Weighted Dips are kind of like Chest Dips exercises and particularly emphasizes on your Sternums, Triceps, Arms and Shoulders muscles. Not to mention, Weighted Dips are evolved form of Chest Dips and can also be deemed as its cousin. However, it must be carefully noted that Weighted Dips are practised by adding additional weight to your regular Chest Dips such as weighted belt around your waist, Backpack packed with heavyweights or dumbbells. And such being the case, one must only practise it, if they already possess adequate strength in their upper body or else the risks of injury involved is rather high.
So, at first, try to build enough upper body strength to practise Weighted Dips. For starters, start with regular Chest Dips and then gradually switch to Weighted Dips for better results.
How to do Weighted Dips?
To practise Weighted Dips at home demands tons of equipment’s such as Dip Machines, Dip Stations, Dip Stands and Dip Parallel Bars etc., along with additional weights such as Weighted Plates and Weighted Dip Belts. Although you can purchase all these equipment’s online it would be wiser to practise it at Gym under supervision and lot fewer expenses. And not to mention, the trainer would be able to advise you on your upper body strength and whether you should try Weighted Dips or not. However, if you still want to try Weighted Dips then you can purchase Small Dips Station which can also be used to practise Chest Dips as well. Below are the steps and instructions that you need to follow to perform Weighted Dips:
-Grab your weight belt and wrap it around your waist with your desire weight attached to it by a chain.
-Once you are done with your weight belt, hold on to the bars of Dipping Station and start lifting yourself in an upward direction with your arms straight and your legs crossed.
– Make sure that your elbows are bent in 90 degrees, your neck and trunk are in perfect and straight alignment as well as your eyes are set straight throughout the practice.
– Now once you have lifted yourself, hold on to the instructed position for about 10 seconds or so then return to the original position gradually and slowly. Once you get hang of the whole process, try to practise Weighted Dips 2-3 sets.
However, make sure that before you jump off to Weighted Dips, practise Chest Dips daily and make it a habit before doing Weighted Dips. Also, while you are practising Weighted Dips, make sure that you are comfortable with your position. For always remember that Weighted Dips are evolved and complicated form of Chest Dips and so need a good body posture and strength as a foundation. Hence, try to avoid it if you are at all uncomfortable with your position and don’t take any kind of pain as cramps or lightly. Instead get yourself checked properly of risk of injury is too much if not practised in an instructed manner or posture defectiveness.
