Chair Dips
Triceps
Chair
Beginner
START
END
THE CUE
Hands on the edge of the chair behind you, fingers forward. Keep your back close to the chair throughout.
MUSCLES WORKED
Triceps Brachii
Also: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major
COACH'S NOTE
Hands on edge, lower to 90 deg
How to do it
01
Sit on the edge of a sturdy chair. Place your hands on the edge beside your hips, fingers pointing forward.
The full chair dips guide is in the app.
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3 more steps
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4 common mistakes and how to fix them
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Animated demo and a rest timer, set by set
Open it in Fittrexx — free
How Fittrexx programs it
compound · bodyweight
STYLE
No equipment
WHERE
🔒 In the app
SETS × REPS
🔒 In the app
REST
Fittrexx writes the sets, reps, rest and starting weight for chair dips from your goal, experience and gear, then adjusts them as it learns how you recover.
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IN THE APP
Log chair dips in seconds.
Weight × reps per set, your previous set shown beside it, and a live bar that tells you whether this session beats last time.
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