Dip Machine
How to do the Dip Machine with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Triceps
Chest, Shoulders
Machine
How to do the Dip Machine
- 1
Sit securely in a dip machine, select the weight and firmly grasp the handles.
- 2
Now keep your elbows in at your sides in order to place emphasis on the triceps. The elbows should be bent at a 90 degree angle.
- 3
As you contract the triceps, extend your arms downwards as you exhale. Tip: At the bottom of the movement, focus on keeping a little bend in your arms to keep tension on the triceps muscle.
- 4
Now slowly let your arms come back up to the starting position as you inhale.
- 5
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Dip Machine set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your triceps volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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