Loading home
Male
Wide Grip Chest Dip on High Parallel Bars
Muscles involved
The wide grip chest dip on high parallel bars emphasizes the chest. It is a powerful bodyweight pressing move.
How to do it
- Grip some high parallel bars with your hands outside shoulder width.
- Bend your knees and push your legs backward to incline your torso.
- Lower your body by bending your elbows and letting them open to the sides.
- Extend your elbows to return to the starting position, contracting your pectorals.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Inclining your torso forward emphasizes the work on your pectorals. - Lower until you feel a good stretch in your chest, without pain in your shoulders. - Keep your shoulders stable, avoiding them shrugging towards your ears.
Difficulty
IntermedioFrequently asked questions
Wide Grip Chest Dip on High Parallel Bars: which muscles does it work?
Wide Grip Chest Dip on High Parallel Bars mainly works: Chest, Triceps. It also involves: Pectoralis major clavicular head, Pectoralis major sternal head, Anterior deltoid, Triceps brachii.
What is Wide Grip Chest Dip on High Parallel Bars good for?
The wide grip chest dip on high parallel bars emphasizes the chest. It is a powerful bodyweight pressing move.
How do you do Wide Grip Chest Dip on High Parallel Bars with proper form?
- Inclining your torso forward emphasizes the work on your pectorals. - Lower until you feel a good stretch in your chest, without pain in your shoulders. - Keep your shoulders stable, avoiding them shrugging towards your ears.
Similar exercises
Variations and complementary movements
