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How to do Triceps Dips

Primary muscle: Triceps · Secondary: Chest, Shoulders

TricepsIntermediateBodyweight, MachineCompound
Triceps Dips start and end positionTriceps Dips start and end position

Step-by-step

  1. Grip the parallel bars and press yourself up with your arms straight.
  2. Keep your torso as upright as possible and your shoulders down and set.
  3. Lower your body under control by bending your elbows backward.
  4. Stop when your elbows reach about 90 degrees.
  5. Press back up to the starting position using your triceps.

Coaching tip

Keep your torso upright; don't sink too deep so you target the triceps.

Caution

Skip this move or ask a professional first if you have pain or an injury in: shoulder, elbow. FitCi filters it out of your program automatically based on the injuries in your profile.

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