At the 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Expo, The DipMaster was called "the most
innovative piece of fitness equipment at the entire expo". Customers who’ve purchased them have been impressed with their
functional design and inspired to use them for applications which we hadn’t even
thought of! Read on:
One professional female body builder is using the
DipMaster for calves and squats. She had been using a dipping belt, which left the weight
hanging down between her legs so that it touched the floor when doing squats. Two great
ideas for using the product for lower body training in addition to the upper!
A chiropractic doctor said she believes the
DipMaster has therapeutic value for chiropractic treatment. (Of course, you should check
with your personal physician before beginning any exercise routine or implementing the use
of any fitness equipment, particularly if you suffer from back pain. We do not imply that
the product will cure spinal/back problems but are simply relating what the doctor said.)
Following are quotes from interviews from popular
bodybuilding and fitness magazines:
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Testosterone's Consumer Reports for Bodybuilders. |
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“Hopefully all of you out there in T-Nation are performing pull-ups and
dips…so I won’t nag you about the benefits of these killer exercises.
But are you adding weight? Again, I hope so…There are various belts on
the market meant to aid you in strapping on weights, but some are
unwieldy, don’t hold enough weight, and most end up being a
hassle…That’s where the DipMaster comes in.
This lightweight, triangular steel device hangs on your
weight belt buckle*, reaching down only a foot or so, sporting a nice
semi-erect plate-holder able to hold plates of any weight or diameter.
It feels comfortable, especially when hung on a heavy-duty powerlifting
type of belt. The rod is long enough to hold four 45-pound plates,
though Fitsmith, the manufacturer, rates the DipMaster only to 150
pounds.
I’ve put this thing though a good number of both pull-up
and dip workouts……if you wanna get strong, you gotta do the work!
Bottom line, the
DipMaster hasn’t bent, fallen off my belt, or caused plates to fall onto
my toes. Nice gadget.”
John Koenig, Product Reviewer
Testosterone's Consumer Reports for Bodybuilders
*Note: The DipMaster
is designed to hook over the weight belt, not through the buckle. Even
so, the consumer reporter gave the product a favorable review.
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"Chest Routine consisted mainly of the
following:
Bench presses 6-8x 6-10 reps
Incline presses 6x 6-10 reps
Flat-bench dumbell flyes 5x 6-10 reps
WEIGHTED DIPS 5x
6-10 reps
Cross-bench dumbell pullovers – 5x
10reps"
"WEIGHTED DIPS - one of the Oak’s all-time favorites!"
Arnold
Page 198, Portrait of an Icon
"Every gym in America should have one of these
(DipMaster). DIPS are a great way to add size and conditioning."
Franco Santoriello
IFBB Pro
2003 interview
"I was doing DIPS and CHINS when I was 12
years old, and they remain staples in my workouts even today ."
Jay Cutler
IFBB pro
FLEX Magazine, July 2001
"Dips complete every Chest and
Triceps workout."
Matt Mendenhall
NPC Champion |
