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Parallel Bar Dip

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Parallel Bar Dip — start position
Start
Parallel Bar Dip — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryTriceps
SecondaryChest, Shoulders

How to do it

  1. 01

    Stand between a set of parallel bars. Place a hand on each bar, and then take a small jump to help you get into the starting position with your arms locked out.

  2. 02

    Begin by flexing the elbow, lowering your body until your arms break 90 degrees. Avoid swinging, and maintain good posture throughout the descent.

  3. 03

    Reverse the motion by extending the elbow, pushing yourself back up into the starting position.

  4. 04

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

In the app

Parallel Bar Dip appears when you own the kit it needs and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have the kit it needs

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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