charlie_g68's Review Of Dips - Chest Version

May 1, 2012 4:05 AM: i've been doing mostly cardio but add this between my elliptical and tread. i do 4 sets w/30sec rest in between sets @ 244lbs. ive noticed my upper middle back feels real tight the morning after.is there any reason for this? shouldn't i feel more upper pecks? i do this 5 days a week.please help thanks...+See More i've been doing mostly cardio but add this between my elliptical and tread. i do 4 sets w/30sec rest in between sets @ 244lbs. ive noticed my upper middle back feels real tight the morning after.is there any reason for this? shouldn't i feel more upper pecks? i do this 5 days a week.please help thanks in advance ;)-See Less

Sep 1, 2012 3:26 AM: Hey when i first started doing this exercise i noticed it was all i could do to get five and i think i was using my back shoulders triceps neck anything thing else you can throw in there. Since then though I have been attempting to lean more into the chest. If you don't lean forward then i think your...+See More Hey when i first started doing this exercise i noticed it was all i could do to get five and i think i was using my back shoulders triceps neck anything thing else you can throw in there. Since then though I have been attempting to lean more into the chest. If you don't lean forward then i think your using mainly triceps. The chest dip should be working the lower pecs more than the upper as well. If your overweight quite abit (no offense)like I am then I suggest doing this exercise every other day instead of every day to give those muscles time to heal up and you will find your able to do more reps that way to.-See Less

May 16, 2012 6:42 PM: Your getting sore in the middle upper back because doing dips will hit your rhomboids, same thing happens when I do mine and I actually weigh about the same as you. I'm guessing that the both of us feel it more since our weight is up there VS someone who's 190 lbs or whatever. Your getting sore in the middle upper back because doing dips will hit your rhomboids, same thing happens when I do mine and I actually weigh about the same as you. I'm guessing that the both of us feel it more since our weight is up there VS someone who's 190 lbs or whatever.-See Less