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bell559

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Dips Rings 04 November 2009 10:33 (permalink)

Finally got my gymnastic rings delivered.. strapped them onto a beam in my garage.
Ive added dips on the rings to my routine instead of normal dips and oh my god, these are hard!

Im shaking all over the place trying to stabilise myself whilst dipping down and its great. Very glad i got these, seems to use my chest alot in these more than i normally feel.

Anyone else tried these?

Deadlifting my way to success....

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Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 12:10 (permalink)

I haven't tried them but I really want to. I have a mate who's mainly into MMA/crossfit type training and he swears by these. He can bench 140kg and he said starting doing bodyweight exercises on the rings made him realise how weak he actually was! I shudder to think how weak I really am then if that's the case, haha.

Have you tried any other stuff with them, like skin the cats or L-sits?

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ItsNOTlikeTHAT Total Posts : 10882 Reward points : 2987 Joined: 26/01/2009 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 12:21 (permalink) Some guys at my gym use them quite often. Looks quite nails to master, I reckon you would get much more of a workout from them due to the extra stability issues.
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naththebeast Total Posts : 4826 Reward points : 3424 Joined: 17/06/2008 Location: Brighton Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 13:29 (permalink) I tried these on monday and f8ck me they were hard, could only just about manage one but was swinging all over the place, seem like a great exercise though
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Drew Price Total Posts : 6100 Reward points : 5289 Joined: 02/11/2005 Location: Healthy Action Nutriton Consultancy Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 14:43 (permalink) Yeah, love them and use them with clients quite a bit. Drew Price BSc MSc Nutritionist and S&C coach facebook.com/DrewPriceNutritionist
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bell559 Total Posts : 389 Reward points : 3404 Joined: 13/05/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 15:44 (permalink) I havent tried anything but dips and pull-ups so far.. Think ill look into some of the other excercises i can do. But yea look forward to using them more, it does make me feel weak ! Deadlifting my way to success....
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Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 16:17 (permalink)

Me too, I love ring dips, such a tough exercise. I do get funny looks in the park when I'm training with my rings using the kids swings frame though!

This is purely anecdotal, but based on my relative proficiency with normal dips versus ring dips, I reckon the extra effort required with the rings is equivalent to an extra 30kg of resistance on each rep (I weigh 90kg).

nelly 46 Total Posts : 237 Reward points : 4669 Joined: 01/03/2006 Location: annan Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 17:06 (permalink) best £40 i ever spent was on a set of rings..beats a dip station hands down.. trying to master bulgarian dips the now..they are very very tough..
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bell559 Total Posts : 389 Reward points : 3404 Joined: 13/05/2007 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 18:08 (permalink) What are bulgarian dips mate? Deadlifting my way to success....
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nelly 46 Total Posts : 237 Reward points : 4669 Joined: 01/03/2006 Location: annan Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Dips Rings 04 November 2009 19:59 (permalink) when you are at the bottom of the dip and ready to push back up start rotating your hands so that when you reach the top your palms should be facing away from you..(as if you were holding a bar for bicep curls).. really works your bi's doing the rotation.. have a look on gymnasticbodies.com...
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