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Lever Seated Dip

The seated dip machine allows you to train your triceps effectively with a stable, easily adjustable movement path.

All triceps exercises
Muscle group
Equipment
Exercise type
Compound
Technique
Basic technique

Muscles worked

§ 01 · Muscles
Primary muscle
Triceps
Supporting muscles
ChestShoulders

How to perform

§ 02 · Steps
  1. 01

    Adjust the seat and handles of the dip machine so the handles are at chest level and your elbows are at about a 90 degree angle in the starting position.

  2. 02

    Sit upright, brace your core, and keep your shoulder blades lightly pulled back and down.

  3. 03

    Grip the handles and press them down by extending your elbows in a controlled motion without letting your shoulders rise toward your ears.

  4. 04

    Pause briefly at the bottom and squeeze your triceps.

  5. 05

    Return the handles upward slowly until your elbows are again at about 90 degrees, and keep tension on your triceps.

How to get started at the gym

§ 03 · SisuLift

Lever Seated Dip is ready to go in the SisuLift exercise library. The app builds you a program, suggests starting weights and shows this same animation during your workout at the gym.

  • ·A ready training program based on your goal
  • ·Starting weight suggestions and automatic progression
  • ·Set logging and rest timer at the gym
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Tips

§ 04 · Tips

Keep your wrists neutral and your elbows close to your sides to keep the load on your triceps. Do not let the weight stack slam; control the lowering phase throughout the entire movement.

The seated dip machine allows you to train your triceps effectively with a stable, easily adjustable movement path.

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