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08-10-2006, 11:51 AM
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Gender:  |  dip rack Hi guys, I am thinking about adding a dip rack maybe at the end of September, Dick's sporting goods has one for $99 made by Fitness Gear what do you think of them (dip racks) in general? I understan they're good for upperbody and abs? Frank |
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08-10-2006, 12:10 PM
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Gender: | I know you workout at home so I think it depends on what you have...thinking in terms of priority. Do you have a good squat rack? If money is an issue then those things that are indespensible should come first, especially safety. A squat rack will eventually be a must. As far as abs you can do leg raises and knee raises from a chin-up bar and you get to train your grip plus you have the added bonus of having to stabilize your body which I think adds to the effectiveness. If you don't want to hang on to the bar then a pair of those ab slings works well and are cheap. Ninety nine bucks isn't bad but I'd also ask how much you have dipped in the past. Some people find it pretty bad on the shoulders (especially us older guys  ) so you may not be able to make a religion out of it. The point being you'd spend money on something you don't use very much. I do tricep dips off my bench (add weight with legs propped up) and I do regular dips off two high stools. Not optimal and you have to be careful but since dips are not something I do throughout an entire routine I get by with that. That being said, dips are a fantastic upper body exercise. Tricep dips are not my favorite but regular leaning forward dips are great and of course work your triceps too. But I would try to experiment with how well the movement sits with you first. |
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08-10-2006, 12:48 PM
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Gender: | I know this has nothing to do with a dip rack, but like eric mentioned perhaps you should get something that essential like a kickass powerrack. something like this bad boy right here http://www.newyorkbarbells.com/pro92600.html you can squat from it, bench from it, deadlift, and do tons more, plus it has a bar on the side and front that you can do pullups from and then work your abs from hanging on the pullup bar |
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08-10-2006, 01:01 PM
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Gender: | Damn, Verb that's a nice rack but it's the commercial line. Designed to have hundreds of idiots pounding on it. They got some decent racks for home use for much less money that would do the job fine. I think I saw one with dip bars too...they may be "optional" though. Definitely what I'm talking though. That plus a good bench and you do everything in it. I saw from your other post that you have some sort of cable pulley system. That would lead me to believe you have a rack. If you don't then your priorities are screwed up  and you should definitely get one first.Last edited by Eric3237; 08-10-2006 at 01:09 PM. |
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08-10-2006, 03:05 PM
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Gender: | I have a smith rack that has a squat rack, pec deck and a host of other features, about 350Lbs of plates, and dumb bells from 10 to 45 lbs as soon as I figure out how to post pics I will put them up Frank |
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