Exercises / Intermediate
Impossible dip
- Triceps
- Lower Chest
- Abs
Available on Calisteniapp for iOS and Android.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Muscles
- 3
- Equipment
- Parallettes
01 / Steps
How to do it
Begin in a push-up position.
Lower down until your forearms rest on the bars and then press back up, keeping your body leaned back and without using any momentum, swaying, or inertia.
Ideally, do this with your shoulders further back than your elbows, your head further back than your shoulders, and your hips at the height of the bars.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Triceps
Lower Chest
Abs
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength55
- Explosivity0
- Technique55
- Cardio0
- Mobility25
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