Instructions
Preparation
- Mount wide dip bar with oblique grip (bar diagonal under palm), arms straight with shoulders above hands. Bend knees and hips slightly.
Execution
- Lower body by bending arms allowing elbows to flare out to sides. When slight stretch is felt in chest or shoulders push body up until arms are straight and repeat.
Comments
- Also see Triceps Dip.
Easier
- To decrease difficulty, use machine assistance, assisting partner, or self assisted dips by placing feet on bench or elevation.
Harder
- Added weight can be placed on dip belt or dumbbell can be placed between ankles to increase intensity.
Classification
| Utility: | Basic |
| Mechanics: | Compound |
| Force: | Push |