I have a garge gym with all iron master equipment that That they sell, a hoist v6 and powerblock u-50s. I recently purchased the total gym fit . Always thinking it was cheap junk and boy was I wrong. This thing is engineered very well. And the build quality is that of anything from hoist which is top notch gym quality. It's definitely a different kind of challenging work out because there is soo much stabalizer muscles you must use such as a chest press. It's not like you are resting on your back on a bench like a traditional bench press. You really feel the stabalizer m muscles Working. Not to mention the balance you must maintain . I am using muscles I never used before. On top of that I can actually put this in my house because it folds compact enough. What a well built well engineered machine!
Hey Mark, You might want to keep track of one of our Trainer's videos, Doug Balzarini. He focuses on a lot of movements geared towards experienced users. You seem to have some general experience.
Thanks. I wasn't quite clear from the manuals how the dip bar worked. Also, I think it's great you work out barefoot. I do as well. The TotalGym Owners Manual says not to - I'm guessing lawyers made them say that. One big advantage of working out at home is you can do it barefoot (most gyms require shoes) or even naked if you wanted to. Of course always be aware of where body parts are in relation to the machinery, lol.
Am a TG believer of over 20+yrs. Recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their body with ease. Use 6/7x weekly. Not super strenuous workouts but exercising is like compound interest in finance. It simply add ups to your health regiment along with diet etc. Would suggest to Ms. Saremi to wear foot protection, any shoes for protection.
Hello John, It's possible your dip bars don't fit the model you have. We have two different widths. What gym do you have, and where did you purchase them?
yes it does do better. i use total gym 1500 and also heavy dumbells to workout and although total gym is best for shoulders and back (in my opinion) you can hit chest AND tri's via dip bars with pulleys unhooked. pulleys make it easier but who needs that when you can get stable angle with dip bars. my machine came with them in macy's but was missing the weight bar attachment. anyway to stay on point, dips, whether in a gym or on this, you can do 2 different kinds: chest and tricep dips. chest dips require you to lean forward a bit and go all the way down and 3/4 of the way up. tricep dips are the opposite - go 3/4 of way down but all the way up to isolate triceps mainly. and do not lean forward for tricep dips. i don't represent total gym but i use it and the dip bars are a good investment. most of the harder firm exercises are when the pulleys are detached anyway.
@@chaboi7 wow this was 2 years ago. anyway, i meant using the cables for the dips. better off using the bars. there are some ways you can get better resistance if you use the handles with the pulleys detached. then you're working with dead weight. a good example of that is if you're doing cable rows.
Yes you can you just have to be a little bit careful when doing them. Laying on your stomach puts you in a more fixed position and restricts natural shoulder retraction so you could wind up putting more strain on your shoulder joint than you would want. The plus side to doing them on your stomach (at least when I do them) is more lower chest stimulation and better isolation of the lower tricep since in my case my elbows have to flare out a little. Anyway hope this helps
I have a garge gym with all iron master equipment that That they sell, a hoist v6 and powerblock u-50s. I recently purchased the total gym fit . Always thinking it was cheap junk and boy was I wrong. This thing is engineered very well. And the build quality is that of anything from hoist which is top notch gym quality. It's definitely a different kind of challenging work out because there is soo much stabalizer muscles you must use such as a chest press. It's not like you are resting on your back on a bench like a traditional bench press. You really feel the stabalizer m
muscles Working. Not to mention the balance you must maintain . I am using muscles I never used before. On top of that I can actually put this in my house because it folds compact enough. What a well built well engineered machine!
Hey Mark,
You might want to keep track of one of our Trainer's videos, Doug Balzarini. He focuses on a lot of movements geared towards experienced users. You seem to have some general experience.
@@totalgymdirect I have an old total gym will the dip bars fit my machine?
I just bought one of these. Thank you for the tutorial and for making it easy to find. The total gym works almost everything
Is there a way to do a chest dip for your lower chest with these or with the total gym?
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Can you also do chest dips with this? How would you do it?
new model or old model (like mine), the pull up wing, press up bars, and dip bars are the meat and potatoes of the machine in my opinion. i love them.
Thanks. I wasn't quite clear from the manuals how the dip bar worked. Also, I think it's great you work out barefoot. I do as well. The TotalGym Owners Manual says not to - I'm guessing lawyers made them say that. One big advantage of working out at home is you can do it barefoot (most gyms require shoes) or even naked if you wanted to. Of course always be aware of where body parts are in relation to the machinery, lol.
Why is my carriage getting stuck by the bars when installed?
Am a TG believer of over 20+yrs. Recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their body with ease. Use 6/7x weekly. Not super strenuous workouts but exercising is like compound interest in finance. It simply add ups to your health regiment along with diet etc.
Would suggest to Ms. Saremi to wear foot protection, any shoes for protection.
Can these dip bars be used on the total gym fit model?
That is a Total Gym Fit model
Where do I buy the dip bars for the Total Gym Fit?
totalgymdirect.com/shop/total-gym-dip-bars/
Hi did your dip bars come with a plastic piece inside the dip bars because my will not go over the rail to attach it.
Hello John,
It's possible your dip bars don't fit the model you have. We have two different widths. What gym do you have, and where did you purchase them?
I am interested in this attachment. does this do a better job than the cables?
It's different, not necessarily better or worse.
yes it does do better. i use total gym 1500 and also heavy dumbells to workout and although total gym is best for shoulders and back (in my opinion) you can hit chest AND tri's via dip bars with pulleys unhooked. pulleys make it easier but who needs that when you can get stable angle with dip bars. my machine came with them in macy's but was missing the weight bar attachment. anyway to stay on point, dips, whether in a gym or on this, you can do 2 different kinds: chest and tricep dips. chest dips require you to lean forward a bit and go all the way down and 3/4 of the way up. tricep dips are the opposite - go 3/4 of way down but all the way up to isolate triceps mainly. and do not lean forward for tricep dips. i don't represent total gym but i use it and the dip bars are a good investment. most of the harder firm exercises are when the pulleys are detached anyway.
thank you for your response!
@@chaboi7
wow this was 2 years ago. anyway, i meant using the cables for the dips. better off using the bars. there are some ways you can get better resistance if you use the handles with the pulleys detached. then you're working with dead weight. a good example of that is if you're doing cable rows.
Can you also do this on your belly?
Yes you can you just have to be a little bit careful when doing them. Laying on your stomach puts you in a more fixed position and restricts natural shoulder retraction so you could wind up putting more strain on your shoulder joint than you would want. The plus side to doing them on your stomach (at least when I do them) is more lower chest stimulation and better isolation of the lower tricep since in my case my elbows have to flare out a little. Anyway hope this helps
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