Dips - Chest Version
An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Dips - Chest Version
- For this exercise you will need access to parallel bars. To get yourself into the starting position, hold your body at arms length (arms locked) above the bars.
- While breathing in, lower yourself slowly with your torso leaning forward around 30 degrees or so and your elbows flared out slightly until you feel a slight stretch in the chest.
- Once you feel the stretch, use your chest to bring your body back to the starting position as you breathe out. Tip: Remember to squeeze the chest at the top of the movement for a second.
- Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Dips - Chest Version
10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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Cable Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a cable machine.
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Incline Cable Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a cable machine.
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Leverage Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a machine.
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Leverage Decline Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a machine.
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Leverage Incline Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a machine.
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Standing Cable Chest Press
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a cable machine.
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Barbell Guillotine Bench Press
An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.
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Bench Press
The bench press is the most popular upper body exercise for building chest strength and muscle mass. It's a compound movement that also develops the triceps and anterior deltoids.
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Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.
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Bodyweight Flyes
An intermediate isolation strength exercise that works the chest, using an E-Z curl bar.
Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do dips - chest version work?
Dips - Chest Version primarily works the chest. The shoulders and triceps assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for dips - chest version?
The source dataset does not record equipment for dips - chest version. Check the instructions above before you set up.
Dips - Chest Version: is it suitable for beginners?
Dips - Chest Version is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.
What can I do instead of dips - chest version?
Cable Chest Press, Incline Cable Chest Press, Leverage Chest Press train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my dips - chest version reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; dips - chest version can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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