Saturday - Dips
This exercise burns calories as well as builds
muscle. This is one of the best body
weight work outs for your arms. This is
an exercise you will probably feel in your arms a day (or more likely 2) after
you have done it.
This exercise can be done a couple different
ways, but in general using two a dining room chair is perfect. Like most exercises in this book, this
exercise is so convenient you could do it in a hotel room on a business
trip. It just takes your own body weight
and a chair.
The general idea is that you raise your own
body weight with just your arms.
How To’s & Tips
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Stand
in front of a chair, facing away from it.
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Sit down on the very edge of the chair.
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Place your hands so they are on the edge of
the chair about shoulder width apart.
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Make sure your hands are secured and slide
your butt of the edge of the chair, walking out with your feet. Keep your chest and head up.
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Slowly lower your body downward. Don’t bend your elbows past 90 degrees.
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Now push your body back up by extending your
arms.
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Lowering down and then raising up constitutes
one rep.
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If 3 sets of 8 reps is too much start out with
one set and work your way up.
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If you find this exercise too easy, an
advanced dip can be performed by resting your feet on edge of another chair.
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Duration: 3 Sets of 8
Calories Burned: ~75
