Triceps · Body weight · Advanced
How to do Impossible Dips
Impossible dips are a challenging bodyweight exercise performed between two parallel bars, focusing on the triceps while also engaging the chest and shoulders. The movement requires significant upper body strength and control, as well as experience with dip variations.
- Primary muscle
- Triceps
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Advanced
- Category
- Triceps
How to do Impossible Dips, step by step
- Position yourself between two parallel bars with your arms fully extended and your body suspended in the air.
- Bend your knees and cross your ankles.
- Lower your body by bending your elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the ground.
- Pause for a moment, then push yourself back up to the starting position by straightening your arms.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Track Impossible Dips in SPLYT
Impossible Dips is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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