TricepsBeginnerCompound
Bench Dip
Hands on a bench or chair behind you, dip down and up.

Benefits
- Triceps work with just a chair
- Easy to make harder by moving the feet
How to do it
- Hands shoulder width, fingers forward
- Lower until elbows reach about 90°
- Keep the hips close to the bench
Common mistakes
- Dropping too deep
- Shoulders rolling forward
Starting prescription
- sets
- 3
- reps
- 8–15
- Rest
- 60 s
- Reps in reserve
- 2
Safety and limitations
- Shoulder · Avoid
Avoid with a mild or worse shoulder limitation; use an easier alternative. - Wrist · Avoid
Avoid with a moderate or worse wrist limitation; use an easier alternative.
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