Plate Loaded Machine Dip

Plate Loaded Machine Dip is a beginner compound push using machine. It loads Triceps.

Muscles worked

• Primary: Triceps
• Secondary: Chest, Shoulders

Setup

• Take machine with a grip you can finish. Chest up, shoulders away from the ears.

How to do it

1. Pull the load to the intended contact point. Squeeze Triceps.
2. Lower to a full stretch without dumping the shoulders forward.

Coaching cues

• Elbows first, not a wrist yank.
• Keep the torso angle honest.

Common mistakes

• Shrugging the traps and shortening the range. Depress the scapulae, then pull.

Related lifts

• Bar Pushdown Triceps
• Barbell JM Press Triceps
• Barbell Overhead Tricep Extension Triceps
• Barbell Skullcrusher Triceps
• Bench Dip Triceps
• Cable Cuffed Single Arm Tricep Extension Triceps