Parallel bars triceps dip

Muscles worked: Upper arms
Upper arms
🔧 Parallel bars ↕ Push 🔁 reps Difficulty:

Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.

How to perform

Grip parallel dip bars inward, shoulder-width. Jump up to support weight. Keep body straight (no lean, legs hanging). Lower slowly eyes forward to elbow=shoulder height. Press up without arm lockout. Repeat.

Muscles Worked

Triceps
Secondary: Front Delt, Pectoralis Major, Pectoralis Minor

Tips

Don't lower too far (shoulder strain risk). Focus on triceps: Squeeze at top, feel stretch down. No elbow lockout. Slow rep timing for max results.

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