Dip (exercise)

The bullion support is a weight exercise, in which the body is normally hochgestemmt between two beams and lowered again and, in particular during strength training is used in the field of athletic training. Also widespread is the English name " dips " for exercise.

Muscles involved are mainly the triceps brachii with the deltoid muscle as antagonists and musculus anconeus, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, and the musculus serratus anterior as synergists.

Execution

Dips can be performed both on a bullion bars as well as on rings.

A modified, lighter form of dips are bench dips, also known as Benchdips. However, his legs and hands of athletes lays each on a bench and moved his body by arm flexion up and down. This can of course also at various other objects, such as perform such as a sofa, coffee table, chairs etc.. Due to the slightly modified form of the same muscles are not addressed exactly as in the normal dip. Especially when the hands close to your body, and the arm movement happens rather behind your back than the side of the body, the chest muscle rather than the middle and lower part of the trapezius muscle is demanded less.