# Dips vs parallel bar dips

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dips-vs-parallel-bar-dips/560928>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dips-vs-parallel-bar-dips/560928 "2010-11-17T00:30:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Animastryfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dips-vs-parallel-bar-dips/560928/1 "2010-11-17T00:30:23Z")

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In [this](http://newbie-fitness.blogspot.com/2006/12/rippetoes-starting-strength.html) Starting Strength variant, the author seems to distinguish between ‘dips’, as written under ‘Workout A’, and ‘Parallel Bar Dips’, under the ‘Fridays only’ section. What’s the difference between those two?

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**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dips-vs-parallel-bar-dips/560928/2 "2010-11-17T00:37:38Z")

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I think when he just says dips, he means [Bench Dips](http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/WtBenchDip.html). Obviously, parallel bar dips are on the bars, like [this](http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/WtTriDip.html).

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**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dips-vs-parallel-bar-dips/560928/3 "2010-11-17T00:39:08Z")

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I’d guess that “dips” means [bench dips.](http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Triceps/WtBenchDip.html)

Ach. Beat to it.

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**Author:** ![Animastryfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dips-vs-parallel-bar-dips/560928/4 "2010-11-17T02:39:40Z")

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Thank you.