Channel: SaturnoMovement

Category: Sports

Description: The purpose of this visual is to show how great of an impact the amount of lean* has, when doing dips. Making the MOVEMENT more/less EFFICIENT, as well as increasing the ENGAGEMENT of specific MUSCLE groups over others. *Lean: Refers to the angle of the forearm in the bottom position. Here is the breakdown of the 3 examples shown 🎯 To target your SHOULDERS… ⠀- Lean forward. (Forearm angle greater than 90°) ⠀- Keep a straight body line. ⠀- The more you close the angle (less than 90°), the more you’ll engage the front delts. 🎯 To target your CHEST… - Keep forearms vertical (at 90°) - Closed chest. - Pike at hips. 👆🏽 This is the most efficient of the 3. Hence why it’s used in Weighted Dips. 🎯 To target TRICEPS… - Lean back. (Forearm angle less than 90°) - Keep torso vertical. - Piking at the hips gives you a mechanical advantage. Keeping the body straight increases the load, it’s called Impossible Dip for a reason. 📝 Additional notes… - Targeting one specific muscle group doesn’t exclude the involvement of the others. - No, the rep shown in Triceps is not an Imposible Dip. Just an attempt at keeping torso straight and forearms leaned back. That move is a project I’ll work on later. Hoping this post guides your practice family. I appreciate you. The practice goes on. - The SM Team