triceps dips floor
A bodyweight exercise targeting the triceps, performed using the floor or a stable surface like a chair or bench. It also engages the chest and shoulders as secondary muscles.
Difficulty
Equipment: Bodyweight
Duration: 30seconds
Calories: ~6/per minute
STRENGTH
Target Muscle
tricepsUPPER PUSH
Secondary Muscles
chestshoulders
Instructions
- Sit on the edge of a chair or bench with your hands next to your hips, fingers pointing forward.
- Slide your butt off the front of the chair with your legs extended in front of you.
- Straighten your arms, keeping a little bend in your elbows to keep tension on your triceps and off your elbow joints.
- Slowly bend your elbows to lower your body toward the floor until your elbows are at about a 90-degree angle.
- Once you reach the bottom of the movement, press down into the chair to straighten your elbows, returning to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
