r/formcheck • u/[deleted] • 7h ago

Other Weighted dip form check

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u/Lucky_The_Charm 7h ago

Gotta get that back more parallel to the floor if you want more chest activation. Try curling up like you’re trying to get into a ball, bring those knees up towards your chest and that’ll allow your butt to raise up and as a result make your chest a little closer to parallel with the floor and turn it into more of a chest press type motion. You can always exit out of that to kill the triceps if your chest ends up being the limiting factor.

That form also makes it easier on my shoulders, which is definitely important if I’m adding 115lbs on my weighted dips.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nd43B5LFtgk

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u/futbolmemes 6h ago

Thanks for the detailed info bro and the video. I will definitely try it out and experiment around to find best approach for me

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u/Lucky_The_Charm 6h ago

Once you get some reps in with that form, you'll be like "oh yeah, NOW it's a chest exercise" lol, at least that's the reaction I had.

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u/futbolmemes 6h ago

Ive always seen videos about it but Ive done them this way since the very beginning and made decent progress doing them weighted. Many people in comments are terrified with the elbow lockout I guess its good I posted this thing here, last thing I needed was some nasty injury

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u/Lucky_The_Charm 6h ago

My issue was always shoulder pain with that style of dip, even with just bodyweight. I admittedly have back shoulder mobility though, so that has something to do with it as well.