better? It won't hurt so much?
ring di to ring push up to bar dip to regular push up. i did this last week and i felt my chest bigger for a short period time xD
Just switched from decline push ups to dips and got recommended this short. Starting to think YT is run by wizards.
If you don't mind me asking what dip bar are you using sir?
I prefer both
Dips definitely taste better than push ups though.
Nah
@@THE_SKULL_S-vm9zu They absolutely do
how is calisthenics if you're wearing a weight belt?
Dips hurt my elbows. From athlean -x i saw an exercise where you hold your body 1 arm at a time in horizontal pull up bar, i've little but a progress,, other ideas as fix?
Yoooo sic way to load pushups in the dip station.😊 Never thought of hanging weight around the back with the dip belt, only thought of loading my backpack.
Do both
Thanks
Daniel I ditched dips to do Military Press and Weighted ring push ups as my primary push exercises, goal is to build a strong push strength foundation, so is it good for that?
Is it calisthenics if it's weighted?