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Bench Dip
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Triceps dip variation hitting all three heads of the triceps via elbow extension.
Detail
The bench dip is a triceps exercise with primary emphasis on all 3 heads. Bench/machine dips are listed as the all-three-heads triceps exercise. The triceps extend the elbow (the long head also assists shoulder-joint extension).
Key facts
- Primary Emphasis: All 3 heads (Long, Medial, Lateral).
- Movement: elbow extension.
Connections
- triceps — all three heads.
- dip — the chest/triceps dip.
- tricep-pushdown — related triceps exercise.
SourceReference manual
p.428p.600
Cited authorities in source: Thompson (1989).
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