Technique
- Hold the bottom position of a Dip.
- Do not rely on your stretched tissues to hold the position: keep your muscles engaged in order to build strength in that position.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Chest
Secondary
- Biceps
- Triceps
- Back
- Serratus anterior
- Forearms
Flexibility
Secondary
- Shoulders
- Chest
- Biceps
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
- Lower trapezius
- Serratus anterior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Pectoralis minor
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Calisthenics skills
Joint movements
trains stretches
Progressions
Dip
Intermediate
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