first sit down with your feet in front of your body making an L shape with your torso tall and leg stretched out in front of you then pull your feet in bending at your knees to give more support for your low back place your hands behind your hips making sure you aren't stretched out too far away from your armpits and make sure your fingertips are pointing towards your heels with your palms flat down on the ground and arms slightly bent raise your hips up off of the floor bend at your elbows and slowly let your hips drop back down to the floor bending your arms and putting pressure on your triceps deltoid and shoulders keep your chest open and squeeze your gluts and core to help maintain proper form locking out your elbows at the top of this movement with additional strain on the joints in your shoulders elbows and back be sure to always have a slightly soft elbow even at full lift type and remember your limits it's easy to start locking your elbows out towards the end of your set when your muscles are tired and more vulnerable be careful you don't put too much pressure behind your shoulders or lean too far forward if your neck resembles a turtle otherwise known as turtling then something isn't right keeping your back straight free of hunching over or arching will go a long way in strengthening the correct muscles and also improving balance without harming your rotator cuff always keep your neck straight shoulders away and free of looking like a turtle while bending at your elbows it's common to open out too wide so keep in mind elbows should be under shoulders be sure to keep your elbows bending straight back from your shoulders to avoid strain in your neck or injury to shoulders scaled tricep dips can be made a little easier by limiting the range of motion when performing this exercise just decrease the bend in your elbow and extend in a smaller amount advance looking to work additional muscles in your arms just flip your hands so fingertips are facing away from heels it's a lot more opportune to and requires more upper-body strength especially to perform without injury make sure to keep your shoulders away from ears and continue to have a straight back box variation using a box for leverage is a great way to make this move more intense place a box behind your arms and start with your hips lift it up make sure they're level then drop your elbows straight back behind you bending and going deeper on the dip thanks to the Box height lower and lift while maintaining an open chest and concentrate on keeping shoulders straight you .
Video Description:
Tricep dips are a great compound push exercise design to target the backs of your arms, but also do a great job of engaging your forearms, shoulders, lower back, and chest. What's more, you can do tricep dips at home without any equipment at all, and they're great for both men and women alike.
Lean how to perform the perfect tricep dip with Los Angeles based personal trainer Katie Horning, then discover come common mistakes to avoid during the exercise. Finally, Katie offers some great variations, ranging from scaled to advanced, for those looking to adjust the difficulty.
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