For those of you who are not familiar with this exercise I will explain it as Vince Gironda describes in his course “The Vince Gironda Workout Bulletin.”
(IronMan Magazine Jan 1977 Vol. 36 No. 2)
Use a parallel bar set up which permits you to have a spacing of 33″ wide. Remember that the elbows must be wide and straight out from the shoulders. The head is down chin on chest and the back rounded forward. The feet are under the face or slightly in front. Dip as far down as possible and return as high as you can.
Never change this position as this isolates the pectoral muscle and does not bring the triceps into play as in the elbows back style.
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Best pec excercise!
Results even in UPPER pec area!
Hard to find V-DipBars,
but have a home made set.
If I could have only one exercise in my life for chest, this would be it.
What angle should there be between the V bars ? There is no information on the picture. I see it has to be 32″ wide but there is no information about the angle. Should it be 30 degree angle? I don’t want to hurt myself.
Some times I go even wider… close to 35″ I like how it hits my chest, but I can’t do as many then.
I think you can go from 25-30° minimum up to 45°.
I’ve done some prototypes in wood and those angles feels alright. 🙂
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Sweet range of motion – great exercise!
As NEED is the Mother of invention, I used my spotter stands at a 33″ spacing and angled to get my elbows out to the front/flat.
Once sorted with spacing an trial & error with the height etc, I went around the base with my marker pen to give an outline for next time.
Works EVERYTIME now and no new kit needed!
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Hi,
When to use the Vince Gironda dip and when to use the wide parallel dip?
Thanks
If you’ve never done these before or don’t do them much, you’ll feel really weak and uncoordinated when you first do them – but stick with it and you’ll see results. You’re weak and uncoordinated because all you do are flyes and cable crossovers. This is the single most effective chest exercise available.
So… how are you supposed to do these without wrecking your shoulders?
Much has been said regarding the potential for shoulder injury as a result of dips. Like any other exercise it is a matter of ROM and form while using reasonable weight for those who engage in weighted dips. By the way, the number of shoulder injuries from the bench press far exceed that from dips. 😆
Thank you #12 Dawghelms.
I just now saw your comment.
I did these on the railing in the stairway where I worked.
Almost anything will do as long as you can get the correct form. I’ve seen
Larry Scott doing this with Olympic rings.
That may be the ultimate
This modified version of dips will destroy your shoulders. It is widely known that internal rotation of the shoulders and abduction of the arms lead to impingement and chronic pain and this is exactly what’s happening during this exercise. It is not a safe exercise for your shoulder joint in the long run. As for the bench press, I’ve been flat and incline benching full range for years and never had a problem with my shoulders, but my shoulders hurt just looking at this exercise. Of course, the lower you dip, especially if your shoulders go below your elbows, the more likelihood of injury, but there’s still a big risk to your shoulders even if you’re doing half reps, and not doing full ROM will not benefit the chest much. Thanks, but I’ll stick to bench pressing and regular dips where my shoulders aren’t internally rotated like that. I’d like to keep my shoulders healthy in the long term.