The Suspension Chest Dip targets your chest, triceps, and shoulders. It is performed using suspension straps for added instability.

  1. Adjust the suspension straps to a suitable height.
  2. Grip the handles and lean forward, keeping your elbows slightly bent.
  3. Lower your body by bending your elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the ground.
  4. Push back up to the starting position, engaging your chest and triceps.

How to perform the Suspension Chest Dip

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Suspension Chest Dip 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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