Dips for triceps?

Question

I do weights now. But I was wondering if I could build up and tone my triceps doing dips with the two chairs etc. And how many to do? Elaborate. Thanks!

Yeah I do bench and military and pushups and stuff, and I guess since they do tine that way, I want to add a bit of bulk the tri's (I hate the curlbar tricep excersize and since i dont have a pulldown machine..). So how with dips can i acheive that. I'm 21, 5'10" 190lbs.

Yeah I do bench and military and pushups and stuff, and I guess since they do tone that way, I want to add a bit of bulk the tri's (I hate the curlbar tricep excersize and since i dont have a pulldown machine..). So how with dips can i acheive that. I'm 21, 5'10" 190lbs.

Answer 1

To develop your triceps with freehand: Place two flat benches parallel to each other, about three to four feet apart. Sit on one bench facing the other, with your hands grasping the side of the bench. Using your hands to support your weight, lift your feet to the top of the other bench so that the rest of your body is suspended between the two benches. Cross one foot over the other. Slowly lower your body toward the floor by bending your elbows until your upper arms and forearms form a right angle. Do not go below a 90-degree angle, as this can stress your shoulders. Slowly raise back up to the start position by straightening your arms. You can also place a weight plate on your upper legs for added resistance!

Another Method:Parallel Bar
If you have a parallel bad, using the parallel bars, grip the handles and push yourself up to your starting position. With elbows close to body and hips straight, lower body until shoulders are slightly stretched. Push body up in same posture and repeat. You can bend and cross your legs or keep them straight. To work the triceps, keep your body STRAIGHT up and down and do not lean over. Leaning over would work more of the lower chest. You can add weight by using a Dip Belt.

Third Method: Pushup
Kneel down on the floor and place your hands flat on the floor, closer than shoulder width apart. With your shoulders directly over your hands, straighten your arms. Move your feet back, placing your toes on the floor, so that your knees are off the floor and your legs are straight. At this point, your body should form a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles. Your body should remain straight throughout this exercise. Keep your head and neck in line with your body so that your are looking down toward the floor. In a controlled fashion, lower your body down toward the floor, bending your elbows, until your body is nearly touching the floor. Now, push your body up away from the floor, straightening your arms, until you have returned to the starting position. If you need to reduce the intensity of this exercise you can perform the pushups from your knees instead of from your toes!

Hope this helps !!

Answer 2

Dips hit the triceps, and very intensely, depending on how you do them. Don't go so low that you stretch your shoulders, especially, the first few workouts.

However, I'm wondering, if you do "weights" already, your triceps are involved in bench and overhead pressing, push-ups, etc., so they should already be "toned", unless you are not moving much weigh with these exercises.

Do as many reps as you want -- what are your goals? You can use a belt and dumbbell to add weight if you want.

***Edit: additional comments:
The instructions on dip technique above are quite good, e.g. keep the body vertical to force the triceps to do a lot of the work. Think about what is happening: keeping the shoulders over the hands as you do the movement, results in the elbows bending to a sharper angle, so they have to carry much of the load. Make sure you feel your triceps carrying the load and adjust your technique until that is where you feel fatigue first.

Even trying to emphasize the triceps, dips are a compound exercise which also works the chest and shoulders. Therefore, don’t do dips on a needed rest day for chest or shoulders or you will hinder your progress on those muscles. Probably better to add dips to your routine on the day when you do chest or shoulders, near the end of the workout.

A couple of sets of 6-20 reps, twice a week for a month or two should do the job. (If you are not doing any “pushing” exercises the day you do dips, then do more sets, e.g. 3-5.) In 4-8 weeks you might want to change the routine and do lying tricep extensions with a bar or dumbbell. Keep adding reps or weight frequently and by summer you should be achieving your goal.

Answer 3

Dips are great for triceps. Perhaps start with three sets of 8-10 reps. If this is comfortable for you, increase by one more set at same reps until your muscles go into "burning mode". If this is not comfortable do three sets of five until you work your way up. If available use something more sturdy than chairs, because as your triceps strenghten you will want to do some weighted dips using a dip belt with 5 to 10 pounds. (You can improvise with a standard lifting belt with rope (or chain) tied to the weight, then hung from your belt). As in any case, SLOW MOVEMENT WITH CONTROL- nothing quick and jerky. Good luck!

Answer 4

Instructions
Preparation

Place weight on dip belt around waist or place dumbbell between lower legs. Mount a shoulder width dip bar.
Execution

With elbows close to body and hips straight, lower body until shoulders are slightly stretched. Push body up in same posture and repeat.

Exercise Advice: Position your hands shoulder width apart on a secured bench. Move your feet out as far out in front of you as possible. Straighten out your arms and keep a little bend in your elbows in order to always keep tension on your triceps and off your elbow joints. Slowly lower your upper body down towards the floor and keep your elbows tucked into your sides. Once you reach the bottom of the movement, slowly press off with your hands and push yourself back up to the starting position with your triceps.

Answer 5

ok yes dips work well....u do as many as you think feels like is needed....u can also lay on a bench with weight pretty close together hands and press do below ribs keeping arms close to sides then change direction and "curl" your arms back towards your eyebrow with the bar in hand its hard to explain ask a personal trainer or go to a weights class like me its really good hope this helps oh and tricep pushup with hands close together....................these all work great but i 100% recommend a weight training class i do it with cardio class and you see muscle tone and fat loss in like 1 month maximum! and it continues to get better as you go

P.S triceps are a very weak muscle in most people so dips might be hard at first

Answer 6

they are good bt if can put more weight on your back then u will find results more sooner.