Dips aka "shoulder snaps" is the best upper body exercise

I disagree. I would vote for push-ups.

The push press is the king of upper body push exercises IMHO.

1) It's full body,
2) It has an explosive/power component
3) It can be heavily loaded but still allows for scapulohumeral rhythm.
4) If you want mass, ask Pendlay about it.

If you're looking for something pull orientated, then there's a tonne of good choices. The main thing with pull exercises is to get higher volume - stuff like the lats and rhomboids respond well to reps. Anything from yates rows to chins to Kroc rows and everything in between. Get some variety in and get lots of work in.

I love dips. I've never heard them called shoulder snaps.

I guess there will be not explanation of why? I would think pull ups do more than dips.

kishstl wrote: »

Wow. Great 4th post. Very informative and productive, everyone here has benefited immensely. Keep up the good work.

jensquish1 wrote: »

I vote for getting off the couch

rybo wrote: »

I love dips. I've never heard them called shoulder snaps.

kishstl wrote: »

Wow. Great 4th post. Very informative and productive, everyone here has benefited immensely. Keep up the good work.

A shoulder snap is a joke name for a dip. It's from the Hodge Twins YouTube channel. One of their other catch phrases is 'do what the **** you wanna do'. The OP will understand my joke, apologies if I offended.

Strong username to post content

Chopping, splitting and stacking wood works best for me.

Sam_I_Am77 wrote: »

Though Dips are an excellent exercise, there is no single best exercise.

^^^^^^^

Wow, you should write a book

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

kindrabbit wrote: »

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

so why is it the best upper body exercise?

strong 4th post btw

Its a HodgeTwins reference and a joke. I fear I'll have to keep popping back to defend myself or I'm going to look like I'm being aggressive and I'm really not! The OP will understand the joke. Apologies to those that don't

I know the all kindz of gainz thing... I just stopped watching HodgeTwins quite a while ago... whoops

you're missing all kindz of laughs

rybo wrote: »

I love dips. I've never heard them called shoulder snaps.

amackg wrote: »

jimmmer wrote: »

The push press is the king of upper body push exercises IMHO.

1) It's full body,
2) It has an explosive/power component
3) It can be heavily loaded but still allows for scapulohumeral rhythm.
4) If you want mass, ask Pendlay about it.

If you're looking for something pull orientated, then there's a tonne of good choices. The main thing with pull exercises is to get higher volume - stuff like the lats and rhomboids respond well to reps. Anything from yates rows to chins to Kroc rows and everything in between. Get some variety in and get lots of work in.

How do you do the push press?

It's normally more than you can strict OHP and you use a dip and leg drive to start the bar moving. Then you finish the movement with a press (this is different from a jerk, where you do a second dip to lock out the arms and get the bar locked out overhead without pressing)

It has an element of timing to it, because if you mistime the dip and subsequent push, then it's not going up due to it being heavy enough that you can't strict press your way out of trouble.