Dips don't hurt my shoulders, but for whatever reason it annihilates my inner chest/sternum. Not the muscles but the skeleton itself. Now when I do high pullups it tears my chest. I think it's causing breathing problems too with any chest related exercise. All I did today was core exercises and backbends, and now it gave me a tight feeling in my chest and shortness of breath. Usually after dips I'll start coughing chronically throughout the day. After every rep it feels like there's a meat hook pulling down on my entire lower chest. Some people just aren't anatomically suited for them.

I used to have the same problem. I guess I’m strong enough now I don’t feel it but idk if I would with weighted dips. Lower chest over development makes you look like a pregnant woman anyway. Dips are unnecessary.

sternum tendonitis, the sternum is connected via cartilage so its susceptable to tendonitis when its under pressure/stretched
I got it from doing heavy pull overs.

Goes away after a few weeks of rest but it sucks

>>76391540 (OP)
>Usually after dips I'll start coughing chronically throughout the day.
Jesus, anon. Why did you wait so long to stop? Were you awaiting death before deciding to move onto another exercise?

>>76391544
The lower I go the more I'll feel it. The instant I hit 90 degrees it starts
>>76391558
Pulling exercises hurt it.
>>76391619
I haven't done chest since last Thursday. All I did today was mobility and backbends. But arching my thoracic spine triggered the feeling. There's no pain just shortness of breath. I think it's causing anxiety too. If I move my chest a certain way when I lay down I get flutters

>>76391540 (OP)
I get a shooting numb pain down my arm into my finger when i go too low.

>>76391641
But I ain't stoppin

sternum pain is common when you first start doing dips. maybe try lifting longer than a few months lil bro.