Parallel Dips: Using parallel bars, or a dip machine, place one hand on each side with your palms facing each other. Jump up so that your arms and legs are straight with your feet off the ground.
If you've read our round-up of tricep exercises, you'll know that the tricep muscle makes up 60% of your upper arm. It's a huge proportion, and while all the exercises included in the aforementioned ...
Parallel bar dips are an old school tricep builder. It's performed on a set of parallel bars with an overhand grip while keeping the elbows close. To initiate the exercise, hang on the bars while ...
Although their origins lie in artistic gymnastics, parallel bars have transcended this discipline to become a valuable tool in other training modalities. It's increasingly common to see fitness ...
Bench dips are a bodyweight exercise where you sit on the bench with your legs extended out in front of you. You place your hands on the edge of the bench, shift your body forward, and slowly lower ...
Jacks set a record for 100 parallel bar dips in 60 seconds in the BBC's 1981 Challenge of the Champions and won bronze in judo at the 1972 Olympics OLYMPIC judo legend Brian Jacks shows he’s still got ...
Texans strength and conditioning coach Dan Riley is back for another installment of his Fitness Corner column. Riley and assistant strength and conditioning coach Ray Wright will continue to post ...