Weighted Dip

This is a pressing pattern that doesn't get nearly as much love as it should. They're a supreme chest and triceps developer that takes advantage of a neutral grip and a large range of motion. You'll notice that most people opt to stop at 90 degrees, which is a similar cheat tactic to what they use with pull ups that results in the same incomplete development.

Adding weight to your dips once you've learned to use full range of motion is a much healthier movement pattern than a bench press. Dips encourage the shoulder blade to move with the upper arm as it goes through its range of motion, creating the proper synchronization and thus strengthening the lower traps and rotator cuff muscles.

And it all comes without the compressive forces that an overhead press places on the spine or shoulder capsule. If you've got a bum shoulder, the dip pattern is possibly the main movement you should be working on to rehab your shoulder.

As a bonus, the dip is another example of a great movement for the core. That's why your 300-pound bench press doesn't stand up to your shaky, 35-pound weighted dip, even though the primary emphasis is mostly on the same muscles. Funny how that works. – Lee Boyce

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"He can't rep half his bodyweight for 6-8 reps, therefore his to weak/fat"

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