Floor Tricep Dips

Muscles worked: Triceps · Also: Chest, Shoulders, Back

Floor Tricep Dips work the triceps from the floor: sitting with hands behind you on the floor, you bend and straighten your elbows to lower and lift your body.

Keep your hands close to your hips, your shoulders down, and bend the elbows only to a comfortable depth — deep dips strain the front of the shoulder. Press up through your palms and keep your torso upright.

How to do it

1. Sit on the floor with your hands behind you, close to your hips.
2. Bend your elbows to lower your body with control, keeping your shoulders down.
3. Bend only to a comfortable depth — deep dips strain the front of the shoulder.
4. Press up through your palms, keeping your torso upright.
5. If your shoulders complain, shorten the range.

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General fitness information only, not medical advice. Stop if an exercise causes pain, and talk to a doctor before starting a new workout routine if you have a health condition.