How to perform Bodyweight Ring Dip with proper form
Starting Position
- Grip: Grab the rings and press up to a straight-arm support, hands at your sides.
- Rings: Turn the rings out so your palms face forward at the top.
- Body: Lean slightly forward, brace your core, and keep your legs together.
Movement
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Lowering Phase:
- Bend your elbows to lower your body under control.
- Keep your elbows tucked close to your torso, not flaring wide.
- Lower until your shoulders drop below your elbows.
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Raising Phase:
- Press through your palms to drive back up to straight arms.
- Turn the rings back out and lock out at the top.
- Keep the rings pulled in tight to your body throughout.
Key Points
- Fight to keep the rings from drifting away from your sides - that wobble is the exercise.
- Keep a slight forward lean to bias the chest and protect the shoulders.
- Do not shrug; keep your shoulders pulled down away from your ears.
Exercises
Arch Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Forearms
Back Extension, Bodyweight
Type: Lower, Core
Target: Back
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes
Back Extension, Leverage Machine
Type: Lower, Core
Target: Back
Synergist: Hamstrings, Glutes
Ball Slams, Medicine Ball
Type: Core, Upper
Target: Shoulders, Back
Synergist: Chest, Abs
Bent Over One Arm Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Bent Over Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Smith Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Bent Over Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Chin Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Chin Up, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Clean, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Push
Target: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Shoulders
Synergist: Calves, Biceps, Chest, Forearms
Clean and Jerk, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Push
Target: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Back, Shoulders
Synergist: Calves, Biceps, Chest, Forearms
Dead Hang, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back, Forearms
Synergist: Shoulders
Front Lever Row, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Abs, Biceps
High Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
High Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest
Incline Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest