Quote Originally Posted by KGPL View Post
Exactly. What works for someone might be horrible for others. Some people love dips, I can't do them because it feels like my shoulders are ripping in half.

Definitely try the warming up the back thing (pullups, cable rows), then the flat dunbell bench with a 45lb plate underneath it. It's my new go to chest movement.
It's gotta be bad form or shoulder placement man. You're not letting your shoulders slump when you do them right? Once I stopped that my collarbone stopped hurting. Once I stopped putting my arms so far behind me, it stopped feeling my joint was gonna rip in half. I know you know how the movement is supposed to work. But have someone watch you. If anything but your arms are bending you might be doing it wrong. I thought the pain was just a thing associated with dips I'd grow out of, till a dude downrange was like "hey man I see you in there all the time and you hold your shoulders after dips. Here's 2 things you're doing wrong." I've been golden ever since.