Weighted Tricep Dips
Build bigger triceps! Weighted Tricep Dips target your triceps for serious arm strength and muscle growth. Add weight for extra challenge!
The Weighted Tricep Dips is a compound exercise that mainly works the triceps and chest, with help from the shoulders and traps. You'll need: dip bars and weight plates.
Required Equipment
Weighted Tricep Dips Muscles Worked
Primary
Triceps (triceps brachii); Upper Chest (pectoralis major, clavicular head)
Secondary
Front Shoulder (anterior deltoid); Mid Traps (trapezius, middle fibers)
Weighted Tricep Dips Variations and Alternatives
How to do the Weighted Tricep Dips
Secure a weight plate to your dip belt and grip the parallel bars firmly with your arms fully extended.
Step off the platform, keep your chest slightly angled forward, and brace your core.
Inhale and slowly lower your body by bending your elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the floor.
Exhale as you press powerfully through your palms to return to the starting position.
Weighted Tricep Dips FAQs
What muscles does the Weighted Tricep Dips work?
The Weighted Tricep Dips mainly works the triceps and chest, with help from the shoulders and traps. The main muscles are the triceps brachii and pectoralis major.
What equipment do you need for the Weighted Tricep Dips?
Dip bars and weight plates.
Is the Weighted Tricep Dips a compound exercise?
Yes. It's a compound movement, meaning it trains several muscle groups at once rather than isolating one.
What workout day should the Weighted Tricep Dips go on?
It belongs on push day in a push/pull/legs routine.
What are some Weighted Tricep Dips variations and alternatives?
Similar exercises include the Floor Tricep Dip, Machine Assisted Dips, Band Assisted Dip and Chest Dip.
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