Exercises
Chest Dip form guide
Lower chestGymDip bars

Chest Dip

Works your chest with help from triceps, front delts.

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How to do it

  1. 1Hold the dip bars and lift yourself up with straight arms.
  2. 2Lean your chest forward a little and let your knees bend behind you.
  3. 3Lower until your upper arms are about level with the bars.
  4. 4Press back up to straight arms, keeping the forward lean.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
ChestTricepsFront delts

Get it right

  • Lean forward to hit the chest
  • Control the way down
  • Stop at upper arms level with the bars

Avoid this

  • Dropping too deep and straining the shoulders
  • Staying bolt upright (that shifts it to triceps)
  • Swinging the legs