Exercise Comparison
Bench Dips vs Body Tricep Press




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Instructions
Bench Dips
For this exercise you will need to place a bench behind your back. With the bench perpendicular to your body, and while looking away from it, hold on to the bench on its edge with the hands fully extended, separated at shoulder width. The legs will be extended forward, bent at the waist and perpendicular to your torso. This will be your starting position.
Slowly lower your body as you inhale by bending at the elbows until you lower yourself far enough to where there is an angle slightly smaller than 90 degrees between the upper arm and the forearm. Tip: Keep the elbows as close as possible throughout the movement. Forearms should always be pointing down.
Using your triceps to bring your torso up again, lift yourself back to the starting position.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Body Tricep Press
Position a bar in a rack at chest height.
Standing, take a shoulder width grip on the bar and step a yard or two back, feet together and arms extended so that you are leaning on the bar. This will be your starting position.
Begin by flexing the elbow, lowering yourself towards the bar.
Pause, and then reverse the motion by extending the elbows.
Progress from bodyweight by adding chains over your shoulders.
Verdict
Both exercises target the triceps. Bench Dips is a beginner exercise using bodyweight, while Body Tricep Press is beginner and uses bodyweight. Bench Dips is a compound movement working multiple joints, making it better for overall strength. Body Tricep Press isolates the target muscle for focused development.