Chest Dip
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Equipment
The chest dip is a bodyweight exercise primarily targeting the chest muscles. It involves lowering and raising the body using parallel bars or a dip bar, focusing on the pectoralis muscles. This exercise also engages the triceps and shoulders, promoting upper body strength and muscle definition.
How to do it
- Grip the parallel bars with your arms straight and shoulders relaxed.
- Lean slightly forward to engage the chest muscles.
- Lower your body by bending the elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the floor.
- Press through your palms to raise your body back to the starting position.
- Keep your core engaged and feet together throughout the movement.
Muscles worked
Primary Pectoralis Major Sternal Head
Secondary Deltoid Anterior Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head Rectus Abdominis Triceps Brachii
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