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Dips
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Parallel bars
- Sets & Reps
- 3-4 sets × 6-12 reps · rest 2 min
- How to do it
- For chest: lean forward, elbows out; for triceps: torso upright and close to the bars. Descend to upper arms parallel or slightly below, press up without fully locking out.
- Common mistakes
- Dropping too deep (shoulder impingement), shrugging, bouncing out of the bottom
Muscles Worked
Other Exercises for the Same Muscle
Barbell Bench Press · Incline Dumbbell Press · Cable Chest Fly · Push-Up · Pec Deck Fly · Squeeze Press
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