Chest Dip On Straight Bar

Start by placing your hands on the straight bar at shoulder-width apart. Extend your arms fully and lift your feet off the ground, crossing your ankles behind you. Lower your body by bending your elbows until your chest is parallel to the bar. Push through your hands to raise your body back up to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Chest Dip On Straight Bar

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Chest Dip On Straight Bar using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your pectoralis major.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your pectoralis major rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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