Assisted Chest Dip
Push · chest · beginner
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FinishHow to do it
Kneel on the assist pad, lean the chest forward over the bars, and lower until the upper arms are parallel to the floor before pressing back to a soft lockout.
Muscles worked
Primary: chest · Also works: triceps, front delts
Equipment
Machines, Full gym
Common mistakes
- Using so much assistance that the chest never actually works
- Sitting bolt upright and losing the chest emphasis
- Letting the pad throw you back up instead of pressing
Variations
- Band-assisted dip on parallel bars
- Slow eccentric assisted dip
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- Barbell Bench Presschest
- Dumbbell Bench Presschest
- Push-Upchest
- Machine Chest Presschest
- Incline Dumbbell Presschest
- Cable Flychest
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