Triceps Dip

Cable Triceps Dip Exercise

Target Muscle: Triceps Brachii (Upper Arms)

Workout Mechanics: Compound | Workout Force: Push Exercise | Utility: Basic

Stablizer Muscle: Trapezius, Lower

Synergists: Deltoid, Anterior, Pectoralis Major, Sternal, Pectoralis Major, Clavicular, Pectoralis Minor, Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae, Latissimus Dorsi

Triceps Dip Instructions

Triceps Dip Technique

Step between shoulder width dip bars with dip belt around waist. Kneel as close as possible to low pulley and attach cable to dip belt. Stand up and mount dip bar, arms straight with shoulders above hands. Keep hips straight.

Triceps Dip Form

Lower body by bending arms until slight stretch is felt in shoulders. Push body up until arms are straight. Repeat.

The animation depicts a dip bar placed in front of low pully cable. If cable dip machine is available, attach hip harness and step up to dip bar. Also see Cable Chest Dip.

Related Cable Exercises
1. Bent-over Triceps Extension
2. Bent-over Triceps Extension, with rope attach
3. Incline Triceps Extension
4. Kneeling Triceps Extension
5. Lying Triceps Extension
6. Lying Triceps Extension, Decline
7. Pushdown
8. Pushdown, Alternating Seated
9. Pushdown, Heavy
10. Pushdown, Incline
11. Pushdown, One Arm
12. Pushdown, with rope attachment
13. Pushdown, with V-bar attachment
14. Triceps Extension
15. Triceps Extension, One Arm