Chest

Chest Dips

Chest Dips is a bodyweight exercise that mainly works the chest, with the triceps and shoulders helping. Kynetix starts it at 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

At a glance

Main muscleChest
Also worksTriceps, Shoulders
Body partChest
EquipmentBody Weight
Kynetix default3 sets of 10 to 15 reps

The one cue

Lean forward for chest, stay tall for triceps. Shoulders down.

The same cue Kynetix shows on this lift during a workout.

How to progress

Add reps first: when you can do 15 clean reps on every set, make it harder. Slow the lowering to three seconds, pause at the hardest point, or add load with a backpack, dip belt or vest. Kynetix logs bodyweight sets with any extra load, so the progress still shows.

How Kynetix tracks it

  • Log each set in a tap with weight and rep steppers. Your last set sits right there.
  • The rest timer starts on its own after every set.
  • Personal records are spotted as you lift, using an estimated one-rep max (weight x (1 + reps / 30)).
  • Kyno suggests the next weight from your own history.

Questions

What muscles does chest Dips work?

Mainly the chest, with the triceps and shoulders helping.

How many sets and reps of chest Dips should I do?

Kynetix starts it at 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps. Stay in that range and add weight once every set reaches 15 reps with good form.

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General training information, not medical advice. Stop if something hurts and get it checked.