Many people use these words interchangeably, but we do our best to stick to the most accurate descriptors since they’re technically all different things. Dip bars are standalone bars, usually with an H-shaped design that are placed on the ground, and the user performs dips between. Dip stations are usually mounted on a power rack or to a wall, and feature a tapered design that almost looks like bull horns. Dip towers are what you might be familiar with from commercial gyms, and usually have dip handles, a pull-up bar, and arm pads with a backrest to do leg raises.