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Old 09-01-2006, 01:57 PM   #11 (permalink)
spankdat
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Originally Posted by Lisa~
I usually think of a dip as a vertical push, but you will see it both ways depending on who's writing the article. Your body posture during the lift can vary somewhat depending on how you're using the movement and that may be why you can find it listed both ways.
I concur. Dips can be performed in a leaning forward, "bent over" fashion, which will make them more of a horizontal push since the direction of the push is relatively perpendicular to the torso, and in a fairly upright posture, making the push direction more nearly parallel to the torso and hence a vertical push.
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