Exercises / Intermediate
Explosive weighted dips
- Triceps
- Anterior Deltoid
- Lower Chest
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Parallettes, Weight
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01 / Steps
How to do it
Put on extra weight, either with a weight belt, vest, or similar.
Perform explosive dips, lifting your hands slightly off the parallel bars each time you extend your arms.
Try to use as little assistance from leg movements, swings, etc. as possible.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Triceps
Anterior Deltoid
Lower Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength55
- Explosivity45
- Technique20
- Cardio15
- Mobility20
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