Exercises / Beginner
Short dips
- Triceps
- Lower Chest
Available on Calisteniapp for iOS and Android.

- Level
- Beginner
- Muscles
- 2
- Equipment
- Parallettes
On this page
01 / Steps
How to do it
Get into the parallel bars.
Perform dips in a short range of motion, about 45 degrees.
Try not to shrug your shoulders or rock back and forth.
02 / Muscles
Muscles worked
Triceps
Lower Chest
03 / Skills
What it trains
How demanding this exercise is for each physical ability.
- Strength10
- Explosivity0
- Technique10
- Cardio5
- Mobility5
Sessions
Sessions with this exercise
Calisteniapp workouts that include this movement.
Beginner
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Beginner
Samuel - Almost fullbody
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Beginner
Chest & Triceps initiation
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41 min · 6 exercises
Beginner
Empuje 0
Triceps ∙ Lower Chest ∙ Upper Chest ∙ Anterior Deltoid
40 min · 6 exercises
Beginner
ROBS FIRST DIPS
Triceps ∙ Lower Chest ∙ Anterior Deltoid ∙ Upper Chest
34 min · 5 exercises
Beginner
Brown Push Beginners
Triceps ∙ Lower Chest ∙ Upper Chest
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