Exercise of the Week! " Parallel Bar Dips"

Parallel Bar Dips...Parallel bar dips are great mass builders for the chest and triceps. This exercise can be done at a gym that is equipped with a dipping station (or machine) or between to solid objects such as two chairs (facing each other). The important point to remember is to ensure the distance between the two objects is just greater than shoulder width.

I consider this exercise a chest exercise and a compound movement. Although this exercise can be classified as a triceps exercise, I also use it as a chest builder. To ensure the effectiveness of this exercise as a chest builder, remember two points.

First, keep your head down during the course of the movement and move your body forward. Secondly, move your elbows out a bit. That is, keep your elbows out and away from your body. This will ensure that you are using more chest than triceps.

Remember, really concentrate on squeezing your entire chest area at the top of the movement.

Position for the parallel dip exercise

1. Support your body at straight arm’s length.

2. Keep your back straight, torso straight, knees flexed, and feet behind you.

Execution of the parallel dip exercise

1. Lower your body to a point where you feel a comfortable stretch.

2. Slowly push your torso upward back to the starting position

I just ♥ parallel bar dips. They are one of my many favorite exercises. One that many women are unable to do on the parallel bars lifting their entire body weight. I rarely saw any women doing this exercise at my gym. I even rarely saw men doing this exercise. I know it can be hard on your deltoids and joints and a lot of people to have trouble with shoulder area. It's a uncomfortable exercise if you don't work at it and get your body and muscles used to preforming the dip movement on a regular basis. Once you do them and become stronger at preforming parallel dips you might just begin to love as much as I do!  ♥
 
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