Ring Dips

  • Work on your ring support every chance you get - the better your support, the easier it will be to get a ring dip
  • Keep the rings close to your body throughout the movement
  • Push your chest forward and elbows back as you lower into the dip
  • Lower the rings. Undo the buckle on the strap and position the rings so that, when you stand between them, your hands should rest comfortably on the bottom of the rings, but your feet should not touch the ground during this position. Once the rings are in place, secure the straps.
  • Put on exercise gloves, which will prevent your hands from slipping off of the rings. Grab onto the rings, one in each hand,and your feet should be shoulder-width apart.
  • Lift both legs at a 90-degree angle. The ankles can be crossed or uncrossed. Due to the difficulty of this exercise, you may want to focus on mastering this starting position and successfully supporting your body weight.
  • Lower yourself toward the floor when ready. Keeping the shoulders close to your body and away from your ears. Work toward lowering yourself to where your shoulders are even with your hands. This may take time. Focus on controlled and slow movement more than the depth of the dip.
  • Don't let the rings touch your forearm. If they do you then your grip is wrong.
  • Don't cheat by doing partial Dips. Your shoulders must go lower than your elbows on each rep.
  • Don't go too low. Stop when you break parallel, keep your chest up & torso upright. Try shoulder dislocations.
  • Don't let your shoulders roll forward & don't let your torso shift forward too much. Keep your chest up.