Parallel Bar Triceps Dip

Start

Finish

How to do it

On parallel bars with the torso held upright and elbows tracking straight back, lower until the upper arms reach parallel with the floor, then press back to lockout.

Muscles worked

Primary: triceps · Also works: chest, front delts

Equipment

Full gym

Common mistakes

• Leaning the chest forward, which turns it into a chest dip
• Dropping below parallel and hanging on the front of the shoulder
• Letting the shoulders shrug up toward the ears at the bottom

Variations

• Band-assisted parallel bar dip
• Weighted dip with a belt

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Bench Triceps Dip
• Close-Grip Bench Press
• Assisted Chest Dip

Take care: ABROFIT automatically removes this movement for anyone who has flagged a shoulder problem. If that's you, use one of the swaps above and speak to a physio before loading it.

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