Weighted Dips

How to do weighted dips properly, with perfect form and technique! The best triceps exercise to build bigger and stronger arms and chest to bench press! They can be done both at the gym and on backyard jungle gyms!

As with all exercises, if you’re unsure about technique then it can be worth booking a session with a qualified professional who can watch your technique in real time and give you feedback on performing the exercise safely.

Purpose:

Builds Triceps Strength and Muscle Mass
Improves Shoulder Mobility

Prime Movers:

Triceps (Arms)
Anterior Deltoids (Shoulders)
Pectoralis Major (Chest)

How To Do Weighted Dips

Add weight to your body by wearing a weight vest, placing chains over your shoulders or using a dip belt.
Begin by standing on a raised surface about one foot behind where your hands will be placed on the bars, or so that your feet will not hit anything when dipping down.
Grasp the dip bars with neutral wrists and squeeze hard into the bars to maintain tightness. Before raising yourself to the starting position, create an external rotation torque on the bars (attempt to twist thumbs out) to pull your shoulder blades back into place and make your elbows point behind you.
Begin by raising your body so that your arms are locked while supporting your entire weight in a vertical position.
Brace your core and push your feet out in front of you throughout the entire movement and lean forward slightly creating a slight bow in your entire body.
While keeping your shoulders pulled back and elbows close to your sides, bend your arms until they reach 90 degrees of flexion or you feel a stretch in your shoulder girdle.
While keeping your body tight and feet pressed out in front, forcefully press yourself up to the starting position.
Always maintain tightness and keep your elbows in line with the bars.