Parallel Bar Dip

Danish: Dips

Movement pattern

Vertical push

Equipment

Parallel bars / dip station

Main muscles

Pectoralis major (sternocostal head), Triceps brachii (lateral head), Triceps brachii (long head), Triceps brachii (medial head)

Also works

Deltoid (anterior part), Pectoralis major (clavicular head), Pectoralis minor

Stabilisers

External abdominal oblique, Internal abdominal oblique, Trapezius (lower fibres), Rectus abdominis, Rhomboid major, Rhomboid minor, Transversus abdominis

Muscle groups

Chest, Triceps

Level

Intermediate

Type

Compound, push

Load

Bodyweight

Logged as

Reps

Joint load

Elbow: moderate, Shoulder: high

Related exercises

Alternatives: Assisted Dip, Bench Dip, Close-Grip Bench Press, Weighted Dip

Harder version of: Assisted Dip, Bench Dip

Easier version of: Bar Muscle-Up, Ring Dip, Weighted Dip

Other names

German: Dips · Spanish: Fondos en Paralelas · French: Dips

Liftosaur: Triceps Dip, Bodyweight · wger: Dips · free-exercise-db: Dips - Triceps Version, Parallel Bar Dip

Also called: Bar Dip, Dips

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