# Assisted Dip

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/assisted-dip

Also known as: Machine-Assisted Dip, Assisted Triceps Dip, Assisted Dip Machine

Body region: Arms, Chest, Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: Deltoid, Pectoralis Major, Triceps
- Helps: Coracobrachialis
- Holds: Serratus Anterior, Trapezius, Latissimus Dorsi

## Equipment

- Assisted Pull-Up / Dip Machine

## Technique

1. Choose the counterweight on the assist machine; more weight means more help.
2. Grip the dip handles and kneel or stand on the platform with straight arms.
3. Lower yourself until your upper arms are about parallel to the floor.
4. Press back up until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Reduce the assistance as you get stronger.
- Keep the shoulders down and away from the ears.

### Common mistakes

- Bouncing out of the bottom using the platform.
- Going so deep that the shoulders strain.

## Alternatives

- [Dip](https://heatsy.app/ex/dip)
- [Bench Dip](https://heatsy.app/ex/bench-dip)
- [Triceps Pushdown](https://heatsy.app/ex/triceps-pushdown)